Reports: Settlers assault Palestinian brothers outside West Bank village

Israeli settlers assaulted two Palestinian brothers on the outskirts of the village of al-Mughayyir in the central West Bank, the Wafa official Palestinian news agency reports.

Ghassan and Imad Jaber were visiting relatives in al-Mughayyir and were walking outside the town when they came under attack by a group of settlers from a nearby illegal Israeli outpost and beat them, al-Mughayyir mayor Sayel Canaan told Arabic media.

The settlers held the brothers — who also have American citizenship — against their will until Israeli soldiers arrived at the scene and released the pair. Both of them required medical treatment and were evacuated to a nearby hospital.

The IDF did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

There are no reports of any arrests, which are highly unlikely in incidents of settler violence, even though they have been taking place on a near-daily basis across the West Bank in recent months.

Palestinian-American Ghassan Jaber and his brother Imad were kidnapped by Israeli settlers in the village of Burqa and brutally tortured before being released and rushed to the hospital.

In this photo, Ghassan lies on a stretcher, holding his American passport in his hand. pic.twitter.com/Wgb4DRdYDL

— Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) June 1, 2025

????Horrific: Israeli settlers kidnapped and brutally tortured two Palestinian-American brothers from the village of Burqa near Ramallah in the West Bank—before eventually releasing them. pic.twitter.com/FGE9SFk4Qx

— Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) June 1, 2025