On 11 November 2025, dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked and set fire to Palestinian industrial facilities and property, the al-Juneidi dairy factory, including four trucks laden with products, in the “Ladain” area between the villages of Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya, and Beit Lid, east of Tulkarm, injuring four Palestinians.

Several vehicles and buildings were set on fire, including, according to reports, the Al-Junaidi plastics factory.

The settlers attacked the villages Deir Sharaf, setting fire to farmland, tin shacks and tents belonging to a Bedouin community.

This is at least the second massive attack in this area for 15 days. The last pogrom occured, in two waves on October 31 and targeted several vehicles in the same plain.

This time, a number of Palestinians were injured, and the full extent of the damage and casualties is still unclear, though it appears to be unusually severe even compared to the attacks of last October.

This time, exceptionnaly, Israeli police said that four Israelis were arrested in what it described as “extremist violence" while the Israeli military said four Palestinians were wounded. The Israeli army intervened, forcing the settlers to flee to a nearby industrial zone, where they attacked soldiers and damaged a military vehicle, while police arrested four settlers, a rare occurrence given the usual impunity for such attacks. Police and Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency said they were investigating : *"Soldiers were dispatched to the area of the Beit Lid and Deir Sharaf villages following a report of dozens of masked Israeli civilians who attacked Palestinians and set fire to property in the area,". *

Palestinian official Muayyad Shaaban said the attacks were part of a campaign to drive Palestinians from their land and accused Israel of giving the settlers protection and immunity.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog condemned the incident as “shocking and serious,” urging authorities to act decisively and strengthen the IDF, while Maj Gen Avi Bluth, top Israeli military official in the West Bank, called the violence “unacceptable.” The attack is part of a broader surge in settler violence with 260 attacks recorded in October 2025 alone, the deadliest month since 2006.

Human rights groups and the UN have warned that settlers are acting in a “permissive environment,” accelerating the displacement of Palestinians, often with tacit support from key Israeli ministers, including Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, who have helped loosen gun regulations and establish “civilian guard units.”

Residents like Mahmoud Edeis of Beit Lid expressed fear and frustration, noting that “at any moment something could happen … This can’t go on,” highlighting the ongoing climate of insecurity despite official condemnations. The attacks and their impunity have drawn international outcry, including from the UN, which has criticized Israeli authorities for investigating violence against Palestinians only “in extremely rare cases.”