Illegal Israeli Settlers Injure Palestinian Father And Son In Ein Al-Hilweh, Northern Jordan Valley
Key Takeaways
- Palestinian man and his son injured in attack in northern Jordan Valley.
- Perpetrators described as settlers or colonists.
- Thursday, 30 April 2026.
West Bank attacks, injuries
A Palestinian man and his son were injured on Thursday in an attack by illegal Israeli settlers in the northern Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank, according to TRT World and WAFA.
“Photo: Bedouin families dismantling their homes in the Al-Burj region, north of the Jordan Valley, February 17, 2026 © Quds News Network”
TRT World said the settlers assaulted the man in the Ein al-Hilweh area, causing a head injury, while his son sustained bruises across his body, citing local sources told Anadolu.
WAFA identified the injured father as Sati Alian Daraghmeh and his son as Ayman, reporting that Sati sustained a head injury while Ayman suffered bruises after being attacked by colonists in Ein al-Hilweh.
WAFA placed the incident in JORDAN VALLE with the date “30/April/2026 08:54 AM,” and TRT World described it as happening on Thursday.
Both accounts said the victims were taken to a hospital, though TRT World said there were “no immediate details available on their condition.”
TRT World also described a broader pattern, saying “Several areas in the occupied West Bank, particularly the northern Jordan Valley, have seen a rise in settler attacks against Palestinians and their property.”
The same TRT World report tied that rise to a larger tally, saying “According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, 1,819 attacks were recorded in March.”
Olive trees and sabotage
Israeli settlers also carried out damage to Palestinian farmland north of East Jerusalem, with WAFA reporting that settlers felled about 40 olive trees in the Palestinian town of Mikhmas.
The WAFA account said the trees were cut down “overnight Sunday into Monday” and that the incident occurred in the Khallet Al-Sidra agricultural area.
WAFA described “a group of settlers” storming the area and proceeding with “the systematic cutting of trees,” causing “substantial damage to lands belonging to Palestinian farmers.”
Residents told WAFA that settlers recently established a settlement outpost near Mikhmas, which the report said would serve as “a gathering and planning point for repeated attacks against Palestinian farmers and their lands.”
The WAFA report placed the incident within what it called “a context of escalating violence and systematic targeting of the region.”
It also referenced a November monthly report of the Palestinian Commission for Resistance to the Wall and Settlement, saying settlers carried out “485 acts of sabotage and looting against Palestinian property in the past month.”
That same WAFA text quantified tree destruction, saying the attacks led to “the uprooting, destruction or poisoning of 1,986 trees, including 466 olive trees,” and it broke down the numbers by governorate.
Relocation of families
AFPS said that “Israeli settlers forced 15 Palestinian families to demolish their homes and leave the northern Jordan Valley,” describing the area as “in the northeast of the occupied West Bank.”
AFPS attributed the account to Mahdi Daraghmeh, president of the al-Malih municipal council, who told Wafa news agency that the families had begun dismantling their homes “as settler assaults intensified.”
AFPS also said that “seven other families from the neighboring community of Maita were forced to leave a few days earlier following attacks and similar threats by the settlers.”
In the same AFPS report, settlers assaulted men from the village of Nabi Samwil, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem, and AFPS said one man was injured and transported to hospital with contusions, as Wafa reported.
AFPS linked these incidents to “Israeli forces have intensified their operations in several areas of the occupied West Bank, with raids and demolitions reported on Tuesday in Nablus, al-Khader and Salfit.”
The report then described Israeli government measures aimed at consolidating control over occupied territory, including facilitating “the purchase of Palestinian lands by settlers” and opening “the registration of Palestinian lands as lands owned by the Israeli state.”
Diplomatic condemnation and legal escalation
AFPS reported that a coalition of regional foreign ministers condemned Israel’s approval of a plan to designate large areas of the occupied West Bank as “state property.”
In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, AFPS said the foreign ministers of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt said the measure was intended “to impose a new legal and administrative reality in order to consolidate control over the occupied lands.”
AFPS quoted the statement’s characterization of the Israeli decision as “a grave escalation aimed at accelerating illegal settlement activities, land confiscation, strengthening Israeli control and applying Israel's illegal sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territory, thus undermining the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people,” and it said the statement added that warning.
AFPS also framed the broader backdrop by saying Israeli forces have intensified military operations in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, “since the launch of its genocidal war against Gaza in October 2023.”
The report said Palestinian officials attribute those operations to “killings, arrests, displacements, and the expansion of settlements,” and it described the aim as “to impose a new reality on the ground.”
AFPS then cited official Palestinian data, saying “at least 1,114 Palestinians have been killed, about 11,500 injured, and some 22,000 arrested in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.”
TRT World, in a separate report, also used official Palestinian data to describe the scale of violence in the West Bank since October 2023, saying “attacks by Israeli forces and illegal settlers in the West Bank have killed at least 1,154 Palestinians, injured about 11,750 and led to nearly 22,000 arrests.”
War backdrop and ongoing toll
While the immediate reports focus on West Bank incidents, AFPS explicitly linked the intensification of operations there to the wider war in Gaza, saying Israeli forces have intensified their operations in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, “since the launch of its genocidal war against Gaza in October 2023.”
“Photo: Bedouin families dismantling their homes in the Al-Burj region, north of the Jordan Valley, February 17, 2026 © Quds News Network”
AFPS said Palestinian officials attribute those operations to “killings, arrests, displacements, and the expansion of settlements,” and it described the goal as “to impose a new reality on the ground.”
TRT World similarly tied the West Bank figures to the period since October 2023, stating that “Since October 2023, attacks by Israeli forces and illegal settlers in the West Bank have killed at least 1,154 Palestinians, injured about 11,750 and led to nearly 22,000 arrests.”
TRT World also provided a monthly breakdown for March, saying “1,819 attacks were recorded in March, including 1,322 carried out by Israeli forces and 497 by settlers.”
In parallel, WAFA’s content on the Jordan Valley injury placed the incident on “30/April/2026,” and it listed a broader set of “Important News” items on its page, including references to raids, detentions, and Gaza death toll figures.
The WAFA page included the line “Despite ceasefire, Gaza death toll continues to rise, reaching 72,601 since October 2023,” placing a specific Gaza toll figure alongside the West Bank incident listing.
The immediate consequences described across the reports include hospital treatment for the injured father and son, forced home demolitions for 15 families, and a diplomatic statement warning of “grave escalation” tied to land designation.
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