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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Elderly Palestinian said injured in settler attack in South Hebron Hills
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Palestinian media reports that an elderly Palestinian has been injured in a settler attack in the village of Shaab al-Butum, in the South Hebron Hills.
The injured Palestinian is identified as Musa al-Najjar, 75.
Footage from the scene shows the injured Palestinian lying on the ground. Other images show that Hebrew graffiti reading “regards from the Susya harvest” has been sprayed on the walls of the house where he was attacked.
#صورة| إصابة مسن جراء اعتداء قطعان المستوطنين على الأهالي في خربة شعب البطم بمسافر يطا جنوب الخليل pic.twitter.com/bAMV56Dz9P
— شبكة فلسطين للحوار (@paldf) November 5, 2025
Attorney Kamar Mashraki-Asad, who provides legal representation to residents of Susya and Shaab al-Butum, was present in the area at the time of the attack. He tells The Times of Israel that prior to the attack, settlers cut down around 30 trees in the Susya area, just hours before a scheduled olive harvest coordinated with the Israeli military.
According to Mashraki-Asad, after cutting down the trees, a group of about 10 settlers descended on al-Najjar’s home in Shaab al-Butum and assaulted him. He was later taken to a hospital for medical treatment.
The Israel Police has not yet issued a response.
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