BETHLEHEM, February 24, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists Monday evening attacked a Palestinian-owned herd of sheep in the Kisan wilderness, east of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to a local official.

Ahmad Nazzal said that Israeli colonists barged their way into Kisan wilderness (Bariyat Kisan) and used a tractor motorcycle to attack a herd of sheep belonging to Ahmad Nassar Rashaydeh, a shepherd, injuring a number of sheep.

He added that the assailants threatened Rashaydeh that they would attack him should he graze his cattle in the area once again.

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 in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in violation of international law.

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