RAMALLAH, May 16, 2026 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists set fire to an agricultural structure and spray-painted racist graffiti in the town of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah, at dawn on Saturday.

Local sources said a group of colonists stormed the outskirts of the town and burned a room belonging to Palestinian resident Fathi Khaled Shalabi, while also spray-painting racist slogans at the property.

According to a report issued by the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, Israeli forces and colonists carried out a total of 1,637 attacks during April targeting Palestinians, their lands, and property.

The report stated that Israeli forces were responsible for 1,097 attacks, while colonists carried out 540 attacks. Most incidents were concentrated in the governorates of Nablus with 402 attacks, followed by Hebron with 340, Ramallah and al-Bireh with 312, and Bethlehem with 171.

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