Al-Qassam Website - Israeli colonial settlers have attacked Palestinian citizens of the southern occupied West Bank city of Al-Khalil, local sources reported.

Hordes of terrorist Israeli settlers, accompanied by aggressive dogs, threw stones at Palestinian citizens in central Al-Khalil and pepper-sprayed them, resulting in several individuals fainting.

In another incident, a Palestinian shepherd was severely beaten by Israeli colonial settlers while he was grazing his sheep in Masafer Yatta, located in southern Al-Khalil. The shepherd sustained bruises as a result of the brutal attack.

There has been a recent increase in attacks by terrorist settlers against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied West Bank. These settlers enjoy the protection of the Israeli occupation forces.