NEW SETTLERS’ ATTACKS REPORTED IN AL QUDS, JENIN

Al Quds, 24 Jumadil Awwal 1436/15 March 2015 (MINA) – A Jerusalemite young man suffered moderate injuries and bruises all over his body after a group of settlers brutally attacked him on Friday (13/3) evening outside his home in occupied Jerusalem.

The Jerusalemite citizen Ahmed Abu Ta’a was talking on his cell phone when three settlers suddenly appeared between the trees and tried to stab him, family sources said, Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

He suffered facial injuries and bruises all over his body after being severely beaten with a stick, the sources added.
Abu Ta’a was transferred to Hadassah hospital for treatment.

Meanwhile, a group of settlers attacked overnight Palestinian vehicles passing along the Jenin-Nablus road near the evacuated settlement of Homesh.

Local sources reported that the settlers stationed near the evacuated settlement and stoned the passing vehicles under Israeli forces protection.

Israeli settlers’ attacks have notably intensified after their repeated attempts to re-occupy Homesh settlement that was evacuated in 2005. (T/P006/R03)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)