Injuries reported as settlers raid several Palestinian villages in West Bank

Israeli settlers have raided several Palestinian villages on Saturday, hurling stones at residents that caused injuries before managing to flee without anyone being arrested, footage from the scenes and Palestinian media report.

In Ein Siniya, north of Ramallah, a group of settlers is filmed hurling stones at homes. The Palestinian Authority’s official Wafa news site says one resident was assaulted by residents and needed to be hospitalized afterward because his injuries were so severe.

#متابعة| مستوطنون يهاجمون منازل الأهالي في بلدة عين سينيا شمال رام الله وسط الضفة الغربية pic.twitter.com/6LDt3Uxos8

— قبس – Qabas (@ShehabPalestine) April 18, 2026

Additional settler raids reportedly unfolded in the nearby central West Bank villages of Turmus Ayya and Abu Falah.

Residents of the latter town posted messages on social media pleading for assistance from their neighbors as the attack unfolded, with Palestinians having little means of protection against such attacks.

The Israeli army eventually arrived at Abu Falah, but as is often the case in such instances, proceeded to arrest residents of the town, rather than the assailants, who already managed to return to neighboring illegal outposts.

????UPDATE: Following the settler attack on the village, the Israeli army raided it and arrested Palestinians who had been under attack, instead of arresting the settlers. https://t.co/A9AXFYKq0H pic.twitter.com/kR6sJNcjCu

— Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) April 18, 2026

The IDF says it is looking into the matter, but doesn’t provide further information.

Such attacks take place on a daily basis throughout the West Bank with near complete impunity, but there is typically a particular uptick on Shabbat, even though the attackers are usually Orthodox Jews and various aspects of such actions violate Jewish law.