On 3 July '11, settlers attacked 'Asira al-Qibliya, claiming villagers had started a fire near the Yitzhar settlement. Security forces arrived and shot tear gas to disperse the Palestinians, not acting sufficiently to stop the attackers. A villager documented the event.
B'Tselem sent the full footage to the police and military, demanding that the attackers be located and an investigation opened into why the soldiers did not enforce the law.
