Settlers attempting to target West Bank farm open fire on Palestinians

Israeli settlers opened fire on Palestinians at a farm east of Al-Mughayyir village, northeast of Ramallah, on Friday after residents attempted to prevent settlers from targeting a poultry farm, Wafa reported. Marzouq Abu Naim, deputy head of the Al-Mughayyir village council, said Israeli forces subsequently intervened, firing tear gas at the Palestinians while protecting the settlers. No injuries were reported. In a separate incident, two Palestinians from Al-Mughayyir were injured after being attacked by settlers on the Al-Ma'rajat road linking Ramallah and Jericho. One of the injured Palestinians, Muhyi al-Din Abu Naim, said he and a colleague were returning from work in Al-Auja, in the Jericho governorate, when they came across a vehicle with a damaged tyre. As they attempted to help the driver, settlers who arrived in two vehicles attacked them with sticks and sharp tools, Wafa reported. Muhyi al-Din and his colleague sustained fractures and bruises in the attack and were taken for medical treatment. Israeli forces, meanwhile, opened fire at a vehicle in the city of Al-Bireh in the central occupied West Bank on Friday evening, causing it to overturn, Wafa reported.