UAE President orders provision of $3m to rebuild West Bank village

Radical Israeli settlers torched homes and other properties in a revenge act against the death of two Israelis by Palestinians. (AFP)

• Huwara is a Palestinian town located in the Nablus Governorate of West Bank

DUBAI: United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan ordered provision of $3 million to support rebuilding efforts in the West Bank village of Huwara after the recent events, WAM reported on Thursday.
A meeting was held in the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi to discuss the mechanism for implementing the initiative and providing support to the Palestinian delegation, which was headed by Mayor of Hawara.
Huwara is a Palestinian town located in the Nablus Governorate of West Bank, was set ablaze by radical Jewish settlers this month, after two settlers were shot dead by a Palestinian gunman.
Dozens of cars and homes were on fire and one Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire during the incident.