Report: Israeli settlers attack women and elderly shepherds in Hebron, injuries reported

What happened

Quds News Network reports that Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian women and elderly shepherds in the Masafer Yatta area of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday. The settlers also targeted livestock during the assaults, according to QNN posts on X.

Outside Brief is treating this as a source-led account. Any disputed responsibility, casualty figure, battlefield claim or single-source assertion should be treated as unconfirmed/hearsay unless confirmed by another reliable source or a named official. The attacks followed a wider surge in settler violence across the West Bank, with further incidents reported in Beit Furik near Nablus where two Palestinian men, aged 28 and 48, were injured after being beaten during a settler attack on local lands.

In addition to these beatings, nine other Palestinians reportedly suffered bruises and tear gas inhalation when Israeli forces and settlers assaulted residents while attempting to seize a flock of sheep in Masafer Yatta the same day.

Known from the source

• Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian women and elderly shepherds in Masafer Yatta, Hebron, according to Quds News Network.
• Settlers targeted Palestinian livestock during these assaults.
• Two Palestinian men, aged 28 and 48, were injured in a related settler attack in Beit Furik near Nablus.
• Nine Palestinians sustained bruises and tear gas inhalation in an incident involving Israeli forces and settlers in Masafer Yatta.
• QNN reports that settler assaults occurred under protection from the Israeli occupation army.

What remains unclear

QNN states that the settler assaults were conducted under the protection of the Israeli occupation army, involving physical violence and insults against Palestinians and their livestock. The source does not specify the army's direct involvement beyond providing protection.

What remains unclear: Confirm whether the central claim is corroborated; until then treat it as unconfirmed/hearsay. Independent verification of the reported injuries and casualty figures. Confirmation of the involvement or direct role of the Israeli occupation army beyond protection claims. Corroboration of the settler attacks described by Quds News Network from additional sources.

Evidence note

This story contains report-led claims. The article keeps those claims attributed and treats them as unconfirmed/hearsay unless independently corroborated.

Original source: Middle East Eye Gaza. Open the source.