Settlers torch property of Bedouin family; IDF only arrests Palestinian who came to repel attackers

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21 April 2025, 8:53 pm

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

Property belonging to Palestinians that was torched by settlers on April 21, 2025. (Courtesy)

Around 15 settlers torched property belonging to a Bedouin family on the outskirts of the Palestinian village of Sinjil, near Ramallah earlier this evening, a local Palestinian and an Israeli security official told The Times of Israel.

Several members of the Bedouin family were assaulted during the incident, including one who needed to be hospitalized after being repeatedly struck in the head, the Palestinian source says.

While no Israelis were arrested in the latest incident of settler violence, a Palestinian who arrived at the scene in order to try and push back the attackers was detained by the IDF for allegedly throwing stones, an Israeli security official says.

The attack reportedly occurred after Israeli authorities evacuated an illegal outpost erected nearby by settlers in Area B of the West Bank.

The IDF did not respond to a request for comment.