West Bank

Settler Attacks Continue in Nablus, Jenin and Occupied Jerusalem

Settler Attacks Continue in Nablus, Jenin and Occupied Jerusalem

A teenager injured, lands bulldozed and a mosque, an olive tree and a vehicle set on fire in attacks by settlers Wednesday morning across the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem.

Attacks carried out by settlers on Wednesday morning struck different areas of the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem, leaving a teenager injured, bulldozing Palestinian lands and burning a mosque, an olive tree and a vehicle.

The Palestine Red Crescent said its teams were treating a 17-year-old teenager who was beaten by settlers in the town of Beita near Nablus, adding that teams were working to transfer him to hospital for treatment.

In Nablus governorate, settlers accompanied by two bulldozers stormed the towns of Beit Dajan east and Burin south, and began bulldozing lands belonging to citizens and opening new roads on the eastern side of Beit Dajan.

In a related development, settlers attacked farmers and prevented them from picking olive fruits south of Jenin, amid a rise in attacks targeting Palestinian farmers during the olive-picking season.

Settlers also set fire to a mosque, an olive tree and a vehicle in the town of Mukhmas, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.