Israeli settlers kill four Palestinians in West Bank attack; 2 Israelis also died
Family members of one of the four Palestinians killed by Israeli settlers weep outside a hospital in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on 24 July 2026
Fayha Shalash reports in Middle East Eye on 24 July 2026:
Israeli settlers and troops killed four Palestinians during an attack on a village in the occupied West Bank on Friday, during which a soldier and a settler were also shot dead.
According to eyewitnesses, a group of armed settlers stormed homes and farmland on the outskirts of Tel, southwest of Nablus, early in the morning. Residents gathered to repel the attack, Mahmoud al-Hindi, a resident of the village, told Middle East Eye.
The confrontation escalated into physical clashes between unarmed Palestinians on one side and rifle-wielding settlers and Israeli soldiers on the other. Israeli troops and settlement guards then opened fire on a group of Palestinians, according to Hindi.
The Palestinian health ministry said four men were killed and four others wounded, most of them shot in the upper body. Three of the wounded are in a critical condition. The dead were identified as brothers Ibrahim Hussein Ali Saifi and Jawad Hussein Ali Saifi, their cousin Farouq Adnan Ali Saifi, and their relative Imran Ahmed Ali Saifi. “This area often sees confrontations after settlers attack in an attempt to seize land, but today was the most violent,” Hindi said.
Israeli media reported that a settlement security guard and an army officers were also killed by gunfire and that two other settlers were wounded.
The Israeli army said the settlers had been on a “hike” in the area when clashes broke out with Palestinian residents. It said the settlers fired warning shots before troops arrived and attempted to disperse the confrontation. According to the army, a Palestinian seized a weapon from a settlement guard, killing him and wounding three others.