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Israeli Prime Minister Condemns Settler Violence in West Bank Villages

Benjamin Netanyahu criticized attacks in Qusra and Jalud as masked settlers targeted Palestinian homes and injured an NBC News team.

Updated Aug 29, 2026 · 20:20 UTC5 reports

The short version

  • Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian residents and property in the West Bank villages of Qusra and Jalud on Saturday.
  • The attacks resulted in injuries to Palestinian residents as well as four members of an NBC News reporting team.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a rare statement condemning the actions as criminal violence by a handful of rioters.
  • Tensions remain high following a three-week siege around Qusra homes and new military roadblocks set up in the area.

Key facts

  • Masked Israeli settlers threw stones, entered Palestinian property, and barricaded themselves inside a house with residents present in Qusra.[NBC News · Deutsche Welle · France 24]
  • In nearby Jalud, masked assailants emerging from a car beat four NBC News crew members and a 51-year-old Palestinian woman with sticks and threw rocks at them.[NBC News · France 24]
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly condemned the violent incidents in Qusra and Jalud, describing the perpetrators as law-breaking rioters harming Israel's international standing.[NBC News · Deutsche Welle · France 24]
  • The Israel Defense Forces stated they dispatched forces to separate the groups, remove settlers from the home, confiscate vehicles, and initiate a police investigation.[NBC News · Deutsche Welle · France 24]
  • The Saturday incidents follow weeks of reported blockades and settler aggression around Qusra, where military forces declared closed zones and erected new roadblocks.[Deutsche Welle · Al Jazeera · Al Jazeera]

What remains uncertain

  • Palestinian accounts and military reports differ regarding the IDF's actions during the Qusra incident, with residents alleging army mistreatment and tear gas usage while the IDF stated it operated to separate groups and protect trapped residents.[Deutsche Welle]

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