3 injured as illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in West Bank

ISTANBUL: Three Palestinians were injured in attacks by illegal Israeli settlers near the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday, according to local media. Illegal settlers attacked the village of Asira al-Qabliya south of Nablus and assaulted three residents, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. Illegal settlers also attacked with gas sprays Palestinian residents in the village of Umm Al-Khair in Masafer Yatta south Hebron city, Wafa said, citing a Palestinian security source. Tensions have been high across the occupied West Bank since Israel launched a deadly military offensive against the Gaza Strip, which has killed at least 37,900 victims since Oct. 7, 2023. At least 556 Palestinians have since been killed, including 133 children and nearly 5,300 injured by Israeli army fire and in settler attacks in the West Bank, according to the Health Ministry. Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, whose latest ruling ordered Tel Aviv to immediately halt its military operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where over a million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6. Source: Anadolu Agency