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

Israeli settlers raided the West Bank town of Surif overnight Friday-Saturday, attacking residents, setting cars on fire, and damaging property. The IDF reported three Palestinians wounded, and no arrests were made as the settlers fled. A separate attack occurred in Beitillu, where a Palestinian couple was injured. The incidents follow a recent gunfight in Tell that killed two Israelis and four Palestinians, amid a rise in settler violence.

Israeli settlers raided the West Bank town of Surif overnight Friday-Saturday, attacking residents, setting cars on fire, and damaging property, according to Israeli authorities and Palestinian media. The IDF said it received a report of three Palestinians wounded and dispatched troops, who found burnt cars and Hebrew graffiti. No arrests were made as the settlers fled before the IDF arrived. Footage showed masked Israelis hurling stones at a home. Surif's Mayor, Hazem Gheimat, said the attackers came from the nearby settlement of Bat Ayin. A separate attack occurred in Beitillu, where a Palestinian couple was assaulted and moderately injured, according to WAFA. The incidents follow a gunfight in Tell a week earlier that killed two Israelis and four Palestinians. Settler violence has mounted, with near-daily attacks but few arrests. Critics accuse the government of condoning the attacks. Shin Bet figures show three times more Palestinian victims of terror attacks than Jews. The military recorded 867 incidents of nationalistic crime and settler violence in 2025, up from 682 in 2024.