Palestinian Killed, Another Injured by Settlers' Fire in West Bank

Ramallah, Jan 1 (KUNA) -- The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that a 51-year-old man was martyred after being shot by settlers during an attack on the town of Yasuf, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. For its part, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its teams in Nablus responded to two gunshot wounds resulting from the attack: one to a 50-year-old man in the abdominal area, and another to a person who was hit by a bullet fragment in the flank. This incident is part of a series of attacks carried out by settlers in various parts of the West Bank, particularly in towns and villages where Israeli occupation settlements have been established on their land. These attacks include killings, assaults on residents and property, burning or destroying vehicles and crops, and stealing olive harvests, as is currently happening in several villages. The West Bank is witnessing a dangerous escalation by the occupation authorities and settlers, amid calls by Israeli occupation officials to launch attacks on Palestinians and expel them from their lands. In a related development, the Jerusalem Governorate reported that 1,895 settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound today, marking the sixth day of the Jewish holidays, amid tightened military measures against Palestinians in the city’s vicinity. (End) N.Q. / M.A.A.