Settlers assault a Palestinian child in Bethlehem

This evening, Monday, settlers attacked the child Ibrahim Mustafa Ibrahim Al-Abayat (15 years old) with an electric shock, while he was returning from the town of Tuqu to his home in the village of Kisan, east of Bethlehem.

The Secretary of the Fatah Movement in Kisan, Ahmed Ghazal, told WAFA that settlers intercepted the child, Al-Abayat, near the Minya roundabout on the main street. They pursued him and threw an electric shock device at him, causing minor injuries to his hand.

Ghazal emphasized that this attack comes within the context of a systematic escalation practiced by settlers against citizens, especially children, in villages east and southeast of Bethlehem, noting that the settlers are directly targeting citizens without deterrence.

He said, "We witness a daily series of attacks targeting children and farmers, ranging from harassment, intimidation, physical assault, and even the unleashing of trained dogs, all under the protection of the occupation army."

Ghazal called on local and international human rights and humanitarian organizations to urgently intervene to provide protection for citizens, particularly in Area C, which is witnessing a continued escalation by settlers.

Villages east of Bethlehem, particularly Kisan, Al-Minya, and Tuqu', are witnessing a dangerous escalation in settler attacks in an attempt to impose control over the land and displace residents, as part of a systematic Israeli policy targeting Palestinian presence in agricultural and open areas.

It's worth noting that the village of Kisan is surrounded by several settlements, most notably Ma'ale Amos and Ibi Hanahel, and its lands are subject to ongoing confiscation operations amid escalating settler attacks on citizens' homes and farms.