Key facts
- Eight Palestinians were detained in Ad-Deqaiqa village, south of Hebron.
- Israeli settlers cut the water supply to Ad-Deqaiqa village, impacting around 700 residents.
Eight Palestinians were detained in the occupied West Bank village of Ad-Deqaiqa, south of Hebron, following an attack by Israeli settlers. Settlers also cut the village's water supply, attacked a family and solidarity activists, and damaged an ambulance responding to pepper spray victims.
The incidents highlight ongoing tensions and violence in the occupied West Bank, involving detentions, property damage, and attacks on civilians and emergency services, contributing to instability in the region.
Eight Palestinians were detained and several others suffered suffocation from pepper spray attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, according to reports from the Palestinian news agency Wafa. In the village of Ad-Deqaiqa, south of Hebron, eight Palestinians were detained following an attack by settlers who also cut the main water line supplying approximately 700 residents.
In a separate incident near Yatta, settlers attacked the home of Khairy Abu Tuffah, assaulting his family and foreign solidarity activists. Settlers also cut down 30 guava trees belonging to local farmer Khaled Mohammad Amarnah in Khirbet Firasin village, west of Jenin.
Near Ramallah, Israeli settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, attacked the outskirts of Abu Falah village. On Saturday evening, settlers used pepper spray against Palestinians near al-Mughayyir village, causing suffocation. The settlers also targeted an ambulance responding to the injured, causing material damage to the vehicle. Israeli forces reportedly raided al-Mughayyir village multiple times, searching homes and damaging their contents.