BETHLEHEM, February 14, 2025 (WAFA) – At least 15 Palestinians sustained fractures and injuries on Friday in a violent attack by Israeli colonists in the Al-Maniya wilderness east of Bethlehem, according to a local official.

Chief of the Al-Maniya village council, Zayed Kawazbeh, told WAFA that a large group of colonists attacked residents in several areas in the wilderness, using clubs, rifle butts and tear gas canisters. Among the injured were 15 members of the Shallaldeh family, five of whom were transported to the hospital for treatment.

In addition to the physical assaults, the colonists set fire to two vehicles, vandalized several others and destroyed solar panels, tents and barracks in the area.

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