Army-guarded Israeli colonists attack village near Hebron

HEBRON: This evening, residents of the village of Shaab al-Batem, located in the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron, came under attack by armed Israeli colonists, supported by Israeli occupation forces. According to our correspondent, colonists from the Avigal and Mitzpe Yair settlements launched a violent assault on homes in the village, resulting in injuries to a 55-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man who sustained bruises and wounds from the attack. In response to the settlers' aggression, local residents attempted to defend themselves, before Israeli forces detained a Palestinian young man. Source: Palestine news & Information Agency - WAFA