Settlers attack resident, throw acid at him

Palestinian sources reported Sunday that a Palestinian resident from Tammoun town, near Tubas, suffered second degree burns after a group of fundamentalist settlers attacked him near Keryat Shomeneh settlement, and throw acid at him.

The resident, Monjid Bisharat, was moved to Rafidia Hospital near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

Medical sources reported that he suffered second degree burns in his face, neck, chest and back, in addition to suffering from bruises to various parts of his body as the settlers also attacked him.