Several Palestinians injured in West Bank settler attacks, ambulance crew assaulted

What happened

Middle East Eye Gaza reports that a series of attacks and raids by Israeli settlers and forces across the West Bank have resulted in injuries to several Palestinians, including two ambulance officers, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

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. Specifically, three Palestinians were beaten by settlers in Beit Dajan, east of Nablus. In Abu Nujaym, southeast of Bethlehem, settlers reportedly opened fire, injuring a Palestinian, and subsequently attacked the ambulance dispatched to assist, using pepper spray on its crew and injuring two ambulance officers, which rendered the ambulance inoperable. These details were provided by Abdul Halim Jaafreh, director of the Palestine Red Crescent Society’s ambulance service in Bethlehem.

Israeli forces arrested a 13-year-old boy, Mohammed Imad Sadaqa, during a home raid in Anza, south of Jenin, and another Palestinian was beaten and detained during a raid in Beit Furik, east of Nablus. Additional reports state settlers attacked Palestinian homes and communities in the northern Jordan Valley and near Ramallah, while Israeli forces set up checkpoints, closed roads, and conducted raids in several West Bank areas including Bethlehem, Jenin, Qalqilya, and Tubas.

Known from the source

• Several Palestinians were injured in West Bank settler attacks reported by Wafa via Middle East Eye.
• Two ambulance officers were injured in an attack on an ambulance in Abu Nujaym, southeast of Bethlehem, making the vehicle inoperable.
• Israeli forces arrested a 13-year-old boy, Mohammed Imad Sadaqa, during a raid in Anza, south of Jenin.
• Another Palestinian was beaten and arrested during a raid on Beit Furik, east of Nablus.
• Settlers reportedly attacked Palestinian homes in the northern Jordan Valley and near Ramallah.

What remains unclear

These incidents point to escalating confrontations in key West Bank areas, with implications for Palestinian civilian safety and mobility, as well as the operational capacity of emergency medical services in the region.

What remains unclear: Confirm whether the central claim is corroborated; until then treat it as unconfirmed/hearsay. Verify injury details and number of victims beyond single-source Wafa report. Confirm the circumstances and actor attribution in the ambulance attack and use of pepper spray. Check arrest details and ages of detainees from independent or official 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.