Israeli settlers stage new attack on home in West Bank's Qusra, witnesses say
By Pesha Magid QUSRA, West Bank, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Dozens of masked Israeli settler militants attacked homes surrounding the occupied West Bank village of Qusra on Saturday, the first major attack since a siege by settlers in the area earlier this month drew an international outcry. The settlers surrounded a Palestinian home, throwing stones while seven Palestinians were trapped inside,…
Early Saturday morning, Israeli forces conducted a raid on the al-Amari refugee camp in the West Bank's al-Bireh, resulting in injuries to two Palestinians. Wafa reported that a 15-year-old child and a young man were both shot by live ammunition. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society stated that its medical teams treated the two wounded individuals.
Simultaneously, Israeli forces imposed a closure on the entrance to the village of Al-Mughayir, located northeast of Ramallah, according to Quds News Network. The network also shared video footage depicting Israeli settlers grazing their sheep on Palestinian land within the Bedouin community of Khallet Al-Hummus, situated in the Masafer Yatta region, which lies south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
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