HEBRON, Friday, August 4, 2023 (WAFA) – A Palestinian and his wife were injured today after being attacked by Israeli forces in Masafer Yatta to the south of Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank, said a local activist.

Osama Makhamreh, an activist against settlements in the south of Hebron, told WAFA that a Palestinian, who was identified as Hisham al-Hrini, and his wife sustained bruises and fractures after being severally beaten up at the hands of Israeli soldiers at the entrance of Carmel-Tawana in Masafer Yatta. They were transferred to a nearby medical clinic for treatment.

Forces also placed a flying checkpoint at the Carmel-Masafer Yatta Road, where they searched Palestinian-registered vehicles and checked the identity cards of passengers.

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