Israeli occupation and its settlers attack citizens east of Bethlehem

This evening, Saturday, the Israeli occupation forces and settlers attacked citizens' homes in the Khalayel Al-Loz area, southeast of Bethlehem.

According to local sources, a group of settlers grazed their sheep on citizens’ lands planted with olive and almond trees under the protection of the occupation forces, and the residents confronted them to remove them from the land.

She added that the occupation soldiers fired live bullets and tear gas canisters at the citizens, which led to a number of them suffocating.

She pointed out that the settlers, under the protection of the occupation forces, surrounded a number of citizens' homes, intimidating their residents, especially children and women.