RAMALLAH: Armed Israeli settlers attacked the villages of Al-Mughayir, located northeast of Ramallah, and Yabrud to the east on Saturday, according to local sources.

The sources told the Palestinian Wafa news agency that settlers stormed the Al-Qala’a area east of Al-Mughayir and fired live bullets at residents who confronted them, though no injuries were reported.

The sources added that Israeli forces stormed the area, deploying sound grenades and tear gas against residents, and spread throughout the old park of the village and near homes.

Also, settlers attacked residents near Yabrud, while two armed colonists trespassed on Palestinian-owned lands in Umm Safa, northwest of Ramallah.

Also on Saturday, settlers stormed the Bedouin village of Shalal Al-Auja, located to the north of the city of Jericho.