IDF arrests three Palestinian suspects related to attack on Jewish West Bank hikers

Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Defense NewsFollowing the attack, Israeli settlers started a fire in one of the village's homes, according to Army Radio, with a 65-year-old Palestinian evacuated due to smoke inhalation.Follow us on Google IDF soldiers operate in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.(photo credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH/FLASH90)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFAUGUST 22, 2026 13:06The IDF arrested three Palestinian suspects related to an attack on Friday against a haredi (ultra-Orthodox) settler group hiking in the West Bank, Maariv reported on Saturday.According to the report, the military transferred the suspects to the Israel Police for questioning following the intelligence-based arrest operation.Maariv cited an Israel Police statement noting that two additional suspects have yet to be located following the attack, in which stones were thrown at the Jewish group after they entered a Palestinian village during an unapproved hike.Several of the hikers were lightly injured in the attack, with an 18-year-old Palestinian being shot and killed by a civilian security coordinator from a nearby settlement.Smoke rises from a West Bank Palestinian village, after Jewish settlers allegedly set fire to a home in it, August 21, 2026. (credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)The IDF extracted the Israelis from the village, with the soldiers receiving no injuries.Army Radio: Settlers start fire at Palestinian village homeFollowing the attack, Israeli settlers started a fire in one of the village's homes, according to Army Radio, with a 65-year-old Palestinian evacuated due to smoke inhalation.Army Radio noted that the Palestinian village is located several hundred meters from an illegal settler outpost.Follow us on Google