Israeli settlers attack two Palestinian villages in the West Bank [View all]

Source: AP

By JOSEF FEDERMAN, SHLOMO MOR and MELANIE LIDMAN
Updated 1:27 PM CST, November 11, 2025
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked a pair of Palestinian villages in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, setting fire to vehicles and other property before clashing with Israeli soldiers sent to halt the rampage, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.

It was the latest in a recent series of violent attacks by young settlers in the West Bank.

Israeli police said four Israelis were arrested in what it described as “extremist violence,” while the Israeli military said four Palestinians were wounded. Police and Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency said they were investigating.

Videos on social media showed two charred trucks engulfed in flames, with a nearby building on fire. Settler violence has surged since the war in Gaza erupted two years ago. The attacks have intensified in recent weeks as Palestinians harvest their olive trees in an annual ritual.



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