Israeli settlers beat two elderly Palestinian sisters in Ramallah

Middle East Eye·August 30, 2026Human Rights

Israeli settlers beat two elderly Palestinian sisters in Ramallah Two elderly Palestinian sisters were injured after being attacked by Israeli settlers while picking figs from their land in the town of Silwad, northeast of Ramallah, Wafa news agency reported Local sources told Wafa that the settlers brutally attacked the sisters, Mona and Alia Mahmoud Hamed, aged 75 and 65, before stealing their mobile phones and the keys to their vehicle. According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, Israeli forces and settlers have carried out 2,256 attacks against Palestinians, their lands, and their properties in July. Israeli forces were responsible for 1,458 of these attacks, while setters carried out 798.

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