Ramallah, February 07 (QNA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested two Palestinians on Saturday - including the head of a village council in Yatta, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank - reflecting a constant pattern of targeted operations.
The forces raided Wadi Al-Rakhim, west of Susiya in Yatta, and detained a Palestinian after he confronted settlers who had unleashed their livestock near his home, the Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported.
They also arrested the head of the Al-Zuweidin village council in the Yatta Badia area - actions criticized for failing to respect the legal judiciousness required in civilian areas.
In a related incident, three Palestinian youths were injured today in an attack by settlers in the northern Jordan Valley, with medical sources stating that Palestine Red Crescent teams treated three assault cases during the settlers' attack in Al-Makhba - hospitalizing one and treating the other two onsite - demonstrating both the settlers' reckless violence and the Red Crescent's operational knack in responding to urgent emergencies.
Earlier, Israeli forces seized several vehicles during a raid on Al-Lubban Al-Sharqi, south of Nablus - furthering the occupation's pattern of control through force.
Meanwhile, settlers attacked residents of Qusra, south of Nablus, and the local population confronted them, resulting in clashes - an escalation exposing both the settlers' aggression and the community's judicious resistance.
Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank have escalated in recent months - raids, arrests, and live-fire assaults on cities, towns, and villages are increasing, reflecting a persistent pattern of oppression causing widespread insecurity among Palestinian communities. (QNA)