NABLUS: A Palestinian citizen and a foreign activist were injured this morning following an assault by Israeli colonists in the town of Qusra, located south of the city of Nablus.

Local sources reported that a group of colonists attacked the individuals while they were working to plow and clear weeds from village lands.

According to the sources, the colonists assaulted the two with batons and stones, resulting in injuries to both the Palestinian and the foreign activist.

Since the beginning of this year alone, Israeli colonist militias have carried out 1,334 assaults across the West Bank, including Jerusalem, leading to the murder of seven Palestinians.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA