A horde of Jewish settlers on Wednesday morning assaulted several Palestinian citizens and created loud noises at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City of al-Khalil in the occupied West Bank.
Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that dozens of settlers placed loudspeakers in the Ibrahimi Mosque’s courtyards and embarked on dancing and singing.
They added that the settlers assaulted citizens living in nearby homes after they complained about the noisy party at the Mosque.
Citizens identified as Ya’qoub Abu Jihad Khalil Jaber and Ismail al-Rajbi who suffered bruises after the settlers physically assaulted them were detained for several hours near the military watchtower in the Mosque.
Settlers also assaulted a storeowner called Abdul-Raouf al-Muhtasib wreaked havoc on his store and tried to set it on fire.
The settlers later assaulted Abdel Raouf al-Muhtasib the owner of a commercial shop in the area and destroyed his shop tourist artifacts and ceramic goods. Some settlers tried to burn him.
