HEBRON, March 28, 2025 (WAFA) – Five Palestinians were injured, including two children, when Israeli colonists launched an attack on shepherds in the village of Khirbat Jinba, located in the Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron, on Friday.

Osama Makhama, a local activist, reported that armed Israeli colonists assaulted Maher Ahmad Muhammad and his son, Osama, while they were tending to their livestock. The colonists beat them, causing bruises and injuries.

The assault continued as the colonists attacked other residents of Khirbat Jinba. Among the injured were Aziz al-Amour and his son, Ahmad, who sustained injuries and fractures. Another 70-year-old man was also injured in the attack. The victims were rushed to hospital for medical treatment.

Makhama further reported that shortly after the attack, Israeli occupation forces raided the village, searched homes, and destroyed belongings inside several residences. The Israeli soldiers detained and mistreated the residents during the raid.

This assault is part of a broader pattern of terror attacks by Israeli colonists against Palestinian shepherds and property in the villages and hamlets of Masafer Yatta, with the backing of the Israeli military. These attacks aim to forcibly displace the local population to expand Israeli colonial settlements in the area.

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