HEBRON: Extremist colonists abducted a Palestinian man from the town of Ash Shuyukh, east of Hebron, on Monday night and violently assaulted him before abandoning him near an Israeli military checkpoint.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA, the victim, Ashraf Al-Halaika, reported that a group of colonists from the “Asfar” colony, which is built illegally on the town’s land, raided a quarry in the al-Zafaran area. During the incident, they detained the workers and searched their cell phones before abducting one of the workers, identified as 48-year-old Diyab Nemer Odeh Al-Halaika.
The report indicates that the colonists took Al-Halaika to the colony, where he was severely beaten, allegedly with the presence and assistance of Israeli soldiers. The colonists subsequently left him at a military checkpoint east of the city, where he was discovered suffering from bruises and wounds throughout his body.
Al-Halaika was later transported by ambulance to the Hebron Government Hospital for treatment. The incident highlights the ongoing tensions and violence in the region, drawing attention to the actions of colonists and the involvement of military personnel.