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Masked Settlers Assault Khirbet Humsa: Investigation Underway

3/19/2026

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Israeli settlers attacked the village of Khirbet Humsa, threatening women and children.
Eyewitnesses report dozens of masked settlers beat and restrained villagers.
Suhaib Abualkebash described a brutal sexual assault, saying he was stripped and paraded.
Family members and foreign activists corroborated the incident.
Israeli authorities have launched an investigation, while rights groups accuse the government of facilitating settler violence in the West Bank amid tensions with Iran.

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Israeli settlers attacked the village of Khirbet Humsa, threatening women and children.
Eyewitnesses report dozens of masked settlers beat and restrained villagers.
Suhaib Abualkebash described a brutal sexual assault, saying he was stripped and paraded.
Family members and foreign activists corroborated the incident.
Israeli authorities have launched an investigation, while rights groups accuse the government of facilitating settler violence in the West Bank amid tensions with Iran.