Settlers injure Palestinian in West Bank attack, 2nd Palestinian shot by IDF troops – reports

Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

Israeli security forces stand guard along a road while behind smoke billows from an area reportedly set ablaze by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of Idna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, on June 5, 2026. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
Israeli security forces stand guard along a road while behind smoke billows from an area reportedly set ablaze by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of Idna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, on June 5, 2026. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)

Palestinian media outlets report that settlers attacked the village of Idhna in the southern West Bank, beating a resident, and set fire to Palestinian-owned fields in the area in the southern West Bank.

According to the reports, one Palestinian was beaten and injured in the attack, while another was wounded by gunfire from IDF troops that arrived in the area. There is no comment from the military.

Settlers are also said to have set fire to fields in the area. No injuries were reported in the arson attack.

Earlier, settlers were reported to have blocked a road leading to the same area, which was later reopened by Palestinians.

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