2 Palestinians injured in attack by Israeli occupiers in occupied West Bank

Two Palestinians were injured Monday in an attack by Israeli occupiers in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian media reported.

The official news agency Wafa reported that a group of occupiers stormed Jabal Sabih in the town of Beita, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, and attacked two citizens, leaving them with bruises.

Separately, the Jerusalem Governorate said in a statement that Israeli occupiers attacked the village of Khan al-Ahmar, east of east Jerusalem in the central West Bank.

No details were yet available about injuries among Palestinian residents.

Israeli occupiers have escalated their assaults on Palestinians and their property since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023.

According to the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, a government agency, Israeli occupiers carried out 497 attacks against Palestinians in March alone.

Since the start of the Gaza war, attacks by the Israeli army and occupiers in the West Bank have killed at least 1,133 Palestinians, wounded about 11,700 others and led to nearly 22,000 arrests, according to Palestinian figures.

In a landmark opinion in July 2024, the International Court of Justice declared Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and called for the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

*Writing by Rasa Evrensel in Istanbul