Overview
- A drone or airstrike near Jenin killed three Palestinians, one identified by Israeli forces as Qais Bitawi, and Palestinian medics said Israeli troops briefly detained emergency teams at the scene.
- Dozens of masked settlers attacked and surrounded homes in Qusra, setting fires and trapping residents, and in Jalud a group assaulted a Palestinian woman and members of an NBC News crew who were reporting there.
- Israeli forces say they intervened, removed the rioters, confiscated vehicles thought to have been used in the attacks and opened police investigations, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly condemned the actions.
- Witnesses and local officials say the incidents on Saturday form part of a weeks‑long campaign of sieges, utility cutoffs and harassment that has left Palestinian families cut off from food, water and medical help.
- Rights groups and UN data show West Bank deaths and displacement have risen sharply since October 2023, and the latest cluster of strikes and settler assaults heightens international scrutiny and risks further restrictions on aid and press access.