HEBRON: Three Palestinian citizens were injured today in an attack by Israeli colonists in Masafer Yatta region, located south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

According to WAFA correspondent, colonists from Carmiel and other Israeli colonies–built on stolen Palestinian lands in the region–attacked Palestinians in the Fateh Sidra area of Masafer Yatta, sprayed them with pepper gas and beat them up.

Three citizens suffered bruises and suffocation as a result of the attack, our correspondent said, adding that one of them was taken to hospital, and the other two were treated on the field.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA