Settlers burn 3 vehicles and destroy power grid south of Nablus

Israeli settlers attacked towns and villages south of Nablus early Tuesday, burning three vehicles and destroying part of the electricity network in the town of Madama. Activists reported that the attacks included an attempt to set a building on fire, while settlers cut electricity poles for the second time in a week. The region is witnessing an escalation in settler attacks under the protection of occupation forces.

Israeli settlers attacked towns and villages south of Nablus in the West Bank early Tuesday, August 4, 2026, burning three vehicles and destroying part of the electricity network in the town of Madama. Activist Bashar al-Qaryouti reported that a group of settlers attacked citizens' homes in the area between the villages of Jalud and Talfit, setting fire to three vehicles, which were completely burned, and attempted to set fire to one building, but residents confronted them. In another attack, settlers from a new outpost between Beita, Tal, and Madama cut electricity poles for the second time in a week, destroying the network and cutting power to parts of the town. This was noted by the head of the Madama village council, Rami Nassar. The villages south of Nablus are witnessing an escalation in settler attacks, including burning property, assaulting citizens, and vandalizing infrastructure, under the protection of occupation forces, as part of a policy aimed at pressuring citizens, forcibly displacing them, and seizing land.