Israeli forces have assaulted Palestinians in a village near Hebron in West Bank while demolishing three homes housing 15 people, Al Jazeera says, citing the Ma’an news agency.

The demolitions started without previous notice or court order, and the Palestinians were not allowed to move out their belongings, according to the report.

Ar-Rihiya is a Palestinian town 6km southwest of Hebron in the southern West Bank.

In a separate episode also near Hebron, Israeli settlers under the protection of Israeli forces attacked shepherds in the Rujoum Ali area in Masafer Yatta. The settlers severely beat a Palestinian who was transferred to hospital for treatment, the report added.

Settlers continuously attack shepherds in Masafer Yatta and prevent them from grazing their sheep while they release their sheep on Palestinian lands under the protection of Israeli forces.