Gaza Genocide · 17 June, 2026 · 2 min read
Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Vehicles Near Jaba’ North of Jerusalem
Settlers attacked Palestinian vehicles in the West Bank. Stones and sticks were hurled at passing vehicles.
Where the reported vehicle attacks occurred (Qalqilia vs Jaba).
3 of 4 outlets skipped it: settlers blocked the Salfit-Qalqilia road..
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BBC
“Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques, as well as cars and agricultural land”Read the original ↗
Middle East Eye
“attacked several vehicles with stones and sticks. No injuries were reported.”Read the original ↗
BBC leads with fires and arrests; MEE and WAFA focus on stone attacks on vehicles.
Settlers attack near Jaba'
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian vehicles near the town of Jaba’, north of occupied Jerusalem, with colonists hurling stones at passing Palestinian vehicles at the Jaba roundabout and damaging several vehicles, while local sources said no injuries were reported.
“Israeli colonists on Monday evening attacked Palestinian-licensed vehicles near the town of Jaba’”
WAFA said the attacks caused panic among motorists and described an upsurge in attacks by colonist militias against Palestinian residents and their property in areas northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
Middle East Eye reported that Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement of Immanuel attacked Palestinian vehicles east of the city of Qalqilia in the occupied West Bank, blocking the road connecting the Salfit and Qalqilia governorates and attacking vehicles with stones and sticks.M
Middle East Eye also cited local sources saying Israeli forces obstructed Palestinian movement east of Qalqilia after raiding the entrance to the Immatin village and closing the iron gate there, while troops remained stationed at the entrance to the village.M
Tensions and raids
In the West Bank, BBC reported that Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques, as well as cars and agricultural land, and said the latest attacks came two days after a clash near the village of Tal left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead.B
The BBC quoted Palestinian officials describing the violence as escalating, and it said the Israeli military carried out raids and arrested more than 130 individuals over the weekend in what it called a "counter-terrorism" operation.B
Middle East Eye described a separate incident in which Israeli forces obstructed Palestinian movement east of Qalqilia after raiding the entrance to the Immatin village and closing the iron gate there, while troops remained stationed at the entrance to the village.M
The BBC also reported that the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the incident in Tal by vowing to take "powerful action" and that it included the possible demolition of the homes of two Palestinians allegedly involved.B
Wider war context
Beyond the West Bank vehicle attacks, the وكالة الانباء والمعلومات الفلسطينية reported that the death toll in Gaza rises to 73,329 and said a Palestinian dies of his injuries after an Israeli strike on Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza.
“The death toll in Gaza rises to 73,329.”
The same Palestinian news agency said two citizens were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the north and center of Gaza and that several Palestinians suffocate during an Israeli raid on the Dheisheh refugee camp.
WAFA said approximately 1 million Israeli colonists are living in colonies in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in violation of international law, and it framed the attacks as carried out with the backing of Israeli occupation forces.
Middle East Eye, in turn, reported that Wafa said Israeli forces have continued to close the iron gate at the entrance to Nabi Elias village, east of Qalqilia, since Saturday, as troops remained positioned at village entrances.M