RAMALLAH, (PIC)
A horde of extremist Jewish settlers attacked on Sunday Umm Safa village in the northwest of Ramallah and fired live rounds at Palestinian homes.
Chief of the village council Marwan Sabah said that dozens of settlers escorted by soldiers came from Jabel al-Ras area and stormed Umm Safa while opening fire at homes.
Sabah added that two young men suffered bruises and fractures as they were trying to flee an area in the village that came under fire and were transferred to hospital later.
For several weeks, Jewish settlers have been carrying bulldozing activities in the nearby areas of Jabel al-Ras and Jabel Abu Tantur, seemingly to build settlement outposts and projects, according to the village chief.
Since the war on Gaza started, the Israeli occupation authority has annexed vast tracts of agricultural land and delivered dozens of notices announcing its intents to demolish homes and seize swaths of land belonging to Umm Safa villagers.
In June last year, a group of settlers carried out a large-scale attack on Umm Safa, where they burned several homes and cars under military protection.
