IDF troops said to detain Palestinians targeted by settlers in two separate incidents

IDF troops detained five Palestinians who were attacked by settlers around noon today in Duma, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, Palestinian media and Israeli activists say.

At least one Palestinian suffered bruises and was detained along with four other young men following a clash with settlers in the village, according to WAFA, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency. It’s unclear from the report whether the Palestinians are still in Israeli custody.

The outlet cites Duma Mayor Suleiman Dawabsheh as saying troops, following the attack, shuttered the main entrance to the village, preventing medics from reaching the scene.

Israeli activists who perform “protective presence” duty in the area, aiming to help Palestinians, say two activists in Duma were also assaulted by settlers who carried guns, clubs and pepper spray.

Footage published by the activists shows two assailants swinging clubs, kicking and pepper-spraying activists. The assailants both wear the Jewish ritual undergarment tzitzit, whose threads hang from under their hoodies.

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Separately, Israeli activists who perform protective presence in the northern West Bank’s Jordan Valley say troops arrested seven men from the tent compound of Hadidiya as settlers raided homes in the small Palestinian shepherding community. The detained Palestinians were released hours after they were arrested at about 4 p.m., the Jordan Valley Activists say.

Footage shared with The Times of Israel by the activists shows a settler apparently searching a bedroom as an Israeli activist and a Palestinian woman holding a small child demand he leave, which he refuses to do. Separate footage shows another tent apparently ransacked, with an electrical appliance, food and other items splayed on the ground.

The Israeli activists also share footage of Palestinian men crouching on the ground as soldiers stand over them. One of the Palestinians, with his hands tied behind his back, is seen being led away from the compound by soldiers, as settlers in civilian clothes, at least two of whom carry assault rifles, look on.

The IDF does not immediately respond to a request for comment on either incident.