Three Palestinian citizens were injured on Sunday after being attacked by Israeli settlers near Nabi Saleh village north of Ramallah City.

Activist Belal al-Tamimi said that Israeli settlers from Halamish settlement which is built on privately-owned Palestinian lands attacked a number of Palestinian citizens and hurled rocks at them injuring three.

Al-Tamimi said that an Israeli army force stormed the area to protect the settlers after the attack.

He added that the land on which the attack took place is located near a settler road and the Israeli authorities have been attempting to seize it lately.

Three Palestinians were injured on Sunday evening after Israeli settlers attacked them in Ras Karkar village west of Ramallah.

Activist Rateb Abu Rahma said that the injured are Mohammed al-Dik 53 Osama Matar 49 and Zahid Eshtayya 42.

Abu Rahma said that a group of Israeli settlers attacked the three Palestinians during their work in a land in Jabal al-Risan area assaulted them and hurled rocks at them.

The injured men suffered bruises and different wounds and were taken to Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah for treatment.

The Israeli occupation is seeking to seize the Palestinian lands of Jabal al-Risan because of its strategic location with the aim of linking several existing settlements and separating Ramallah villages from each other.