RAMALLAH / Husni Nadeem / Anadolu

Two Palestinian sibling children were wounded on Friday evening following an attack by Israeli settlers on a vehicle near the village of Al-Lubban al-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, coinciding with the Israeli army raiding towns and setting up military checkpoints in the West Bank.

These developments came hours after Israeli settlers assaulted Palestinians and foreign activists and set fire to agricultural lands, coinciding with the army raiding towns and villages in four West Bank governorates.

Local sources told Anadolu correspondent that two sibling children were injured in the head and face after settlers stoned their vehicle in the 'Wadi al-Shaer' area, between the village of Al-Lubban al-Sharqiya and the city of Salfit (north).

The sources added that the two children were transferred to Yasser Arafat Hospital in Salfit for treatment.

In Bethlehem governorate (south), the Israeli army raided the town of Beit Fajjar on Friday evening, stationed in the 'Triangle' area in the center of the town, and fired sound bombs, without reports of injuries or arrests.

In Qalqilya governorate (north), the Israeli army set up a military checkpoint on the road connecting the towns of Jiyus and Nabi Elias east of the city.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that soldiers stopped Palestinian vehicles and checked passengers' IDs, hindering movement.

The West Bank has seen an escalation in attacks by the Israeli army and settlers since October 2023, which has resulted, according to official Palestinian data, in the killing of 1,181 Palestinians and the injury of about 13,000, in addition to the arrest of nearly 24,000 Palestinians.