Over 100 Israeli settlers attack West Bank village, injure Israeli forces and burn Palestinian homes

Over 100 Israeli settlers rioted in the West Bank village of Jalud overnight into September 29, 2026, thwarting a court-ordered military operation to return the displaced Tubasi family to their home. Settlers set fire to the family's residence, clashed with security forces, and injured three Israeli Border Police officers. The incident drew rare, sharp condemnation from Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while opposition challenger Gadi Eisenkot blamed the violence on the government's dangerous policies.

Details of the Jalud attack and damage

• ▪During the September 29, 2026 attack in Jalud, Israeli settlers set fire to two Palestinian homes belonging to the Tubasi family and blocked access roads.
• ▪More than 100 Israeli settlers attacked the West Bank village of Jalud overnight into September 29, 2026, injuring three Israeli Border Police officers and damaging a security vehicle.
• ▪Wael Tubasi stated that the Tubasi family's two homes in Jalud were severely damaged, with smashed bathrooms, doors, and windows, and walls blackened by burning tires

Background of the Tubasi family's displacement

• ▪The attempted return of the Tubasi family to Jalud on September 29, 2026 followed a September 6, 2026 High Court of Justice order requiring Israeli authorities to arrange their safe return to Jalud within 14 days
• ▪The Tubasi family had originally fled their Jalud home in July 2026 following a prolonged siege and attacks by Israeli settlers.

Criticism of the security forces' response

• ▪The Israel Defense Forces failed to complete the court-ordered mission to return the Tubasi family to their Jalud home on September 29, 2026, after being overwhelmed by over 100 rioting settlers
• ▪Anonymous Israeli law enforcement sources criticized the Israel Defense Forces for failing to coordinate the operation to return the Tubasi family to Jalud in advance with the police and the Shin Bet
• ▪A senior Israeli security source stated that the Israel Defense Forces failed significantly by sending only 12 Border Police officers to secure the return of the Palestinian family to Jalud.

Police arrests and investigations

• ▪An investigation into the September 29, 2026 settler riot in Jalud later led to the arrest of a third suspect connected to the riot
• ▪Israeli police arrested two suspects and took two minors in for questioning following the settler riot in Jalud overnight into September 29, 2026.

Official reactions to the violence

• ▪Israeli President Isaac Herzog condemned the settler attack in Jalud as a moral stain and an assault on the rule of law and basic national values
• ▪Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot blamed the Jalud incident of September 29, 2026 on a dangerous government policy, calling it an example of anarchy and loss of control
• ▪Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the Jalud violence, attributing it to a small group of rioters who do not represent the law-abiding settler community.
• ▪A United States State Department spokesperson condemned the settler violence in the West Bank village of Jalud and expressed support for appropriate investigations and legal proceedings against those responsible

Other West Bank incidents

• ▪Israeli settlers carried out additional attacks elsewhere in the West Bank on September 29, 2026, including setting fire to cars and homes in the village of Al Mughayyir.
• ▪Dozens of Israeli settlers gathered in the West Bank town of Beitunia on September 29, 2026, to hold a Sukkot prayer using loudspeakers.

West Bank violence statistics

• ▪According to the United Nations, settler attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank averaged six per day during the first half of 2026.
• ▪Since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, Israeli soldiers or settlers have killed at least 1,111 Palestinians in the West Bank, while Palestinian attacks have killed 49 Israelis.

Reactions to settlement sanctions

• ▪Israel voiced outrage and imposed diplomatic repercussions in response to sanctions imposed by Britain, the Netherlands, and other countries against West Bank settlement products
• ▪The Jalud attack on September 29, 2026 occurred amid growing international criticism and sanctions from countries including Britain and the Netherlands against products from illegal West Bank settlements

Debatable claims

• ▪The Netanyahu government's policies are responsible for the rise in West Bank settler violence
• ▪The IDF's failure to protect the Tubasi family in Jalud represents a major operational breakdown
• ▪Israel should reinstate administrative detention for Jewish extremists in the West Bank