Palestinian mother loses unborn baby after Israeli settlers attack her home in West Bank

A Palestinian mother lost her unborn baby on Tuesday after Israeli settlers attacked her home south of Hebron, while other Palestinians were injured in settler attacks and Israeli military raids across the occupied West Bank.

Osama Makhamera, an activist who documents Israeli violations in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, said resident Ruqayya Rabe’i suffered “shock and fear” after settlers attacked her home in the village of Tuwani on Sunday.

In a statement, he said the settlers threw stones at the house and set it on fire. He added that they also burned the village mosque and several other homes.

Makhamera said the woman was taken to hospital for treatment after the attack. Her condition worsened on Tuesday, and after she was admitted to hospital again, doctors found that she had lost her unborn baby as a result of the shock and fear caused by the attack, according to the statement.

Separately, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA said Israeli settlers attacked the outskirts of the town of Turmus Ayya, east of Ramallah, and its main entrance. The settlers also set fire to agricultural land and prevented residents from putting out the blaze.