Settlers assault Palestinians, burn cars in overnight West Bank raid; no arrests

Israeli settlers raided the West Bank Palestinian town of Surif overnight Friday-Saturday, where they attacked residents, set fire to cars and damaged property, according to Israeli authorities and Palestinian media.The IDF said Saturday morning that it received a report of three Palestinians who were wounded after being attacked by Israelis in Surif, west of Hebron, and dispatched troops to the area.The troops located cars that were set on fire, along with Hebrew graffiti sprayed on a structure, the army said.No arrests were made as the settlers apparently fled before the IDF arrived.Footage purportedly from the town showed masked Israelis hurling stones at a home, as well as a burnt-out car following the attack.According to Surif’s Mayor, Hazem Gheimat, the attackers arrived from the nearby settlement of Bat Ayin, and set fire to several cars before fleeing.Israeli settlers attacked the home of Palestinian resident Moataz Abdullah Ghneimat in the town of…
Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian town of Surif in the West Bank overnight Friday-Saturday, wounding three Palestinians, setting cars on fire, and spray-painting Hebrew graffiti. The IDF and Israel Police responded, but no arrests were made as the perpetrators fled. Surif's Mayor, Hazem Gheimat, stated the attackers came from the Bat Ayin settlement. Later on Saturday, settlers also assaulted a Palestinian couple working on their farm in Beitillu, leaving them moderately injured. These incidents follow a recent increase in settler violence in the West Bank, with 867 such incidents recorded in 2025, up from 682 in 2024.
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