Israeli Occupation settlers assault farmers, pollute drinking water in Jericho

Palestine

Published: 2023-07-09 20:35

Last Updated: 2024-05-18 16:09


WAFA (from the archives)
WAFA (from the archives)

Israeli Occupation settlers assaulted Palestinian civilians and polluted drinking water Sunday after raiding the Bedouin community of Arab Al-Kaabneh in Jericho, as reported by the Palestinian news agency WAFA.

A Palestinian activist documenting the Israeli Occupation's human rights violations, Hasan Mlaihat, said that settlers attacked two homes owned by Palestinian brothers in the community and let their cows graze on Palestinian-owned crops.

The Israeli Occupation settlers threw an unknown substance into the water tank of the community, which led to its contamination, he added.

In Nablus, settlers set dozens of dunums of Palestinian land on fire in the village of Lubban esh-Sharkiya, a local source said.

The Mayor of the village, Yaaqob Eweis, said settlers set parts of agricultural land on fire, causing damage to crops and olive trees.

Eweis called on the international community and human rights institutions to intervene and prevent Israeli Occupation settlers from attacking Palestinian villages and agricultural lands.