2026-06-06 · Huwara, Nablus
Settler in IDF uniform filmed beating Palestinians in Huwara; arrested after a month on the run
AssaultStone-throwingArrests or chargesAwaiting review
On 6 June 2026 Israeli assailants knocked two Palestinians to the ground in Huwara and beat them; footage shows a man in IDF uniform repeatedly punching a Palestinian lying on the ground. The clashes involved stones and clubs and police said several Palestinians needed hospital treatment. A settlement rapid response squad member in his 20s, carrying an M16 and a pistol though not on active duty, was arrested on 29 July 2026 after evading arrest for weeks. Police said several suspects had been arrested and one indictment filed.
Footage
Location
Approximate: village
How it was located: Village centroid
Victims and damage
- Injured
- At least 2
- Killed
- 0
Perpetrators
- Group
- Settlement rapid response squad member involved
- Army
- Not known
- Unnamed man in his 20s, settlement rapid response squad member: Arrested [2]
Legal outcome
Sources
- Jerusalem Post, 29 Jul 2026: arrest of suspect in Huwara assault
- Israel police arrest suspect seen attacking Palestinians while in military uniform (AFP/Arab News, 29 Jul 2026)
- Times of Israel: 9 Palestinians wounded in settler rampage in Huwara; IDF soldier seen beating man
- Times of Israel: Police nab 2 suspects in Huwara settler rampage; IDF yet to identify uniformed assailant
- Times of Israel: Police arrest man seen attacking a Palestinian last month while in IDF uniform
- Haaretz: IDF soldier filmed beating Palestinians in settler raid on West Bank town
- Reddit r/Palestine: Groups of Jewish settlers, accompanied by an Israeli soldier, beat two Palestinian youths in Huwara
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