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IDF Detains Six Settlers Following Violent Clash Near Kafr Malik

Their detention highlights the military’s struggle to enforce order during a surge of extremist settler violence

This picture shows a burnt car near graffiti in Hebrew after an Israeli settlers attack the previous day in Kafr Malik in the Israeli occupied West Bank, on June 26, 2025. The Palestinian health ministry said four people were killed in two separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on June 25, including a 15-year-old boy who it said was shot by Israeli troops.
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Overview

  • Israeli forces arrested six settlers on June 28 after the group entered a closed military zone near Kafr Malik and attacked soldiers.
  • Dozens of civilians hurled stones, vandalized military vehicles and attempted to ram troops, according to an IDF statement.
  • Defense Minister Israel Katz and Prime Minister Netanyahu have called for immediate and severe legal action against those who assaulted security personnel.
  • The Palestinian Foreign Ministry alleges that soldiers blocked ambulances and civil defense crews during a June 25 settler arson attack that killed three Palestinians in Kafr Malik.
  • The confrontation underscores growing tensions over rule of law in the occupied West Bank as settlement expansion continues despite international condemnation.