Settler attack on West Bank well cuts water to Palestinian towns

Israeli settlers carried out an attack on a crucial water well east of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, cutting off supplies to several Palestinian communities, the Jerusalem Water Authority said.

The authority stated that, “on Sunday evening, settlers attacked well number (6) in the Ain Samiya area, east of Kafr Malek, which led to the cessation of water pumping from it.”

The incident has intensified fears over deliberate efforts to target essential Palestinian infrastructure, as water access in the occupied West Bank continues to shrink under Israel’s expanding settler violence and military protection.