A Palestinian man was seriously wounded after illegal Israeli settlers opened fire on his vehicle south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian media on Thursday.
The attack came amid a marked rise in illegal settler violence and raids by the Israeli army in the Palestinian towns during the holy month of Ramadan, which started last week.
A group of armed settlers chased a vehicle carrying several Palestinians near the Umm Qussa area in the Masafer Yatta region, south of Hebron, the official news agency Wafa reported.
The illegal settlers opened fire on the vehicle, critically wounding a 35-year-old Palestinian man, Wafa said, describing his condition as "critical.”
Israeli forces later raided the area and detained the other passengers before releasing them, and handed the wounded man over to Palestinian Red Crescent crews, the agency added.
