Report: Four injured in settler attack on home in Birzeit, near Ramallah; three Palestinians said arrested

Four people have been injured in a settler attack on a home in the Palestinian Christian town of Birzeit, near Ramallah in the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority’s official Wafa news agency reports.

According to the report, settlers descended on a home located on the outskirts of the town, close to an IDF checkpoint, and pelted its occupants, a woman and her son, with stones.

Nearby residents intervened and retaliated in kind, throwing stones at the settlers, Wafa reports.

Israeli troops were then dispatched to the scene, where they used tear gas and arrested three Palestinian youth while at the same time allowing the settlers to leave, the report said.

The woman whose home was targeted was hit in the head by a rock and seriously injured, and was taken to a hospital in Ramallah, Wafa reports.

Her son and two other residents of the town were also injured, although the report does not specify their conditions.

Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian Christian family at their home in Birzeit. When youth of the family defended a woman from being beaten, Israeli soldiers arrived and detained the Palestinians while the settlers left. Four members of the family were injured. pic.twitter.com/bysnoKEyho

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In response to a query by The Times of Israel, the IDF says that it dispatched troops to Birzeit following reports of stone-throwing by Palestinians against Israeli civilians.

One of the Israelis was lightly hurt and taken to a hospital, the army says, adding that it also detained one suspect and handed him over to the police for further questioning.