Clashes erupt between settlers, Palestinians in South Hebron Hills for 2nd time in a week

By Nurit Yohanan

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10 July 2026, 5:01 pm

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Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

Palestinian media outlets report that six people were lightly injured in clashes between settlers and Palestinians in South Hebron Hills.

Footage appears to show a settler attempting to drive several women away from an open area. It also appears to show a settler spraying pepper spray at a woman while soldiers are present at the scene.

It was the second such clash in the area within a week.

اعتداء مستوطنين على فلسطينيين في مسافر يطا جنوب الخليل#فيديو pic.twitter.com/QYHoxouvug

— قناة الجزيرة (@AJArabic) July 10, 2026

Responding to a query from The Times of Israel, the IDF says it had received “a report of dozens of Palestinians gathering around an Israeli civilian, and upon arriving at the scene, forces acted to disperse the gathering.”

The military says it detained three Palestinians who refused to leave after the area was declared a closed military zone. It also said three Palestinians were injured after a report that several Israeli civilians had sprayed them with pepper spray.

According to the IDF, the incident took place on survey land — land whose legal status has not yet been determined — rather than on privately owned Palestinian land.