TULKARM: Colonial Israeli settlers assaulted Palestinian farmers today while they were present in their own land near the village of Ramin, in the northern West Bank province of Tulkarm, according to local sources.
Iyad Mohammad Hamad, one of the farmers, told WAFA correspondent that he and his brother Yasser were working on their olive grove in the plains of Ramin.
Settlers attempted to coerce them into leaving their land, he added, leading to verbal altercations. When Hamad and his brother resisted, one of the settlers called others, who arrived armed.
According to Hamad, one of the settlers kicked him, pressed a weapon against his chest, and threatened to open fire if they did not vacate the premises.
Hamad further explained that one of the settlers attacked his brother Yasser, striking him with an iron piece on his back, shoulder, and hands.
As a result, Yasser was transported to Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital in Tulkarm, where examinations revealed severe bruises and contusions. His condition w
as described as stable.
Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA