West Bank & Jerusalem
Israeli settlers beat elderly Palestinian sisters in Ramallah
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Two elderly Palestinian sisters were injured after being attacked by Israeli settlers while picking figs from their land in Silwad, northeast of Ramallah, the Wafa news agency reported. The women were gathering fruit from their property when the assault occurred in the West Bank town.
The identities of the settlers involved remain unclear, as do specific details about the severity of the sisters' injuries. The attack adds to a pattern of settler violence targeting Palestinians across occupied territories. Incidents of such confrontations have escalated in recent years, with Palestinians frequently reporting harassment and physical attacks during attempts to access their agricultural land.
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