Israeli settler seen abusing 5 Palestinian children in Hebron

A Palestinian girl holds a burned stuffed toy outside a home damaged in an attack by Israeli settlers in the Khirbet al-Tuba community in the Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron, West Bank, Palestine on August 6, 2026. [Wisam Hashlamoun – Anadolu Agency]

A video circulating on Sunday evening showed an armed Israeli settler abusing five Palestinian children in Beit Ummar, in the Hebron governorate of the occupied West Bank.

According to Palestine TV, which is state-owned and published the video on its digital platforms, “an armed settler threatened and detained a group of young men in Beit Ummar, Hebron”.

The video shows the settler near a Palestinian home pointing his weapon at five children, shouting at them and forcing them to raise their hands.

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There was no immediate comment from the Israeli authorities on the incident.

During August 2026, Israeli settlers carried out 628 attacks in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, according to data from the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission.

In June 2026, 14 UN special rapporteurs warned that the sharp rise in settler violence, with the support and complicity of the Israeli state in the occupied territories, posed an existential threat to Palestinian communities.

About 750,000 Israeli settlers live in 194 settlements and 400 outposts in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, according to official Palestinian data.

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