Pictures| Extremist Israeli settlers attack on Khirbet al-Mufaqarah in Hebron
Editing TeamOctober 19, 2021Last Updated: December 30, 2022
Usayed Hamamdeh (3) was injured in the shoulder by a stone thrown by the settlers.
Hebron (QNN)- On the afternoon of 29 Sep. 2021, dozens of masked Israeli settlers, some armed with clubs and one with a knife, raided the community of al-Mufaqarah in Masafer Yatta, attacking residents and homes and vandalizing property.
The attack, which was one of the most severe and vicious recalled by residents, injured several villagers, including a toddler whose skull was fractured, according to B’tselem, an Israeli human rights group.
Israeli occupation forces soldiers who came to the scene fired tear gas canisters at residents of the community, many of whom suffered gas inhalation.
Only after about an hour did the settlers leave the area and move to the nearby village of a-Tuwani, where they attacked a house with stones and injured residents trying to defend it.
In the past year, settler attacks in Masafer Yatta have intensified as part of Israel’s policy of expelling Palestinians and taking over their land.
MUHAMMAD HAMAMDEH (3) IS HOSPITALIZED AFTER A STONE THROWN BY THE SETTLERS FRACTURED HIS SKULL, AND HE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. PHOTO COURTESY OF FAMILY.MAHAMUD HUSAM HAMAMDEH, A RESIDENT OF KH. AL-MUFAQARAH, NEAR HIS HOUSE WINDOW, WHICH WAS SMASHED BY THE SETTLERS. THE STONES HIT HIS TODDLER GRANDSON, WHO WAS AT HOME, FRACTURING HIS SKULL.A CAR WHOSE WINDOWS HAD BEEN SHATTERED BY THE SETTLERS. PHOTO BY MANAL AL-JA’BARI, B’TSELEMSettler attack on the community of Khirbet al-Mufaqarah, 28 September 2021. Photo by Basel al-AdraaA window smashed by the settlers in one of the community homes. Photo by Manal al-Ja’bari, B’TselemSawsan Hamamdeh (3) was injured in the face and arm by stones thrown by the settlers. Photo by Manal al-Ja’bari, B’TselemA mirror smashed by the settlers inside of one of the homes. Photo by Manal al-Ja’bari, B’TselemA tractor whose windshield had been smashed and one of its tires punctured by the settlers. Photo by Manal al-Ja’bari, B’TselemUsayed Hamamdeh (3) was injured in the shoulder by a stone thrown by the settlers.An Israeli soldier throwing a stun grenade towards Palestinian residents during the incident. Photo by Basel al-AdraaResidents and their children in al-Mufaqarah, several days before the attack. Photo by Omri Eran Vardi
