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Sunday, March 22, 2026
Reports: Settlers set fire to vehicles, structures in north West Bank village; 2 injured
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Palestinian media outlets report that settlers set fire to several vehicles and buildings in the village of Deir Khatab in the northern West Bank.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said that two people were injured in the village as a result of the attack, though it is unclear exactly what caused the injuries. The reported attack comes after a string of settler attacks, including arson and beatings, last night.
Earlier, messages circulated in groups and pages identified with settlers calling to avenge the death of Yehuda Sherman at 5 p.m. today. Sherman, 18, was killed yesterday in a collision between a Palestinian and Israeli vehicle in the Jenin area in the northern West Bank. Several hours after the incident, police and the military said they were examining the possibility that it was a terror attack.
#فيديو | مستوطنون يشعلون النار في عدد من المركبات والمنازل في قرية دير الحطب شرق نابلس. pic.twitter.com/py32DfOkVa
— شبكة فلسطين للحوار (@paldf) March 22, 2026
In preparation for the settler attacks, the IDF reportedly locked down a number of Palestinian villages, in what locals say amounts to collective punishment of those being targeted.
BREAKING: The Israeli army has informed the Palestinian Military Liaison that all entrances and exits to multiple cities and towns across the West Bank will be closed today due to calls by settlers to attack Palestinian villages.
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— Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) March 22, 2026
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