Palestinian water provider says maintenance workers assaulted by settlers

The Jerusalem Water Undertaking, a major Palestinian water provider in the central West Bank, says its workers were assaulted and pepper-sprayed by settlers today while carrying out maintenance work on a well in Ein Samia, a spring that is used to supply water to several Palestinian villages near Ramallah and Jerusalem.

Footage shared by the water firm, shot from afar, shows three individuals moving away from three white vehicles, two of which back up along the road. The person filming the video can be heard saying it captures the immediate aftermath of a settler attack on workers’ vehicles at a well in Ein Samia.

مستوطنون يهاجمون موظفي مصلحة المياه في عين سامية pic.twitter.com/9mQtTZbPVx

— قناة عودة الفضائية (@AwdehTV) February 11, 2026

The “repeated” attacks “negatively affect water deliveries to the villages and communities who benefit from these wells, which form a primary source of water for them,” says the firm, calling on “all concerned parties to fulfill their legal and humanitarian responsibilities” and put an end to the attacks.

A few days ago, the firm said settlers assaulted staff and vandalized offices at Ein Samia’s main pumping station, resulting in the wells going out of service for a day. Footage published by the firm on Saturday showed two large screens were shattered.

The Undertaking said the pause in service “directly affected more than 19 communities” and “deprived over 100,000 citizens of their basic right to water.”

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— أحمد عبداللّه اليافعي (@ALHIJASHI) February 8, 2026