BETHLEHEM: Colonists today assaulted Palestinian shepherds in the village of Al-Minya, southeast of Bethlehem.
Zayed Kawazbeh, the head of the Minya village council, said that a group of colonists, heavily guarded by occupation army, assaulted Palestinian shepherds in order in order to force them to abandon the area for colonial expansion.
Meanwhile, the occupation forces further fired volleys of tear gas bombs towards villagers, causing dozens to suffocate due to inhaling tear gas.
Israeli colonists have escalated their attacks against shepherds in Bethlehem.
Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA