WEST BANK, (PIC)
Palestinian citizens were injured and agricultural property was damaged on Saturday in attacks by Israeli forces and extremist settler groups in different areas of the occupied West Bank.
The Red Crescent said its crews in al-Khalil provided first aid for three wounded citizens, including a 71‑year‑old woman in Jabel Jales, before transporting them to the hospital.
Settlers also attacked farmlands in al-Khalil, destroying property and uprooting dozens of trees.
In southern al-Khalil, a settler opened fire at Palestinian citizens in the village of al‑Tabaqa. Luckily, no one was hurt in the shooting attack.
Local sources said the armed settler, from the illegal Hagai settlement, targeted the al‑Abed area of the village.
Local sources reported further assaults in Masafer Yatta, south of al-Khalil, targeting swaths of agricultural land in the hamlet of Khirbet Rajum Al-Ali.
Under army protection, settlers released their livestock into olive groves in Khirbet Rajum Al-Ali, damaging and uprooting about 30 trees belonging to Mahmoud Al‑Adra.
Meanwhile, a Red Crescent crew in Salfit administered first aid to three wounded people after settlers attacked them in the town of Jalud.
Settlers also attacked poultry farms in Qusra, south of Nablus. The town’s mayor, Abdul-Azim Wadi, said residents confronted and clashed with the attackers before Israeli forces stormed the area and fired tear gas to protect the settlers.
In another incident, settlers stormed the Hamroush area of Sa’ir town, northeast of al-Khalil, releasing sheep into farmland and destroying large areas of crops.
In the northern Jordan Valley, a Palestinian child was injured in a settler attack in Khirbet al‑Hadidiya.
Local activist Aref Daraghmeh said a horde of settlers stormed the hamlet and attacked residents with pepper spray, injuring a child and spreading panic among residents.
Elsewhere, settlers attacked the Bedouin community of Arab al‑Kaabneh north of Jericho, throwing stones at homes and damaging quantities of hay, according to the al‑Baidar Human Rights Organization.
