Bethlehem: Israeli colonists on Sunday attacked Palestinian vehicles in the village of Al-Maniya, southeast of Bethlehem, assaulted olive pickers in Nahalin west of the city, and grazed their sheep on Palestinian lands near the town of Beit Fajjar.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, Palestinian security sources reported that colonists stormed Al-Maniya, throwing stones at Palestinian vehicles and preventing them from passing. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in this incident.
Meanwhile, in Beit Fajjar, colonists trespassed onto Palestinian-owned lands and grazed their sheep, causing damage by uprooting several olive and grape trees belonging to a local Palestinian citizen.
In a related incident, colonists, with support from Israeli occupation forces, attacked olive pickers in the town of Nahalin. Local sources indicated that colonists assaulted a Palestinian resident and his son Ibrahim while they were harvesting olives in the Wadi Salem area. Subsequently, the Israeli occupation army detained the father and son.
The incident escalated as colonists confiscated the harvested olives along with tools used during the picking process, such as tents and ladders.
