Israeli settlers attacked a northern West Bank village on Wednesday evening, leaving several Palestinians wounded, a Palestinian official said to Maan News Ageny. Dozens of settlers entered Jalud village, south of Nablus, and pelted it with rocks, settlement monitoring official Ghassan Daghlas said.

Two-year-old Farah Nanseem was hit in the head, and his father and uncle were also hurt. Several villagers were evacuated to hospital with light to moderate wounds. Several house and a car were damaged during the assault, Daghlas added.

Palestinian youth push against the riot shields of Israeli soldiers during the weekly demonstration against the Israeli separation wall in the West Bank village of Al Ma’sara, November 30, 2012 (Photo: Activestills)

The attackers are Esh Kodesh residents who are engaged in a prolonged struggle with Palestinians for ownership of the farmland around the settlement. A military order, from two months ago, however, recognizes Palestinian ownership over the land in question and allows for villagers to plow it, including the field that Esh Kodesh residents believe is theirs.

The raid comes two days after another Nablus village, Qusra, was attacked by settlers, who uprooted more than 190 olive trees and were briefly detained by village security guards. Also overnight, settlers entered Beit Ummar village north of Hebron, and burned a car and tractor belonging to resident Suhail Bragheith. The vandals also sprayed graffiti saying: “A good Arab is a dead Arab” and “Yitzhar revenge is on the properties today, and tomorrow will be on the souls.” Occupation Israeli troops entered the village, and told residents they would investigate.