Settler attacks in various West Bank areas leave woman & two Palestinian youths injured

A woman and two Palestinian youths were injured Wednesday evening during attacks by Israeli settlers in various areas of the occupied West Bank.

A Palestinian woman sustained bruises after settlers threw stones at Palestinian civilians’ vehicles in the village of Al-Rashaida, east of Bethlehem.

A local source told the official Palestinian News Agency that settlers attacked passing vehicles on the main road connecting Kisan and Al-Rashaida, where the settlements of “Ma’ale Amos” and “Evi Hanachal” are located. The assault resulted in a woman in her fifties suffering bruises to her chest.

Also, east of Bethlehem, in the village of Kisan, a 25-year-old man was shot by Israeli forces during a settler attack on the village.