Israeli army, settlers attack Palestinians in Hebron area of West Bank

Four Palestinians wounded in settler attack, while several others shot in raid by Israeli military south of Hebron in the occupied territory.Published On 25 Feb 2026A number of Palestinians have been injured in separate attacks by the Israeli army and settlers in the Hebron area of the occupied West Bank, amid an escalating wave of state-backed violence as Israel concurrently continues its genocidal war on Gaza.In ad-Dhahiriya, about 24km (15 miles) southwest of Hebron, Israeli forces fired live and rubber bullets as they carried out a raid on Tuesday night, security sources told the Wafa news agency.Several Palestinians were injured by rubber-coated bullets fired at their feet, the agency reported.In a separate incident, four Palestinians were wounded when dozens of settlers launched an attack on the village of Khirbet Susiya in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, late on Tuesday, local sources told Al Jazeera.The settlers also damaged property, setting six structures and a car on fire, sources said.Settlers rampaging with impunity, attacking Palestinian civilians and their property, often with the backing of the Israeli military across the West Bank, have driven waves of families to flee the village, established in the late 1800s, leaving only about 30 families remaining.Meanwhile, settlers, under the protection of the Israeli military, attacked the home of a Palestinian man currently in Israeli detention in Masafer Bani Na’im, east of Hebron, on Wednesday, Wafa reported.The settlers, from a newly established settlement in the area, stole 30 of his sheep, killed another, and damaged the tyres of his vehicle, the agency reported, adding that the man whose property was targeted had previously been assaulted by settlers.