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Police Arrest Two Settlers After Jalud Home Attacks

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 11:20 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Israeli Settlers Attack

Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family’s home in Jalud, setting fire to two houses and smashing doors.
More than 100 settlers participated, hurling rocks and burning tires, injuring three Israeli Border Police officers.
Police arrested two settlers and opened an investigation.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the violence and called for prosecutions.

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Eisenkot Condemns Anarchy

Gadi Eisenkot, election front-runner, denounced the Jalud riots as “anarchy” and warned they harm security.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich posted that “Judaising” the Negev and Galilee will follow West Bank tactics.
Palestinian-Israeli lawmaker Ahmad Tibi called the attackers “scum of the earth” on X after the Damascus Gate assault.
Opposition leader Gilad Kariv labeled the West Bank violence a “pogrom” and blamed the government’s racist policies.

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UN OCHA Documents Attacks

Yesh Din reports under three percent of police investigations into settler violence result in convictions over two decades.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) recorded 6,199 settler attacks causing casualties or damage since 2023.
UN special rapporteurs warned in June that escalating “settler terror” with support threatens Palestinian communities’ existence.
ICRC delegation head Julien Lerisson said authorities must respect humanitarian law protecting property and essential services.

History

Historical Context

On 25 February 1994, Israeli settler Baruch Goldstein opened fire in Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque, killing 29 Palestinians and wounding 125. The massacre prompted Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s condemnation, a curfew on 120,000 residents, and showed the Oslo Accords’ failure to curb settler violence. Today, a raid on a Jalud family by over 100 settlers draws condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, echoing that legacy.

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Israeli Settlers Attack

Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family’s home in Jalud, setting fire to two houses and smashing doors.
More than 100 settlers participated, hurling rocks and burning tires, injuring three Israeli Border Police officers.
Police arrested two settlers and opened an investigation.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the violence and called for prosecutions.

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