HEBRON, Sunday, November 20, 2022 (WAFA) – A Palestinian child was injured this evening after being attacked by Israeli settlers near the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba, build illegally on Palestinian residents’ land to the east of Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank, according to security sources.

Sources told WAFA settlers severely beat up the child, who was identified as Yazan al-Rajbi, inflicting various cuts and bruises to his face which necessitated his transfer to hospital for medical treatment.

In should be noted that settlers have recently escalated their attacks against Palestinian residents, including children, living close to illegal settlements in Hebron.

Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.

T.R.