An extremist Jewish settler on Saturday attacked a Palestinian citizen and his son with an axe in Deir Istiya town northwest of Salfit in the occupied West Bank.
According to Deir Istiya mayor Sa’eid Zaidan a settler from an illegal settlement near the town physically assaulted Muqbel Fares and his son Yousef with an axe causing them to suffer minor injuries.
Earlier on the same day a horde of armed Jewish settlers and soldiers attacked the residents of al-Mughayyir village in Ramallah killing one Palestinian and injuring over 20 others.
