Escalation of settler attacks in the West Bank and new arrests of Palestinians

A Palestinian was shot in the shoulder during an incursion by a group of settlers into Mount Beit Oour al-Tahta, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, where they attacked Palestinian farmers on their land under the protection of the occupation forces.

Today, Monday, the settlers carried out a series of attacks in various locations in the occupied West Bank, where they razed agricultural lands in the town of Turmus Ayya, north of Ramallah.

In Hebron to the south, settlers plowed land on the eastern side of Khirbat Shaab al-Batam in Masafer Yatta, after stealing it from its Palestinian owners with the protection of the occupation forces.

The settlers also stole agricultural equipment and set fire to lands in the village of Attara, north of Ramallah.

Meanwhile, Palestinians confronted the settlers' attack on the farmers' area east of the town of Mukhmas, north of occupied Jerusalem.

Several towns and villages in the occupied West Bank are witnessing an escalation in settler assaults under the protection of the occupation army against Palestinians and their properties.

Israeli occupation forces arrested 5 Palestinian farmers in the village of Gwain in the town of Samu, south of Hebron, following altercations and chases in the area due to the farmers being prevented from plowing their lands.

A reporter stated that the occupation forces closed the area and prevented dozens of farmers from entering their lands.

The occupation forces also detained a group of young men and interrogated them during an incursion into the town of Anin, west of Jenin in the northern West Bank, raiding commercial shops and seizing surveillance cameras.

Additionally, the occupation forces stormed the town of Muthalun south of Jenin, raiding homes in the western part of the town and searching them.

The Palestinian Prisoners' Society and the Prisoners' Club stated that the occupation authorities issued and renewed administrative detention orders against 51 detainees.

They clarified—in a joint statement—that Israel continues to escalate the crime of administrative detention under the pretext of having a "secret file."

It is noted that the number of administrative detainees constitutes the highest percentage compared to the number of detained and sentenced prisoners classified as "illegal combatants."

These developments come amid escalating Israeli assaults in the occupied West Bank for more than two years, coinciding with the genocide war in the Gaza Strip that began on October 7, 2023.

These assaults have resulted in the martyrdom of more than 1,080 Palestinians, the injury of about 11,000, in addition to the arrest of more than 20,500 individuals.