Palestinian says settlers posing as IDF beat him, wife, teen daughters in their home

A Palestinian man from Talfit village near Nablus reported that masked settlers posing as soldiers entered his home at 3 a.m., beating him, his wife, and two teenage daughters. The wife required 30 stitches for a head injury; one daughter suffered a broken leg. The IDF confirmed an overnight operation in the area but reported no unusual activity. Police separately arrested a suspect in a related vehicle theft and assault in Yabrud. Settler violence has escalated since October 7, 2023.

A West Bank Palestinian man reported that masked settlers posing as IDF soldiers entered his home in the village of Talfit, south of Nablus, at around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, beating him, his wife, and two of their teenage daughters. Yusuf Abu Aisha told The Times of Israel that the assailants, five men dressed in black civilian clothing and carrying sticks, knocked and identified themselves as soldiers. When he opened the door, they attacked. His wife suffered a head injury requiring 30 stitches; one daughter sustained a broken leg, the other chest injuries. Abu Aisha himself also suffered chest injuries. A military source confirmed an IDF operation in Talfit overnight but said there were no reports of unusual activity and that the matter was being checked. Separately, police arrested a suspect in his 20s in connection with an attack on a Palestinian man in Yabrud on Sunday, in which an Israeli vehicle rammed a car and masked assailants stole it and stoned the local. The suspect was caught on Route 60 near Ofra with stolen military equipment, an air gun, dagger, pepper spray, drone, slingshots, and a face mask. WAFA reported the stolen car belonged to the Yabrud village council and was used for the olive harvest; settlers also stole olive bags and agricultural equipment. The article notes that settler violence has risen sharply since October 7, 2023, occurring on a near-daily basis across hundreds of villages. Critics accuse the government of condoning the violence, while Prime Minister Netanyahu has downplayed it as the work of a few hundred wayward youths.