Footage shows soldiers accompanying settlers as they take livestock from W. Bank Palestinian village

Two videos posted to social media appear to show soldiers accompanying settlers as they allegedly steal livestock from Palestinians in the southern West Bank area of Masafer Yatta.

Neither video could be immediately verified, and it was unclear if they captured the same incident. The IDF did not immediately comment.

In one video, three settlers can be seen entering a barn followed by three armed soldiers, two of them masked. A loud bang, followed by screaming, is heard as the six disappear from view. The soldiers and settlers then go back outside, with each of the settlers dragging a goat behind him.

In the second video, three soldiers — again, two masked and one unmasked — can be seen jostling two people, including a man whom the unmasked soldier briefly puts in a chokehold, as other Palestinians look on. The camera then cuts to a car surrounded by at least six soldiers. Three settlers can be seen pushing the three goats into the car.

In a final scene, a settler flashes a victory sign to the camera as he drives past with a goat in the passenger’s seat and two other goats in the backseat. A soldier looks on as the car goes by.

????⚡️مستوطـنون يسرقون مواشي المواطنين بحماية جنود الاحتـلال، خلال هجومهم على قرية التوانة في مسافر يطا جنوبي الخليل.#ديوان #فلسطين_قضية_الشرفاء pic.twitter.com/GWGQlguCEP

— ديوان (@DiwanDaily) July 25, 2025

TODAY: Armed Israeli settlers + soldiers TERRORIZED Masafer Yatta today, storming homes in Al-Tuwani, STEALING sheep & attacking Palestinians. They beat activists & assaulted the Rabai family. No justice. No consequences. This is Israel's policy of ethnic cleansing in action. pic.twitter.com/NOlNfaEUUw

— Mohammad_Hesham_Huraini (@MHureini) July 25, 2025