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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Reports: Seven injured in settler attack in southern West Bank
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Palestinian media outlets report that seven people were injured during a settler attack in a village in the West Bank’s South Hebron Hills.
Those injured include four Palestinians and three Israeli activists who were in the village of Qawawis, the reports say.
Footage of the incident shows three individuals approaching residents’ homes and beating several locals with clubs.
According to the reports, settlers also threw stones, sprayed pepper spray, and smashed security cameras, car windows, and solar panels in the area. Several of the injured were evacuated to a hospital for treatment.
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