On Sunday, groups of illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers escalated their assaults and violations against the Palestinians, their homes, and lands, across various parts of the occupied West Bank.
In the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the paramilitary colonizers escalated their campaign of land seizure and violence on Sunday, targeting multiple Palestinian communities under the protection of Israeli forces.
In the village of Birin, east of Hebron, colonizers installed dozens of mobile homes across three newly established colonial outposts—Adorim, Bani Hefer, and Metseirzev—consuming approximately 6400 dunums of Palestinian land belonging to Bani Naim and Hebron city.
Farid Burqan, head of Birin Village Council, stated that this expansion is part of a broader colonial plan announced by the Israeli government following the provocative incursions by extremist ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.
Burqan reported that colonizers assaulted several residents and erected a large religious symbol in the area.
He described an intensifying colonial offensive over the past two months, including the construction of colonial roads, destruction of farmland, and seizure of water wells.
In Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, colonizers attacked homes in the village of Susiya. Resident Imran Ismail Nawaj’a stated that colonizers from the nearby outpost of Susiya hurled stones at his home and that of Nasser Khalil Nawaj’a, attempted to invade additional homes, and assaulted residents.
Locals resisted the attack, but Israeli forces later invaded the village and attempted to abduct several Palestinians.
International solidarity activists were barred from entering the area and documenting the violations.
Earlier in the day, colonizers accompanied by a bulldozer razed large areas of farmland in the Hamra area near the outpost of Havat Maon.
Media activist Osama Makhamra confirmed that this destruction was part of ongoing efforts to seize land for colonial expansion.
Colonizer groups also continued grazing over fourteen herds of sheep on Palestinian farmland across Masafer Yatta, damaging crops and trees near homes and villages.
In Khirbet al-Qat village, north of Hebron, a sixty-year-old man and a young farmer were seriously injured after being assaulted by colonizers while harvesting grapes.
Jamal Milhem, who monitors colonial activity in Halhoul municipality, said the victims were beaten with stones and batons. Medical sources at Khalil Government Hospital confirmed both sustained severe head injuries.
In the Shalal al-Auja area north of Jericho, in the northeastern West Bank, a paramilitary colonizer seized a Palestinian home and sat inside in a provocative act that spread fear among residents.
Hassan Mleihat, general coordinator of Al-Baydar Organization for defending Bedouin rights, warned that this incident reflects a systematic policy to impose control over Palestinian communities.
He added that colonizer groups continued their hostile behavior Sunday morning, roaming between homes, shouting threats, and attempting to intimidate residents, violations that have become a daily routine and severely disrupted local life.
In the northern Jordan Valley, colonizers prevented Palestinian farmers from working their land in Khallet Khader al-Farisiya.
Local sources reported that colonizers expelled a farmer preparing his land for the upcoming irrigation season.
Last year, Israeli forces forcibly displaced several families from the same area following intensified attacks, leaving the region devoid of Palestinian presence.
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In Al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, colonizers invaded the Al-Khalayel area and attacked a farming structure belonging to the Abu Hammam family. They attempted to assault family members, though no injuries were reported.
Israeli forces continued bulldozing Palestinian land for the fourth consecutive day to construct a new colonial road.
The village remains under siege following a military invasion that included assaults on residents and property, destruction of farmland, and the abduction of dozens of civilians, including the head of the village council.
During the invasion, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted fourteen Palestinians, while the soldiers and the paramilitary colonizers also uprooted trees and bulldozed farmlands.
