Israeli forces abduct 8 Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces abducted eight Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, according to anti-colonization activist Osama Makhamreh. The abductees were identified as Nasser Ahmad Nasser al-Najadeh, Abdul Rahman Mohammad al-Najadeh, Suleiman Mahmoud Kaabneh, Mohammad Suleiman al-Najadeh, Yousef Ahmad Mohammad Kaabneh, Mohammad Raad Amer, Odeh Salem al-Najadeh and his son Salem.

Makhamreh said the abductions followed an attack by Israeli settlers on Palestinians and their attempt to steal livestock. Earlier, settlers cut the village’s main water line, depriving about 700 residents of water. In a separate incident, settlers attacked the home of Khairy Abu Tuffah in Khallet al-Hummus, south of Yatta, assaulting his family and foreign solidarity activists, according to WAFA news agency.

On Saturday evening, several Palestinians suffered suffocation after Israeli settlers attacked them with pepper spray near the entrance to al-Mughayyir village, northeast of Ramallah, according to Amin Abu Alia, head of the al-Mughayyir village council. The settlers also targeted and damaged an ambulance belonging to the village council as it was heading to provide medical assistance to wounded Palestinians.

Approximately 750,000 settlers inhabit 141 unauthorized settlements and 224 settlement outposts throughout the occupied West Bank, which includes around 250,000 individuals in occupied East al-Quds. The report by Mehr News added that the incidents are part of ongoing tensions in the region.