Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded, on Friday, the Khalayel Al‑Louz area southeast of Bethlehem, while another group attacked displaced Bedouin families north of Jericho, in a continuation of escalating assaults across the occupied West Bank.
Media sources said that colonizers entered Khalayel Al‑Louz and gathered around the Bir Al‑Mayya area, carrying out provocative actions aimed at intimidating local residents.
The area has witnessed repeated attacks in recent weeks, including assaults on homes, the uprooting of trees, and the demolition of agricultural structures.
In a separate incident, colonizers attacked the displaced Arab Al‑Mleihat Bedouin community in the Al‑Balqa area north of Jericho, chasing shepherds and attempting to force families away from their tents and livestock areas.
The Al‑Baidar Organization for the Defense of Bedouins said the colonizers invaded the community’s homes and encampments, noting that these families had previously been forcibly displaced in July 2025 before returning to the area months later.
The organization stressed that the repeated attacks directly threaten the safety and stability of Bedouin communities and are part of ongoing efforts to pressure them into leaving their lands.
These assaults come amid a broader escalation of coordinated attacks by colonizers and the Israeli army across the West Bank, particularly targeting rural and Bedouin communities vulnerable to displacement.
At dawn Friday, Israeli colonizers burned two Palestinian vehicles during an attack on homes south of Hebron, while Israeli occupation forces detonated the doors of several commercial shops and invaded homes in nearby towns, in the southern occupied West Bank.
