Israeli settlers beat Palestinian shepherd and steal flock near Ramallah

Israeli settlers assaulted a Palestinian shepherd and stole at least 300 sheep in an attack near Kafr Malek, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, according to Wafa news agency.

Security sources told Wafa that a group of settlers targeted shepherds east of the village, stealing 300 sheep belonging to Khaled Ghneimat and Mustafa Rabie. Rabie was beaten while trying to stop them from taking his flock.

Israeli forces stationed at the Ein Siniya checkpoint north of Ramallah blocked the ambulance transporting him from passing.

Settlers also carried out a separate assault on the nearby village of Taybeh, east of Ramallah, Wafa reported.