Overview
- Dozens of masked settlers attacked Beit Lid and Deir Sharaf, torching trucks, warehouses and farmland, with damage reported at the Al-Juneidi dairy facility and Bedouin tents.
- The IDF said four Palestinians were injured and evacuated, and that settlers later attacked soldiers near a nearby industrial zone and damaged a military vehicle.
- Israel Police initially arrested four suspects; subsequent reporting said three were released while a minor was ordered held for six days on suspicion of arson and assault.
- President Isaac Herzog, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth condemned the violence and pledged firm action against what they called a criminal fringe.
- The arson comes during the olive harvest and follows a documented surge in settler incidents, with UN OCHA reporting at least 264 attacks in October, as Palestinian officials and rights groups allege systemic impunity.