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European Union Representative to Palestine today called for bringing the Israeli supremacist settlers who attacked Turmusaya town to justice.

The EU Representative Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff visited the town together with over 20 diplomatic missions from EU and likeminded countries to “express condolences to the victims of the settler attacks on 21 June and see the houses and property impacted”, the European Union Delegation to the Palestinians tweeted.

The visiting delegation expressed sincere condolences to the family of 27-year-old father-of-two- toddlers Omar Jabara, who was killed while trying to rescue neighbors.

They stressed that “a thorough investigation must be undertaken to bring the perpetrators of these heinous crimes to justice.”

Meanwhile, UK Consul General Jerusalem Diane Corner stated that her country was following on closely what was happening in Turmusaya and other parts of the occupied territories, condemned the unprecedented upsurge of settler attacks against Palestinians and stressed the need to hold the perpetrators accountable.

On Wednesday afternoon, scores of fundamentalist settlers, under army protection, attacked Turmusayya, killing 27-year-old Omar Ketin and torching homes, vehicles and agricultural land.

The attack came around lunchtime after a difficult night for Palestinians near Nablus, whose villages and towns were similarly attacked by Israeli settlers, wounding several people.

In an interview with the Middle East Eye, the town mayor Adeeb said more than 400 armed Jewish settlers, coming from the nearby colonial settlement of Shilo established on the town's lands, attacked the Palestinian community and set fire to around 30 houses and 60 vehicles.

Adeeb elaborated that he and other residents helped evacuate people from burning buildings, including children, women and the elderly, dozens of who were choking on the smoke.

Israeli soldiers sealed off the entrances to the town, making it difficult for fire engines and ambulances to arrive, forcing residents had to transport the wounded to medical centres using their own vehicles.

Turmusaya is located along the main road connecting the cities of Ramallah and Nablus.

Around 4,000 people live in the town, with 14,000 other Palestinians from Turmusaya living abroad, primarily in the United States.