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Thursday, August 6, 2026
IDF says settler arsonists fled before troops arrived at West Bank village, police investigating
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The military says Israeli settlers who carried out an arson attack in a Palestinian village in the southern West Bank overnight fled before troops arrived.
In a statement, the army says it dispatched troops to Khirbet a-Tuba in the South Hebron Hills after receiving a report of Israelis who raided the hamlet and set fire to homes and attacked residents.
“As a result, several Palestinians were injured, including a girl and a woman. Several structures were also set on fire,” the IDF says.
Footage captures last night’s Israeli settler attack on Khirbet al-Tuba in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron. pic.twitter.com/Jxhv4ugfNm
— Government Communication Center (@pal_gcc_en) August 6, 2026
The military says that as the troops arrived, they scanned the area and “identified burned structures, graffiti, and damaged property.” However, the “suspects had fled before their arrival.”
Police officers entered the village overnight with IDF escort to collect evidence and testimony for the investigation.
The IDF says that it “strongly condemns incidents of this kind, including harm to residents, among them women and children.”
“The IDF expects law enforcement authorities to bring the suspects to justice,” the army adds.
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