Israel probes several settler attacks, troop misconduct, as W. Bank assaults continue |
Palestinian media reported several settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank on Saturday, hours after the IDF and police announced investigations into violent incidents involving settlers and soldiers in the territory a day earlier, including reports that troops stood by during attacks on Palestinians and property or, in some cases, participated.
The Red Crescent said Saturday night that one Palestinian was injured after being assaulted by settlers in the village of Kafin in the Tulkarem area of the western West Bank.
Palestinian media outlets also reported that a woman was injured after being assaulted by settlers in the Wadi Sa’ir area north of Hebron.
And in a separate incident, Palestinian media published footage of a confrontation between settlers and Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills area of the southern West Bank, in which two settlers could be seen physically fighting with several Palestinians.
Hours earlier, the army said it was probing the conduct of soldiers in several incidents, while police announced investigations into suspected crimes by settlers.
The spate of incidents, all of which took place in the central or northern West Bank over the past two days, came amid heightened tensions and ongoing military operations in the territory and near-daily incidents of settler attacks on Palestinians.
مشهد يوثق هجوم مسـ.'ـتوطنين على الأهالي في منطقة "شعب البطم" بمسافر يطا جنوب الخليل. pic.twitter.com/lVXa3LEFf9 — فلسطين بوست (@PalpostN) May 16, 2026
مشهد يوثق هجوم مسـ.'ـتوطنين على الأهالي في منطقة "شعب البطم" بمسافر يطا جنوب الخليل. pic.twitter.com/lVXa3LEFf9
— فلسطين بوست (@PalpostN) May 16, 2026
In one of the most serious incidents, the IDF said Saturday it was investigating soldiers who stood by as several masked Israeli settlers, including a reservist, set fire to vehicles in the Palestinian village of Shuqba near Ramallah on Friday.
According to the military, troops were dispatched to the village following reports that several masked Israelis vandalized and set fire to vehicles.
“When the troops arrived, some of the Israeli civilians tried to flee the area while others continued to vandalize the vehicles,” the IDF said in response to a........