An extremist Israeli settler has killed an elderly Palestinian woman at the entrance to the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.

Local sources reported that the martyr identified as, Ghadeer Anis Masalma, 55, succumbed to her wounds after a settler rammed his vehicle into her while she was at the entrance to the town, and fled the scene.

In a related context, a settler rammed his vehicle into two Palestinian girls in the same area in 2014, killing one identified as Inas Shawkat Dar Khalil, and injuring Tolin Asfour, leaving her totally and permanently disabled.

A few days ago, the settlers escalated their attacks on the Palestinians, injuring a number of them, and causing property damages. The settlers’ attacks were concentrated on the village of Burqa, north of Nablus, where they assaulted citizens and attacked their homes, destroyed tombstones, and chopped down trees.