The Ministry of Health announced, Monday evening, the death of a citizen in the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah.

The ministry said that citizen Wael Basem Muhammad Ghafri (48 years old) died as a result of suffocation from the toxic gas fired by the Israeli occupation forces while providing protection to dozens of settlers who stormed the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah.

Today, Monday, settlers attacked the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate, burning homes and property of citizens.

Eyewitnesses said that a group of settlers attacked a hill separating the villages of Sinjil and the neighboring eastern farm, and burned down a farmhouse under the protection of the Israeli occupation army.

They added that clashes erupted in the town with the occupation army, which provided protection to the settlers and fired live ammunition at civilians with the help of armed settlers. No injuries were reported, but dozens of residents suffered from suffocation from tear gas fired at them.

Later, the Ministry of Health announced the death of citizen Wael Basem Muhammad Ghafri (48 years old) as a result of suffocation from toxic gas fired by the occupation forces in the town of Sinjil.

Eyewitnesses said that about 20 settlers stormed the town in the Khirbet al-Tall area late last night. In the morning, when the townspeople headed to the site of the khirbet, the settlers attacked them, bringing in more settlers, numbering about 200. They burned a farm owned by Mohammed Ghafri, a workshop under construction, and three barns. They also stole 45 heads of sheep and killed a number of them.

He added that one of the owners of the burned farms suffered a heart attack after he was assaulted, beaten in the face and sprayed with toxic gas.

It's worth noting that settlers have established 60 settlement outposts in the West Bank since the start of the war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, including 51 outposts in 2024, according to data from the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.

Israeli settlement violations in the West Bank have led to the displacement of 29 Palestinian communities, comprising 311 families with a population of approximately 2,000, between October 7, 2023, and the end of 2024, according to the Commission.