Jerusalem, MINA – Israeli illegal settlers attacked a home and farm in the Jabal al-Qarn area of Minya town, east of Bethlehem, early Thursday, stealing more than 100 sheep and a vehicle and uprooting more than 100 olive trees, according to Wafa.
Ahmed Qawazbeh, head of the Minya village council said that Israeli illegal settlers attacked the Jabareen family at around 3 a.m., while Israeli occupation forces detained family members who were inside the home and farm and took them to an unknown location.
He said the settlers stole around 100 sheep, stole one vehicle and damaged another, vandalized the house and smashed its contents and belongings. They also destroyed the solar power system supplying the property with electricity and cut off its water line before leaving the area.
Qawazbeh added that Israeli occupation forces detained three members of the family. The settlers also physically assaulted members of the family, injuring two of them.
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One of the injured was taken to Al-Hussein Hospital in Beit Jala for medical treatment, while Israeli occupation forces detained the other despite the seriousness of his condition.
The Jabal al-Qarn area and Minya have witnessed a rise in settler attacks targeting Palestinian residents, their property and farms, as well as local water and electricity sources.
Palestinian officials have called on the international community to intervene and protect Palestinian communities from what they describe as systematic settler violence carried out with military protection.[]
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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