Illegal Israeli settlers injure three Palestinians, including child, in occupied West Bank attacks

Illegal Israeli settlers on Thursday attacked and injured three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including a child, while Israeli forces detained three Palestinians near Ramallah and issued demolition notices for a residential building and three homes south of Tulkarem, local media reported.

Three Palestinians, including a child, were injured on Thursday evening when illegal settlers attacked their vehicle with pepper spray between the towns of Arraba and Ya’bad, southwest of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

Citing local sources, the agency said the illegal settlers injured two men, aged 64 and 40, and a young girl. Ambulance crews gave them medical treatment at the scene.

Wafa also reported that Israeli occupation forces and illegal settlers raided the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah, and detained three residents, citing Palestinian security sources.

Illegal Israeli settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, also seized an agricultural tractor owned by the village council that is used for waste collection, it said.

Separately, Israeli forces raided the occupied West Bank town of Kafr Sur, south of Tulkarem, and issued four demolition notices for a 10-story residential building, two villas, and a home under construction, municipal council head Fawwaz Hamza told Wafa.