Israeli occupation forces, settlers attack Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, injuring dozens

Dozens of Palestinians were injured this evening after the Israeli occupation forces stormed Safa area in Beit Amer town, near the West Bank city of  Al-Khalil, and opened fire and toxic gas on the Palestinians, Wafa News Agency reported.

 Moreover, two other Palestinians were injured in an attack by Israeli settlers in Beita town, south of Nablus, and in the village of Oum Al-Kheir in Masafer Yatta area, south of Al-Khalil city.

 Meanwhile, the occupation forces renewed their attacks on the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

According to WAFA, the occupation forces opened their machinegun fire and fired toxic gas bombs on Palestinian herders in the town of Lahia, north of the strip, and forced them to leave the grazing area.

The occupation forces have been attacking Palestinian herders and farmers on the outskirts of Gaza strip for more than 15 years with the aim of tightening the siege on the Palestinians and displacing them.

Occupation cut down olive trees west of Salfit

Meantime, a number of Israeli settlers stormed into the town of Kafr Al-Deek, west of Salfit city  in the West Bank, and cut down more than 30 olive trees.

In another development, the occupation forces detained two Palestinians, one of them is a teenager, in the West Bank.

The occupation forces stormed into Al-Issawiyah town in occupied Al-Quds as well as Al-Fare’a Camp in Tobas and detained a young man and a 17-year-old boy.

Earlier in the day, the occupation forces detained three children in Ramallah and a young man in the West Bank city of Jenin.

Hamda Mustafa