Terrorist Attacks by Settlers in the West Bank and Injuries from Occupation Gunfire

SadaNews - Settlers attacked villages, towns, and Palestinian vehicles on the main roads connecting the governorates of the West Bank on Saturday evening, escalating their assaults on citizens and their properties.

In Jenin governorate, settlers burned houses and vehicles in the village of Faqquma in the south of the governorate, with video clips showing flames engulfing more than one home, along with several cars being set on fire, as locals attempted to extinguish the fires and fend off the attack.

In southern Tulkarem, two citizens were injured by Israeli occupation forces' gunfire, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, which stated that its teams dealt with two cases of live ammunition injuries after receiving them from the occupation forces at the Jab'a checkpoint.

It was noted that one of the injured (53 years old) was shot in the neck and chest, while the other (54 years old) was shot in the foot, and both were transported to the hospital for treatment.

In Masafer Yatta south of Hebron, two citizens were injured and three others were arrested during an attack carried out by settlers under the protection of the occupation forces, which assaulted the citizens and foreign activists and fired sound bombs at them.

The occupation forces also raided the home of citizen Adel Al-Hamama in Khirbat Hawara, vandalized its contents, and assaulted family members, resulting in injuries and bruises to citizen Walaa Ahmad Atiyat.

During the same attack, the occupation forces arrested citizens Ahmad Yasser Hamamada, Muhammad Adel Hamamada, and his young brother Youssef.

The settlers' assaults extended to other areas, as they attacked citizens in the Ain al-Hilweh area in the northern Jordan Valley and sprayed them with pepper gas.

Furthermore, settlers carried out a series of assaults on citizens' vehicles on the main roads, where they threw stones at vehicles near the "Rawabi" square north of Ramallah, and on the road leading to Nablus, with no injuries reported.

Settlers gathered at the roundabout leading to the town of Mukhmas north of occupied Jerusalem, while others attacked residents' vehicles near the village of Haris west of Salfit, and near the town of Tuqu' southeast of Bethlehem, throwing stones at them.

In southern Nablus, settlers threw stones at vehicles near the Za'tara military checkpoint and on the bypass road near Burin, and the town of Awarta was closed after dozens of settlers gathered.

Earlier that evening, settlers had stormed the outskirts of the village of Burin south of Nablus and carried out a provocative tour among the houses of citizens.