Israeli forces arrest 28 as settlers beat family, target Palestinian schoolchildren
The Palestine Chronicle reports on 13 October 2026:
Key Takeaways
- Illegal Israeli Jewish settlers wearing Israeli military uniforms severely beat a Palestinian family in Talfit; another attack targeted a vehicle carrying school students in Masafer Yatta.
- Forty-seven families face forced displacement from Khirbet Ras al-Ahmar, where four families have already fled following death threats.
- Israeli occupation forces arrested 28 Palestinians near Nablus, while illegal settlers uprooted grapevines and obstructed access to olive groves.
Family Beaten, School Vehicle Attacked
Illegal Israeli Jewish settlers severely beat members of a Palestinian family in Talfit, south of Nablus, on Tuesday, while other attacks targeted schoolchildren and agricultural land across the occupied West Bank, Quds News Network reported. Local sources said illegal settlers disguised in Israeli occupation army uniforms entered the home of Youssef Abu Aisha and assaulted him and his relatives. Several family members suffered injuries and bruises requiring hospital treatment.
The Al-Baydar human rights organization also reported that Israeli occupation forces had been entering Talfit since dawn, searching homes and vandalizing their contents. It called for protection for residents and an end to the attacks.
In Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron (Al-Khalil), illegal settlers attacked a vehicle carrying students from Al-Fakhit School and smashed its windows, according to the organization.