Three Palestinians injured in settler attack south of Hebron

Three Palestinians were injured this morning, Saturday, in an attack by settlers on the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron, where one was shot in the thigh with live ammunition and the other two were sprayed with pepper spray. In the village of Al-Mughayyir, a group of settlers grazed their sheep on agricultural land under occupation protection, causing damage to olive trees.

Three Palestinians were injured this morning, Saturday, in an attack by settlers on the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that one of the injured was shot in the thigh with live ammunition, while the other two were sprayed with pepper spray. In the village of Al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, a group of settlers grazed their sheep on agricultural land planted with olive trees, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, causing damage to trees and crops, according to local sources. The phenomenon of settlers releasing their livestock onto agricultural land in the West Bank is recurring, causing damage to crops and trees and inflicting financial losses on farmers.