Al-Shuyukh:An elderly couple was subjected to a violent assault by colonists while harvesting olives in the town of Al-Shuyukh, located northeast of Hebron in the southern West Bank.
According to Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA – English, 53-year-old Zarafa Ayayda was shot in the foot with live ammunition, and her 60-year-old husband, Jawdat Hussein Ayayda, suffered facial injuries from being beaten with clubs. The attack reportedly took place in the Wadi Abu Safar area of the town.
Ahmad Munir Al-Halayqa, a media activist in Al-Shuyukh, reported that the assault included gunfire and resulted in the theft of the couple's olive harvest. Following the attack, the couple was taken to a hospital for treatment, with their injuries described as moderate. This incident is part of a series of ongoing attacks by colonists on Palestinian residents and their property in the area.