Israel–Palestine–Lebanon

Khirbet Quwaweis: settler attack injures an elderly Palestinian, WAFA reports

This version is a correction.

ATTACK
Location
Khirbet Quwaweis / Qawawis, Masafer Yatta (community reference; exact house not reported)
Actors
Palestine
Importance
Standard

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in Khirbet Quwaweis in Masafer Yatta on 14 October, injuring an elderly person who was taken to hospital with bruises, activist Osama Makhamreh told WAFA. He said the attackers damaged a home's doors, surveillance cameras and other property, and Israeli forces later detained the homeowner.

Why it matters

The incident combines an assault on a resident with damage to a home in Masafer Yatta.

  • Injuries: Best 1 people · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Palestinian sustains injury in colonist attack south of Hebron

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Palestinian sustains injury in colonist attack south of Hebron

WAFA cites activist Osama Makhamreh. The assault, damage and subsequent detention have not been independently corroborated.