Israeli settlers wound 2 Palestinian children in West Bank

By Awad Rjoob

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - Israeli settlers shot and wounded at least two Palestinian children on Sunday in the village of Deir Qaddis west of the city of Ramallah in the West Bank.

The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that settlers stormed the Al-Muhallal area in the village and opened fire on residents, wounding two children aged 12 and 14. It said one was shot in the foot and the other in the thigh, adding they were transferred to a hospital.

“Ambulance crews treated two injured people who were later transferred to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah to complete treatment,” Raed Al-Khatib, head of the West Ramallah Emergency Center, told Anadolu.

“Both were injuries caused major lacerations. However, their conditions are now stable,” he added.

The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission reported that Israeli settlers carried out 220 attacks against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank in October.

According to data from Israeli Peace Now, a rights group that advocates peace between Palestinians and Israelis, there are around 694,000 settlers, 145 settlements and 140 random settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank.

*Writing by Ikram Kouachi