At least 3 Palestinians said hospitalized following reported West Bank settler attack

At least three people were hospitalized this evening after settlers attacked Palestinian homes in Kharaba, close to the village of Samu in the southern West Bank, according to Palestinian media and Israeli activists.

WAFA, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency, says settlers from a nearby outpost carried out the attack with Israeli troops present. According to the outlet, one man suffered bruises to his body and another man and woman fainted after being pepper-sprayed. The three were reportedly taken to a hospital in nearby Yatta.

Israeli activists in the nearby enclave of Masafer Yatta say about 10 settlers stoned and pepper-sprayed residents of Kharaba, and that a total of four residents had to be hospitalized.

This evening in Kharaba: about ten settlers descended from the nearby outpost and attacked the residents with pepper spray and stones. Four residents were evacuated to the hospital. pic.twitter.com/Vr4Jrgngpk

— מחוץ לעדר/ kivsa shchora (@masafering) February 2, 2026

The activists share footage of medics fixing a ventilation mask on an elderly woman and attending to men who are lying on their backs on the road.

No arrests are reported. The IDF does not immediately respond to a request for comment, including regarding WAFA’s report that troops were in Kharaba during the attack.

Hours earlier, the IDF detained three Palestinian men in Samu who allegedly assaulted Jewish shepherds in the area yesterday.