WEST BANK, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), Israeli settlers escalated attacks on Palestinians and their property across the West Bank on Saturday morning, targeting a home east of al-Khalil and farmland in Al-Mughayyir village, east of Ramallah.
In Wadi Sa’ir, east of al-Khalil, a group of settlers attacked the home of Palestinian resident Nizam Taleb Shalaldeh, intimidating the family, particularly women and children. Local residents attempted to confront the attackers and drive them out of the area.
In Al-Mughayyir, settlers entered the outskirts of the village in the morning, cut through a metal fence surrounding agricultural land and released sheep into the property, causing extensive damage to crops and fruit trees.
Local sources said the attack targeted a vineyard belonging to the Al-Mughayyir Agricultural Production Cooperative.
The cooperative said settlers destroyed around 270 five-year-old grapevines. The attack was carried out under the protection of an armed settler group and in the presence of Israeli occupation forces (IOF), it added.
According to the cooperative, the incident was part of a series of repeated attacks on its property and farmers in the western plain, east of the village.
Previous attacks included damaging a greenhouse, stealing trees, burning water tanks and irrigation networks, assaulting farmers and preventing them from reaching their land.
The cooperative also said Israeli authorities have barred access since 2023 to a six-dunum plot planted with Akkoub plant and owned by the organization. It estimated its losses from the repeated attacks at more than 30,000 shekels.
Al-Mughayyir and surrounding areas face continuing attacks by settlers and IOF, including raids on residential and grazing areas, assaults on Palestinians, property destruction and the burning of crops.
The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission documented 1,659 attacks by Israeli forces and settlers across the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem in May, including 1,108 attacks carried out by the IOF and 551 by settlers.
The attacks included physical assaults, uprooting trees, setting fields on fire, preventing farmers from reaching their land, seizing property and demolishing homes and agricultural structures.
