The Palestinian Red Crescent Society says it is treating two people, including an elderly man, after they were assaulted by settlers in Khirbet Yarza, east of Tubas in the northern West Bank.
The Red Crescent says its medics were also assaulted by settlers while trying to reach the wounded Palestinians.
A spokesperson for Jordan Valley Activists, a group of Israelis who perform “protective presence” in Palestinian communities in the area, reports having received a distress call from people in Yarza who said they were being shot at.
According to the spokesperson, the settlers also sprayed tear gas. The spokesperson says ambulances coming from Tubas were temporarily blocked from reaching Yarza.
Footage shared with The Times of Israel by the Jordan Valley Activists shows about five settlers walking among homes in Yarza and shining flashlights at locals and homes.
Settlers are seen shining flashlights in the Palestinian village of Khirbet Yarza, in the northern West Bank’s Jordan Valley, March 4, 2026. (Jordan Valley Activists)
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