Dozens of young Jewish extremists attacked Palestinian villagers on the southeastern outskirts of Jerusalem earlier this week, in a hamlet located within the city’s municipal boundaries, residents and activists said.

The assailants allegedly descended on Nuaman from a new settlement outpost erected in late March. Tents were put up a short distance from the village, whose roughly 150 inhabitants are classified as West Bank residents despite paying taxes to the Jerusalem municipality.

Palestinian locals said that on Sunday, the young men assaulted them with stones and pepper spray while several left-wing Jewish activists were present in the area.

An activist who spoke to The Times of Israel on condition of anonymity said that around half an hour prior to the attack, he and other activists approached the outpost and spoke briefly to settler youths residing there. The two groups parted without incident.

Soon after the meeting, though, the young men launched an attack on the Palestinian village, lightly injuring four people.

Sharif Darawi, a resident of the village, told The Times of Israel that settlers followed him into the wooded area surrounding Nuaman and attacked him with stones and pepper spray.

Palestinians threw stones in response to the attackers, the Haaretz daily reported, and clashes between the two groups ensued.

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