NABLUS, Saturday, August 31, 2024 (WAFA) – Four Palestinians Saturday evening sustained injuries in a colonists’ attack on the village of Qusra, south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to a human rights activist.

Fuad Hasan said that Israeli colonists mounted a large-scale attack against the villagers’ houses, and opened fire towards the villagers who attempted to fend off the attack.

The Health Ministry said that a critical casualty was rushed to the Rafidia Government Hospital for treatment.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that its paramedics provided first aid treatment to four casualties; a youth who was hit by a live round in the back, another by bullet shrapnel, a 16-year-old boy and another casualty who was hit by a tear gas canister in the chest.

The village has been the scene of confrontations between the villagers and colonists weekly.

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

Colonists’ 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 colonies across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law.

K.F.