HEBRON, February 2, 2016 (WAFA) – Israeli settlers Tuesday assaulted an injured a Palestinian youth outside Kiryat Arba, an illegal Israeli settlement located on the eastern outskirts of Hebron, according to security sources.

The sources said settlers from Kiryat Arba, under Israeli army’s protection, assaulted and beat up 21-year-old Mohammad Rasmi Haddad, a local from Hebron, causing him moderate injuries. He was transferred to nearby Hebron public hospital for medical treatment.

Violence by illegal Jewish settlers is commonplace. They have repeatedly attacked Palestinian property and worship places. Settler violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.

There has been a noticeable increase in violence by Israeli Jewish settlers against Palestinians and their properties across the West Bank districts and Jerusalem during the past months.

According to OCHA Humanitarian Bulletin covering the month of November 2015, “Settler violence increased markedly in Hebron city and governorate during October and November 2015, with at least 61 attacks resulting in Palestinian injuries or property damage. Several of these attacks reportedly took place in the presence of Israeli soldiers, who refrained from intervening.”

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