President Isaac Herzog also condemned the attack, writing on X that \u201csuch violence is life-threatening, crosses a bright red line and stands in complete opposition to the values and laws of the State of Israel and the values of Judaism.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis serious incident joins a number of harsh and illegitimate recent incidents that, first and foremost, harm the settlement movement and the reputation of the State of Israel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to Looking the Occupation in the Eyes, some 15-20 armed settlers took part in the attack, which targeted both Israeli activists and local Palestinians.<\/p>\n
Footage filmed by one Israeli activist showed at least three masked people wielding clubs pulling up in a small ATV. Threads of tzitzit, a Jewish ritual undergarment, can be seen hanging from under a dark hoodie worn by one of the assailants as they get out of the vehicle. The attackers then swing their clubs at the person filming, who yells in pain and pleads with the assailants to stop.<\/p>\n
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A person could be heard saying, in Arabic, \u201cThey killed her.\u201d However, MDA said both wounded activists were conscious when they arrived at Beilinson.\n<\/p>\n Looking the Occupation in the Eyes, one of several Israeli groups that perform \u201cprotective presence\u201d in Palestinian communities, accused the government of supporting such attacks and claimed the vehicle used by the attackers was provided by far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich.<\/p>\n \u201cSettlers are not the fulfillers of Zionism and redeemers of the land. They aren\u2019t poor boys from broken homes,\u201d the group said on X, paraphrasing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s description<\/a> of Jews who attack Palestinians in the West Bank.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are violent, criminal racists, with no scruples about carrying out cruel and violent attacks \u2014 with the backing of the state, in an ATV provided by Smotrich \u2014 against Palestinians and unarmed human rights activists,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n #\u0634\u0627\u0647\u062f<\/a>| \u0641\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0648 \u064a\u0648\u062b\u0642 \u0627\u0639\u062a\u062f\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0648\u0637\u0646\u064a\u0646 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062a\u0636\u0627\u0645\u0646\u0629 \u0623\u062c\u0646\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0625\u0635\u0627\u0628\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0628\u062c\u0631\u0627\u062d \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0641\u0639\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u062a\u0636\u0627\u0645\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0628\u0644\u062f\u0629 \u0642\u0635\u0631\u0629 \u062c\u0646\u0648\u0628 \u0646\u0627\u0628\u0644\u0633 pic.twitter.com\/9gPPO8PjTU<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \u0648\u0643\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0634\u0647\u0627\u0628 \u0644\u0644\u0623\u0646\u0628\u0627\u0621 (@ShehabAgency) February 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0\n<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Palestinian media reported that settlers also set fire to a warehouse and vehicle in the Palestinian village of Jalud, less than 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) south of Qusra.<\/p>\n The settlers also pelted homes with stones, damaging some windows, the reports said.<\/p>\n Footage published by Palestinian outlets showed about ten masked people, identified as settlers, hurling stones on a road in Jalud. Separate footage showed shattered windows and a car in flames.<\/p>\n No injuries or arrests were reported. The IDF did not immediately comment on the incident in Jalud.<\/p>\n ????\u0644\u062d\u0638\u0629 \u0647\u062c\u0648\u0645 \u0645\u062c\u0645\u0648\u0639\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0648\u0637\u0646\u064a\u0646 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0642\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u062c\u0627\u0644\u0648\u062f \u062c\u0646\u0648\u0628 \u0646\u0627\u0628\u0644\u0633 \u0648\u062d\u0631\u0642 \u0645\u0645\u062a\u0644\u0643\u0627\u062a\u0647\u0645 pic.twitter.com\/cGbHSSPKld<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \u062f\u064a\u0648\u0627\u0646 (@DiwanDaily) February 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Settler attacks on both Palestinians and Israeli activists have spiked since the Hamas onslaught of October 7, 2023.\n<\/p>\n Data published by the IDF and Shin Bet security agency last month showed a 27 percent rise in settler attacks in 2025 compared to the previous year. In addition to the overall rise in settler attacks, in 2025 there was also an increase in the number of severe incidents, including shootings, arson and other violent crimes: 128 in the past year, compared with 83 in 2024 and 54 in 2023, according to the data.<\/p>\n The attacks, which occur on a near-daily basis, largely go unchecked. Prosecutions of Jewish extremists are rare, and convictions are even rarer. Critics have accused the government, described as the most hardline in Israel\u2019s history, of shrugging off the attacks.<\/p>\n Last week, a Palestinian-American teenager was shot dead during a settler attack in the central West Bank\u2019s Mukhmas. 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