3 Children Injured and Sheep Slaughtered in Settlers' Attack on a House in Hebron

Three Palestinian children were injured and sheep were slaughtered in an attack carried out by Israeli settlers on a house in the Hebron governorate in the occupied West Bank.

Under the title "Jewish terrorism in Hebron," the official Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said on Tuesday: "Jewish rioters stormed a Palestinian home in the town of As-Samu' south of Hebron last night, smashed windows, threw stones at the residents, and beat the sheep in the adjacent pen."

The corporation added: "Three children injured in the assault were taken to the hospital, and several sheep were slaughtered."

It quoted the Israeli police as saying that they arrested "five suspects involved in a severe violence incident that occurred near As-Samu'."

The police also found "evidence during searches, including pepper gas used by the attackers during the assault."

According to data from the Palestinian Anti-Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission (governmental) for the month of November/December last year, Israeli settlers carried out 621 assaults in the West Bank against Palestinians and their property.

Coinciding with the years of the Israeli genocide on Gaza, the Israeli army and settlers escalated their assaults in the West Bank, resulting in the killing of more than 1,102 Palestinians, injuring about 11,000, in addition to arresting more than 21,000.

Meanwhile, the Israeli genocide in Gaza, which began on October 8, 2023, and lasted for two years, left about 71,000 Palestinian deaths, more than 171,000 injured, and massive destruction affecting 90% of the civilian infrastructure.