RAMALLAH, August 9, 2026 (WAFA) — Israeli colonists, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, attacked the village of Al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, this evening.

Amin Abu Aliya, head of the Al-Mughayyir Village Council, told WAFA that colonistsattacked Palestinian farmers in the eastern plain area. Local residents confronted the attackers, with no injuries reported.

Abu Aliya added that Israeli occupation forces raided the village to provide protection for the colonistsand detained two young men, Alaa and Hani Abu Aliya. The forces also fired tear gas, with no injuries reported.

Al-Mughayyir, along with surrounding villages and towns northeast of Ramallah, has been subjected to continued attacks by colonists, alongside ongoing raids by Israeli occupation forces.

According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, Israeli occupation forces and colonists carried out 2,256 attacks against Palestinians, their lands and property during July. Israeli occupation forces carried out 1,458 of the attacks, while settlers carried out 798.

The commission said the attacks were concentrated in the governorates of Ramallah and Al-Bireh, with 260 attacks, followed by Nablus with 247, Jenin with 190, Bethlehem with 185, and Hebron with 170.

It said the figures demonstrate a clear integration between military force and colonists' violence, with the Israeli army providing protection, support and a permissive environment that enables the expansion of such attacks and turns their consequences into an ongoing reality on the ground.

K.T