Ramallah: Israeli occupiers carried out at least 14 attacks across four provinces in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, stealing around 300 sheep and cutting a main water line serving hundreds of Palestinians, according to an official Palestinian body.
According to Anadolu Agency, the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission reported that the attacks occurred during the evening in Ramallah and the Al-Bireh Governorate, Hebron, Nablus, and Bethlehem. Six incidents were noted in Ramallah and the Al-Bireh Governorate, three each in Hebron and Nablus, and two in Bethlehem.
In Ramallah and the Al-Bireh Governorate, Israeli occupiers reportedly opened fire toward Palestinian homes in the village of Al-Mughayyir, attacked residents with pepper spray, and damaged an ambulance. In addition, they assaulted a Palestinian, stole an olive harvest, and took approximately 300 sheep from the Al-Hayyan area of Deir Dibwan.
In Hebron, occupiers cut the main water line supplying the village of Ad-Duqaiqa in the Yatta area, affecting around 700 Palestinians, and set fire to an agricultural room. They also attacked a family in Khallat al-Hummus, forcing them to relocate their tent, which was erected over the rubble of their demolished home.
In Nablus, occupiers entered Palestinian homes in the town of Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya and stole equipment from land in the village of An-Naqura. Meanwhile, in Bethlehem, they chased shepherds in Za'atara, released livestock onto Palestinian-owned land, and gathered near homes in the Wadi Abu Njeim area.
According to commission figures, Israeli occupiers conducted 628 attacks across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in August. The actions have drawn international attention, with US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee labeling the Israeli perpetrators of violent attacks as 'terrorists' in August, citing damage to Israel's image. Furthermore, in June, fourteen UN special rapporteurs highlighted the threat posed by an increase in 'settler terrorism,' supported by the Israeli state, to Palestinian communities.
Currently, around 750,000 Israeli occupiers reside in 156 illegal settlements and 360 outposts across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.