Israeli civilian arrested after settler attack earlier today, say IDF and police

The IDF and Israel Police say that an Israeli civilian has been arrested after carrying out a settler attack in Jalud in the northern West Bank earlier today that injured a Palestinian teenager.

The military says that “forces were dispatched following a report that several Israeli civilians had set fire to a structure, and that dozens of additional civilians had gathered in the area. As a result, a Palestinian was injured and evacuated for medical treatment.”

It adds that troops “acted to disperse the gathering using crowd control measures, questioned the civilians at the scene, and detained an Israeli civilian who will be transferred for further handling by Israel Police.”

Police confirm, in response to a query by The Times of Israel, that an Israeli civilian was indeed transferred into their custody and arrested.

Police add that investigators are preparing to enter the scene accompanied by IDF forces to collect testimonies, evidence, and findings, and that the investigation is ongoing.

Palestinian media earlier reported that settlers had arrived on the outskirts of the village of Jalud in the Nablus area, set fire to a structure, and assaulted and injured a 14-year-old Palestinian boy.

Footage from the scene appears to show mutual stone-throwing between Palestinians and settlers after the settlers arrived, as well as settlers throwing stones near a home on the edge of the village.

HORRIFIC: Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian child in the village of Jalud — pepper-spraying him and beating him, breaking his hand. pic.twitter.com/BLxTtLmNml

— Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) April 27, 2026