Israeli settlers hurl stones at Palestinians in West Bank attacks

A Palestinian herder was wounded and vehicles damaged in attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, according to reports.

Palestinian drivers were attacked as they travelled through a junction near Nablus, local official Ghassan Daghlas was quoted as saying by the Palestinian Authority news agency WAFA.

He said some vehicles were damaged, though nobody was hurt.

Palestinian drivers were also attacked by stone-throwing settlers in the Jordan Valley, where Israeli extremists stopped traffic from going through the Al-Maleh junction, according to the official Mutaz Besharat.

He also reported a settler attack on Palestinian herders in the Jordan Valley, in which one man was wounded after being struck on the head by a stone.

Palestinians face frequent attacks from settlers in the West Bank – incidents that sometimes turn deadly.

Last month, settlers went on a rampage in Hawara, a town near Nablus, following the killing of two Israelis.

The attack saw homes and vehicles torched, with one Palestinian killed in a nearby town.

Israeli forces and settlers have killed at least 90 Palestinians so far this year – an average of more than one a day.

More than 700,000 settlers reside in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Settlements are illegal under international law.