NABLUS, January 9, 2016 (WAFA) – Israeli settlers last night assaulted and injured many Palestinian civilians near the village of Huwwara, south of Nablus, as well as assaulted with stones multiple Palestinian vehicles at Nablus-Ramallah road, according to local sources.

Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in northern West Bank, said Israeli settlers attacked with stones and empty bottles Palestinian vehicles while passing near the villages of Huwwara and Burin, south of Nablus, causing damages to dozens of these vehicles.

He added that the settlers also physically assaulted and beat up Palestinian passengers near the two villages after forcing them to get out of their vehicles. Some of the passengers sustained injuries and bruises due to being beat up by the settlers.

Israeli forces, meanwhile, closed the main road connecting between Nablus and Ramallah through Huwwara checkpoint, forcing drivers and passengers to use an alternative road.

M.N