On Augustus 5, 2026, overnight, around 40 armed settlers entered the community of Khirbet al-Tuba, in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, and fled a short time later. Israeli settlers torch Palestinian homes injuring six including three women.

They assaulted citizens, and set fire to 4 citizens’ homes, resulting in 6 citizens (including women and children) suffering from suffocation, and they were taken to the hospital for treatment

six residents were injured after being attacked by settlers wielding sticks and throwing stones, the injured included a 6-year-old girl and a 36-year-old woman.

The residents subsequently filed a police complaint.

Media reports also say that Hebrew graffiti reading “Eretz Yehuda” (“Land of Judea,” a reference to the geographic region where the hamlet is located) was spray-painted at the scene.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society said its crews treated six people, including three women, for bruises sustained in the attack and transferred them to hospital.

IDF Statement:

IDF says settler arsonists fled before troops arrived at West Bank village. The military says that as the troops arrived, they scanned the area and “identified burned structures, graffiti, and damaged property.” However, the “suspects had fled before their arrival.” Police officers entered the village overnight with IDF escort to collect evidence and testimony for the investigation. The IDF says that it “strongly condemns incidents of this kind, including harm to residents, among them women and children.” “The IDF expects law enforcement authorities to bring the suspects to justice,” the army adds.police investigating