Settlers attack Palestinians in Al-Bireh and the northern Valley of Jordan

Israeli settlers attacked today Palestinians and their vehicles in Al-Bireh and the northern Valley of Jordan.

Wafa news agency reported that dozens of settlers, guarded by the Israeli occupation forces, closed the northern Al-Bireh checkpoint with iron gate, attacked Palestinians and their vehicles, and prevented them from passing through.

Settlers in the east of Khallet Makhoul in the northern Jordan Valley chased Palestinian shepherds, forcing them to leave the area.

Yesterday, settlers, under the protection of the occupation forces, attacked Palestinian lands near the city of Bethlehem in the West Bank, and uprooted 40 olive trees from agricultural lands in the town of Al-Khader.

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