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Reports: Settlers pepper-sprayed, ran over several Palestinians near Khan al-Ahmar

By Nurit Yohanan 4 July 2026, 9:37 pm
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Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

Palestinian media report that settlers arrived at a Bedouin community near Khan al-Ahmar, east of Jericho, on Friday evening.

According to footage from the scene, settlers riding an ATV deliberately ran over several residents before spraying pepper spray at others. Several people were reportedly lightly injured.

Separate footage published later shows police arriving at the scene. According to the reports, officers arrested several residents and detained the ATV driver.

A security official says the ATV driver and a suspect accused of spraying pepper spray remain in custody.

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