Several Palestinian farmers suffered suffocation and burns on Saturday after being sprayed with pepper gas by colonists in the town of Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah.
Jihad al-Qaq, an activist in the town, reported that a group of colonists attacked the farmers, along with foreign solidarity activists and a delegation from the Anti-Wall and Settlement Commission, in the Al-Manateer area.
The colonists sprayed pepper gas on the farmers, causing several to suffer from suffocation and burns. A physical altercation broke out between the colonists, the farmers, and the delegations, who attempted to confront the repeated attacks.
This incident occurred a day after colonists attacked farmers and foreign solidarity activists in the town of Kafr Malik, preventing them from reaching their lands.
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Author's summary: Israeli colonists attacked Palestinian farmers with pepper spray.