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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Settlers attack Palestinians with beatings and pepper spray across West Bank
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Settlers attacked a woman with pepper spray in the village of Burin, in the Nablus area, in recent hours, Palestinian media outlets report.
Outlets also report that settlers beat two young men near the village of Einabus, also in the Nablus area, and that in the South Hebron Hills, settlers were filmed attacking two boys aged 11 and 13.
Additionally, overnight, soldiers and settlers were documented entering a village in the South Hebron Hills. It is alleged that they attempted to steal livestock and assaulted one of the residents. The IDF has not yet responded.
مجموعة من المستعمرين المسلحين هاجمت الرعاة في مسافر يطا، واعتدت بالضرب على الطفلين الشقيقين محمود ومحمد فريد حمامدة، قبل أن تحاول سرقة أغنامهم pic.twitter.com/UwIrRpSRAj
— Wafa News Agency (@WAFA_PS) April 8, 2026
In the middle of the night, soldiers and settlers in uniforms raided the village of Kharaba, tried to break into a sheep pen to steal livestock, and beat a youth on his head and chest. pic.twitter.com/JMDmlveotp
— מחוץ לעדר/ kivsa shchora (@masafering) April 8, 2026
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