Ammon News - Three Palestinians were killed and five others injured early Sunday during a brutal attack by Israeli colonists on the village of Abu Falah, east of Ramallah, followed by an Israeli military raid on the village.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that two residents of the village were killed by colonists’ gunfire during the attack: Thaer Farouq Hamayel, 24, and Farea Jawdat Hamayel, 57, both of whom were shot in the head.

Medical sources also reported the death of Mohammad Hassan Murra, 55, who died after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli forces during the raid on the village. He reportedly arrived at the hospital in cardiac arrest.

According to medical sources, five other residents sustained live-fire injuries, including three in the head, one in the pelvis, and another in the shoulder with the bullet exiting from the neck.

Local sources said the two Hamayel victims were killed while residents confronted colonists who attacked the village. Israeli forces later stormed the area and fired tear gas canisters to disperse residents responding to the attack.

With their killing, the number of Palestinians killed by colonists in the West Bank since the start of the Israeli–American war on Iran has risen to five.

WAFA