Over a dozen Palestinians injured in Israeli settlers’ attack in West Bank

The chief of the al-Maniya village council, Zayed Kawazbeh, told WAFA on Friday that settlers physically assaulted Palestinians in al-Maniya wilderness, east of Bethlehem, using clubs, rifle butts and tear gas canisters.

The attack left 15 members of the Shallaldeh family injured.

The settlers also set fire to two vehicles, vandalized several others and destroyed solar panels, tents and barracks in the area.

Also on Friday, Israeli forces used stun grenades and tear gas canisters against Palestinians taking part in a weekly anti-settlement protest in the village of Kafr Qaddoum, east of Qalqilya.

The Israeli attack triggered clashes between the demonstrators and the regime’s forces.

Palestinians have been holding weekly marches in Kafr Qaddoum since July 2011 to protest against Israel’s settlement expansion and the closure of the village’s main road.

Clashes also erupted between Israeli forces and residents in the town of Beita, South of Nablus, leaving a number of Palestinians suffering from breathing difficulties.

The clashes erupted when the regime’s forces stormed the town, using stun grenades and tear gas against the residents.

A young man was also abducted during the clashes.

In Jenin, Israeli forces kidnapped a child during a raid on his home in the eastern neighborhood on Friday.

Since a ceasefire in Gaza was announced last month, Israel has intensified its attacks in Jenin and other parts of the occupied West Bank.

The deal between Israel and Hamas was reached after 15 months of the regime's genocidal war on the strip, which claimed the lives of more than 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured over 111,600 others.