The key facts

  • Two Palestinians sustained bruises in an attack on the Bedouin community of Arab al-Kaabneh near Tayiba east of Ramallah — WAFA
  • An ambulance of the Silwad municipality heading to the injured was attacked
  • Electricity was cut off in two houses in Beita, the owner of one was detained; the commission documented more than 14,742 attacks over three years

Attack on a Bedouin community near Ramallah

Late on Sunday evening, according to official Palestinian media, two Palestinians sustained injuries and bruises as a result of an attack by Israeli settlers on the Bedouin community of Arab al-Kaabneh near the village of Tayiba east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. As reported by the Palestinian agency WAFA, the settlers acted accompanied by Israeli forces. According to the agency, an ambulance of the Silwad municipality, which was heading to the area to help the injured, was also attacked.

Raids and power outages in other areas

Palestine TV reported a separate raid: Israeli forces, accompanied by a settler, searched several houses in the village of Deir Jarir east of Ramallah. In the north of the West Bank, according to WAFA, settlers attacked the house of Palestinian Muti Salim al-Aqtash in the town of Beita south of Nablus and cut off the electricity in it; Israeli forces detained the owner of the house. The incident occurred several hours after a similar attack in which the electricity was cut off in another house in Beita.

Incident in Beit Ummar and overall statistics

In the south of the West Bank, according to Palestine TV, settlers attacked Palestinian houses in the Safa area of Beit Ummar north of Hebron; no injuries or damage were reported. The Palestinian Commission against the Wall and Settlements documented more than 14,742 settler attacks in the West Bank over the past three years.