Child among 3 Palestinians injured by illegal Israeli settlers’ assaults in West Bank

By Awad Rajoob

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA)—Three Palestinians, including a child, were wounded Saturday by illegal Israeli settlers in two separate attacks in the occupied West Bank, local officials and medics said.

In the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, village council head Amin Abu Alia told Anadolu that illegal settlers opened fire on residents, wounding two Palestinians.

“The situation is bad. Gunfire is ongoing on the southern side of the village. There are two injuries—a child and a young man who was shot in the back and is in critical condition,” Abu Alia said.

In a separate incident in the southern West Bank, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said a Palestinian man was injured after being beaten by illegal settlers in the Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron.

Israeli army forces obstructed its medical crews while they were attempting to provide assistance, the organization added.

Violence in the West Bank has escalated since the outbreak of the Gaza genocide in October 2023, which lasted two years and included widespread killing, arrests, displacement, and settlement expansion.

According to Palestinian official data, the violence has resulted in the deaths of 1,116 Palestinians and injuries to around 11,500 others, in addition to the arrest of nearly 22,000 people across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul