Israeli settlers injure five Palestinians

Israeli settlers entered Atara, a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, and injured five residents on Thursday, according to Israeli rights group Yesh Din. The incident followed the Israeli military’s removal of two unauthorised settler outposts and matters amid ongoing tensions around settlements in the territory.

Yesh Din said dozens of settlers armed with clubs, tear gas and stones stormed the village after Israeli forces left the area. The five injured residents were taken to hospital; one was in serious condition with a brain haemorrhage, and the Palestinian Red Crescent said one injured person was 67. More than 500,000 Israelis live in West Bank settlements, which are considered illegal under international law.