Settler extremists burn Palestinian cars in apparent revenge attack for outpost evacuations

Settler extremists set fire to several vehicles overnight in the Palestinian village of Marah Rabah, south of Bethlehem in the West Bank, in a so-called “price tag” attack to avenge the evacuation of several illegal settler outposts.

Footage from the village shows several burned vehicles, and graffiti scrawled in Hebrew saying “revenge” and “regards to Bibi.”

The incident comes two days after Border Police forces and personnel from the Civil Administration department of the Defense Ministry removed settler activists from at least four illegal Israeli outposts and encampments they had established in closed military zones in the West Bank.

A report on Saturday said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had ordered the evacuation of 14 illegal West Bank outposts as a measure to combat a recent spike in settler violence.

The Kan public broadcaster reported that Israeli forces had arrived in Marah Rabah to gather evidence.

There was no immediate comment from the Israel Police or the IDF.

“Price tag” refers to vandalism and other hate crimes usually carried out by Jewish ultra-nationalists in retaliation for government policies against the settler movement.

פורעים יהודים הציתו הלילה רכבים פלסטיניים בכפר מראח רבאח דרומית לבית לחם וריססו כתובות גרפיטי, בניהן: "ד"ש לביבי", "אנחנו ננצח" ו"נקמה". כוחות הביטחון הגיעו לכפר לאסוף עדויות@ItayBlumental pic.twitter.com/JjBIL3HgMF

— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) December 9, 2025