HEBRON, Saturday, April 13, 2024 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists Saturday evening attacked Maghayer al-Abid hamlet in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron, according to WAFA correspondent.

He said that armed Jewish supremacist colonists barged their way into the village and forced its residents, all members of the Makhmra family, to evacuate their dwellings at gunpoint before brutally assaulting an Israeli peace activist, inflicting bruises across his body.

The casualty received treatment at the scene, he added, while noting that the assailants came from the illegal colonial outpost of Havat Maon.

Meanwhile, colonists from the Adora and Telem colonies descended upon the town of Tarqumiya, west of Hebron, and wreaked havoc inside the houses of the residents.

Masafer Yatta is a collection of almost 19 hamlets which rely heavily on animal husbandry as the main source of livelihood.

Located in Area C of the West Bank, under full Israeli administrative and military control, the area has been subjected to repeated Israeli violations by settlers and soldiers targeting their main source of living - livestock.

It has been designated as a closed Israeli military zone for training since 1980s and is accordingly referred to as Firing Zone 918.

Israeli violations against the area include demolition of animal barns, homes and residential structures. Issuance of construction permits by Israel to local Palestinians in the area is non-existent.

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

Colonist violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees and attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.

Over 700,000 Israeli colonists are living in colonial settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in violation of international law.

K.F.