2025-07-09 · Tell al-Khashaba, Nablus
About 100 settlers shoot and beat herders at Tell al-Khashaba near Aqraba and steal some 500 sheep
ShootingAssaultLivestock theftNo arrestsAwaiting review
About 100 settlers, believed to be from Gitit settlement and a nearby new outpost, attacked the Tell al-Khashaba herding community near Aqraba after Israeli forces had closed the entrances to Aqraba and the road to the community. Three herders were injured by live ammunition and 16 people were physically assaulted, including two children aged 10 and 11. The settlers stole about 500 sheep and shot dead several others, according to OCHA.
Location
Approximate: village
How it was located: Coordinates reused from the archive's gazetteer (herding community near Aqraba).
Victims and damage
- Injured
- 19
- Killed
- 0
- Damage
- About 500 sheep stolen; others shot dead
Perpetrators
- Settlement or outpost of origin
- Gitit
- Army
- Soldiers present, did not intervene
Legal outcome
No legal steps recorded.
Sources
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