Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers, backed by Israeli occupation forces, carried out coordinated attacks on Saturday across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank, targeting Palestinian farmland, livestock areas, and residential surroundings in the Hebron and Nablus districts as part of an escalating campaign to pressure communities off their land
In the Hamroush area, east of Sa’ir, north of Hebron in the southern West Bank, colonizers released their livestock onto Palestinian farmland and around residential structures, damaging crops and grazing on cultivated fields.
Residents said the attack was part of an ongoing effort to pressure families to abandon their land by making agricultural work impossible.
Furthermore, two Palestinians, including a 71‑year‑old woman, were injured on Saturday after illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers assaulted them in the Jabal Jales area, east of Hebron.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its crews treated two injuries resulting from a colonizer attack, including the elderly woman who suffered bruises and required medical attention at the scene before being transferred for further evaluation.
Residents of Jabal Jales said colonizers from the nearby “Havat Gal” colony, which is built on Palestinian land adjacent to the area, have carried out repeated assaults on families, farmers, and homes in recent months. Local communities report that colonizers frequently attempt to enter the area, harass residents, and damage property under the protection of Israeli occupation forces.
Palestinians in Jabal Jales warned that the continued attacks pose a growing threat to elderly residents and families living near the colony, calling on international organizations to intervene to protect civilians from ongoing violence.
בין קוסרה לג׳לוד, נפת שכם.
התרעת פיגוע. 🚨
בבוקר התיישבו מתנחלים ליד בתים, כשהמשפחות נצורות ולא יכולות לצאת, דבר שהפך לשיגרה.
במקביל, עשרות מתנחלים ירדו מההר, תקפו שוב את איזור הלולים, חתכו את כבלי החשמל של הלולים והציתו את הארונות ואת השנאים
במטרה להצית את המתחם כולו ולהעלות… pic.twitter.com/eZPCQl5ob0— מסתכלים לכיבוש בעיניים (@Mistaclim) May 2, 2026
In a separate incident, colonizers uprooted and destroyed olive trees in the Rojoum E‘la area of Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the southern West Bank, where Palestinian communities have faced repeated assaults aimed at restricting access to farmland.
Local sources reported that several olive trees were uprooted and broken, adding to a pattern of agricultural destruction that has intensified in recent months.
In related news, Israeli colonizers attacked a poultry farm in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank.
The head of the Qusra Municipal Council, Abdel‑Azim Wadi, said colonizers targeted poultry facilities located between Qusra and Jalud, prompting residents to confront them.
Israeli occupation forces then invaded the area, firing tear‑gas canisters and concussion grenades, leading to confrontations and obstructing residents’ attempts to protect their property.
Meanwhile, residents of Duma, southeast of Nablus, reported that colonizers continued their near‑daily attacks on the village and its surrounding agricultural lands.
Local sources said colonizers have repeatedly attempted to invade the village’s outskirts, harassing farmers and damaging property under the protection of Israeli occupation forces.
Palestinian communities across Hebron and Nablus districts said the escalation reflects a broader pattern of coordinated colonizer violence aimed at restricting movement, damaging agricultural livelihoods, and expanding control over Palestinian land.
Residents called on international organizations to intervene to protect farmers, shepherds, and rural communities facing sustained attacks.
All of Israel’s colonies in the occupied West Bank, including those in and around occupied East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law, the Fourth Geneva Convention in addition to various United Nations and Security Council resolutions. They also constitute war crimes under International Law.
Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits collective punishment and acts of terror against civilian populations.
Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states: “The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.” It also prohibits the “individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from occupied territory”.
Articles 53 and 147, prohibit the destruction of civilian property and classify pillage as a war crime.
