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Friday, May 15, 2026
Settler filmed clubbing dog to death in central West Bank Palestinian village
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Palestinian media airs footage of a masked man said to be an Israeli settler repeatedly clubbing a guard dog during a raid of the central West Bank village of Atara, near Ramallah.
Residents said the dog succumbed to its wounds from the attack shortly thereafter.
The Haaretz daily confirms that the assailant was an Israeli and says he was one of several settlers who raided the village of Atara earlier today.
Others grazed their livestock in between homes in order to harass the locals.
An illegal outpost was established on the lands of Atara last year. The outpost is located on Area B of the West Bank, which is supposed to be under Palestinian civil control, as no settlers are allowed to live there.
مستوطن يعتدي بوحشية على كلب حراسة داخل منزل فلسطيني في بلدة عطارة، شمال رام الله. pic.twitter.com/agbmMTgAET
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Haaretz says that residents of Atara living on lands adjacent to the outpost were expelled through a closed military zone order issued by the IDF, ostensibly to prevent clashes.
While the order has since expired, residents have refrained from returning to their homes due to fear of continued attacks by settlers, given that the outpost still stands.
The security cabinet earlier this year reportedly ordered the army to dismantle any illegal outpost built in Area B, though the directive has not been fully implemented. Wildcat settler communities in Area C — which is under both security and civil control of Israel — have been allowed to mushroom throughout the West Bank at unprecedented levels under the current government.
There is no immediate comment from the IDF.
The Times of Israel Community.