Five Palestinians were injured in an attack launched today by Israeli settlers in the village of Far’ata, east of Qalqilia, in the northwest of the West Bank. Local sources told the Wafa news agency that settlers from the nearby Havat Gilad settlement attacked the eastern area of the village with stones, sticks, and weapons.
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According to the reconstruction of the sources heard by Wafa, the settlers also set fire to a carpentry shop, two homes, and agricultural land, while residents tried to resist.
Red Crescent: three settler attacks since this morning
According to the Red Crescent, this is the third such incident reported in the West Bank since this morning. Haaretz reports that two Palestinians are in critical condition after being shot – one in the head and the other in the chest – while a third was injured in the hand. A fourth person was physically assaulted and taken to hospital.
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PA calls for international protection from settler attacks
After the attacks, Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh reported on X that he had “urgently contacted” several Arab countries and other states, urging protection for the Palestinian people “from the terrorism of settlers and the Israeli army.”
In the post, the vice president cites the latest cases of “killings, burning of crops, theft of livestock, and felling of trees that occurred in Tell, Deir Jarir, al-Mughayyir, and Beit Furik and in other Palestinian villages and refugee camps,” warning of the “serious consequences” of these “unprecedented” attacks.
