Settlers Attack Palestinians, Damage Property Amidst IDF Presence
Translated & summarized from Channel 13 by baba
Israeli settlers reportedly attacked Palestinians, vandalized property, and stole livestock in multiple West Bank villages, sometimes in the presence of IDF forces. Incidents included the slaughter of sheep, theft of olive harvests, and damage to vehicles. A Washington Post photographer was assaulted and injured while covering an attack on olive harvesters. The IDF responded to some of the incidents, investigating reports of harm to civilians.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians, vandalized cars, and stole sheep in the West Bank.
- A Washington Post photographer was assaulted and injured by settlers near Ramallah.
- IDF and Border Police forces responded to clashes and investigated reports of harm.
- Settlers reportedly stole olive harvests and damaged vehicles in Yatma and Deir Jarir.
- Approximately 20 sheep were slaughtered in a settler attack on Maliq village.
- An Israeli civilian sustained light injuries in an incident near Beit Lid.
Clashes erupted between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank, with Israeli settlers reportedly engaging in vandalism and theft in the presence of the IDF. In one incident near the village of Beit Lid in the Samaria Brigade, IDF and Border Police forces responded to a report of an Israeli civilian being harmed following friction between Israelis and Palestinians. The injured Israeli was evacuated with light injuries, and forces were searching the area. Meanwhile, residents of Maliq village, northeast of Ramallah, reported a settler attack that resulted in the slaughter of approximately 20 sheep belonging to one family. In Yatma village, south of Nablus, settlers accompanied by soldiers were documented preventing Palestinians from harvesting olives, stealing crops and equipment. In Ma'in, south of Hebron, a settler vandalized a security camera during an attempted theft. In Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah, settlers vandalized and broke into cars, cutting their handbrakes, causing them to roll downhill and crash. The previous evening, dozens of settlers armed with slingshots and a handgun attacked Palestinian olive harvesters near the village of Abu Falah, east of Ramallah. During this attack, Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine was assaulted and injured, requiring hospitalization. She described being jumped by at least 25 to 50 individuals and kicked for about ten minutes.
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