BETHLEHEM, September 16, 2026 (WAFA) - A Palestinian on Wednesday evening suffocated due to an attack by Israeli colonists in the Abu Njeim village, southeast of Bethlehem, according to WAFA correspondent.

He reported that colonists attacked a Palestinian-licensed vehicle, spewing pepper spray at him and causing him to suffocate.

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.

Approximately 1 million Israeli colonists are living in colonies in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in violation of international law.

K.F.