Nine Palestinians reported wounded in settler rampage through Hawara

Dozens of assailants damage property, steal livestock and set fire to auto repair shop amid clashes across West Bank

Nine Palestinians were wounded Saturday in a settler attack on the northern West Bank town of Huwara, Palestinian media reported, as footage from the scene showed masked assailants damaging property and clashes spread to nearby areas.

WAFA, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency, said the wounded include a local councilman who was injured by shrapnel to the leg, four other people who were beaten and another four who were tear-gassed.

One of the people who was beaten sustained head wounds, WAFA said. Footage published by Palestinian media showed a young man lying on the road and apparently bleeding from the head as a Red Crescent medic attended to him.

According to WAFA, dozens of settlers who attacked Huwara also hurled stones at several buildings, including the municipality building; smashed the windows of multiple vehicles; and stole a car, a bicycle and about 35 sheep.

Security camera footage from Huwara, timestamped to shortly past 11 a.m., showed several hooded figures smashing a parked car. Threads of tzitzit, a Jewish ritual undergarment, can be seen dangling from under some of the attackers’ hoodies.

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Additional footage circulated online showed an auto repair shop that was reportedly set ablaze near Huwara.

Breaking | Israeli settlers have set fire to a vehicle repair and bodywork shop near the town of Huwara, south of Nablus. pic.twitter.com/eVcEdZs9pa

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) June 6, 2026

Separately, WAFA reported that settlers vandalized Palestinian-owned crops in the Masoudiya area, north of the West Bank city of Nablus. Citing Dhiab Hajji, head of the Masoudiya Land Defense Committee, the report said that the settlers had released their livestock in among the crops, causing significant damage.

Hebrew media also reported clashes between settlers and Palestinians in several flashpoints across the West Bank, particularly in villages near Huwara.

לאחר שאנשי החווה הסמוכה טענו כי נגנב להם עדר צאן: עימותים אלימים בין יהודים לפלסטינים בכפרים באזור חווארה, 6 פלסטינים נפצעו קל@Doron_Kadosh pic.twitter.com/EkDGWl191w

— גלצ (@GLZRadio) June 6, 2026

Further footage circulating online showed large groups of religious Jewish men throwing rocks at Palestinian residents.

Critics have accused the government and law enforcement of turning a blind eye to violent attacks by settler extremists, which have become increasingly deadly in recent years and occur on a near-daily basis. Arrests are rare and prosecutions are even less common.

The military recorded 867 incidents of nationalistic crime and settler violence in 2025, compared to 682 incidents in 2024.

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