Settler Attack in Hebron Injures 10 as West Bank Violence Surges

Early Sunday raid on the Ras area adds to a year of 3,488 attacks and 17 Palestinian deaths.

Settler Attack in Hebron Injures 10 as West Bank Violence Surges — Early Sunday morning, settlers attacked the Ras area in Hebron under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, whose crews dealt with 10 injuries.[^1] The assault on the Jabri neighborhood is the latest in a grim tally: settlers carried out 3,488 attacks against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank since the beginning of 2026, leading to the martyrdom of 17 Palestinians during the first half of the year.[^1] The numbers, stark as they are, do not capture the texture of daily life under this pressure—the raids, the stone-throwing, the quiet erosion of any sense of security. This incident unfolds against a backdrop of rising regional tensions. Iran and Qatar are trading accusations over three pilots whose planes were shot down over Qatari airspace on March 2, with Iran claiming they are held captive and Qatar denying it.[^2] Meanwhile, a secret channel connected President Trump to the Revolutionary Guards commander, a backchannel that reportedly ran through Nechirvan Barzani, who received a senior Guards official with an encrypted phone on May 14.[^3] The diplomatic maneuvering has not eased the military posture: Iran is reportedly ready for a new phase of war with Israel and the US, and Gulf states are prepared to kick the US out over Iran.[^4] For Palestinians in Hebron, these geopolitical currents feel distant. What is immediate is the presence of settlers, the protection of occupation forces, and the Red Crescent crews counting the injured. The question that lingers is whether the international community, focused on Tehran and Washington, will notice the slow violence accumulating in the West Bank—or whether the numbers will simply keep climbing. Likud Primaries Loom as Parties Jostle for Position — Reserve Colonel Hezi Nehemia, a leader of the Forum of Reserve Commanders and Fighters, is joining Gilaad Erdan's new party, adding a military voice to a fragmented opposition.[^1] The move comes as the general election on October 27 approaches, and as parties scramble to consolidate. Meanwhile, Judge Noam Sohlberg, chairman of the Central