West Bank Violence: Israeli Forces, Settlers Injure Palestinians, Steal Olives

On Sunday evening, Palestinian territories in the West Bank experienced a wave of attacks by Israeli forces and settlers, resulting in injuries and property damage. In Beit Ur al-Tahta, northwest of Nablus, four young men were severely beaten by Israeli forces, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, which treated and transported them to the hospital. In Tulkarm, Israeli forces stormed the city center, firing tear gas and rubber-coated bullets. A 15-year-old boy was hit by a rubber-coated bullet, and two women suffered from tear gas inhalation. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported treating these three individuals, who were then taken to the hospital. Local sources stated that tear gas was widely deployed, causing civilian distress. Israeli forces also arrested 16-year-old Mohammed Fahmawi after raiding his home in the city's western neighborhood.

Earlier in the evening, settlers attacked the town of Sebastia, assaulting a 45-year-old Palestinian man and leaving him with bruises and wounds. The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed the incident, noting that settlers obstructed ambulance access to the injured man. In eastern Ramallah, settlers raided the outskirts of Al-Mazra'a al-Sharqiya, with one settler deliberately blocking traffic between the towns of Rimon and Deir Dibwan. Settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, stole olive harvests from agricultural lands in Rimon and Deir Dibwan, coinciding with the ongoing olive-picking season. In Yasuf, east of Salfit, settlers hurled stones at the home of Basel Muflih Rizq Yassin, according to the head of the village council, Jum'a Abd al-Fattah. No injuries were reported in this incident. Additionally, settlers set fire to a car scrapyard on the road between Salwad and Ein Yabrud, east of Ramallah, causing a fire whose extent of damage is still unknown.