This afternoon, Israeli colonists besieged a house in the Palestinian village of Bayt Sakarya, located south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

Mohammad Ibrahim, the mayor of the Bayt Sakarya village, reported that dozens of colonists encircled the home of Nadi Abu Sawi, a resident of the village. The colonists attempted to force Abu Sawi out of his home but were eventually confronted by locals and compelled to retreat, added the mayor.

Ibrahim added that colonist attacks have intensified since October 7 of last year, with local Palestinian residents unable to access their land to tend to their grapevines.

Additionally, he continued, there have been increasing incidents of homes being attacked and pelted with stones by Israeli colonist militias.

Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA