SAFA- Israeli settlers assaulted a 16-year-old boy near the Ein Shibli checkpoint, southeast of Tubas in the northern occupied West Bank, on Saturday evening.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its crews transported the 16-year-old boy to the hospital for treatment.

The Red Crescent Society also noted that Israeli forces had delayed the ambulance's arrival for over an hour.

Israeli settlers have marauded across the occupied West Bank for months, attacking Palestinian towns and villages with impunity.

According to the UN's figures, 76 Palestinians – including 18 children - have been killed in the West Bank this year, by Israeli forces or settlers. 

Since January 2023, 127 Palestinian communities in the West Bank have experienced full or partial displacement, including 47 that have been entirely displaced, affecting more than 6,390 Palestinians, the UN says.