Full story
NBC crew attacked in Jalud
Masked Israeli settlers attacked and injured a Palestinian woman and members of an NBC News team in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday while they were interviewing Aida Ahmed Abdullah and her family in the Palestinian town of Jalud, near Nablus.
“Masked Israeli settlers attacked and injured a Palestinian woman and members of an NBC News team”
NBC News correspondent Matt Bradley said, "They jumped out, beat us, then jumped back in the car," after being hit twice in the arm and later treated at a nearby clinic.
Abdullah, 51, was taken for medical care by the Red Crescent, and an Israeli military and Israel Border Police statement said her injuries were not life-threatening.
The attack followed a gray car with Israeli license plates driving in reverse up the hill toward the crew, with at least four men in dark clothes and with their faces covered leaping out to hit Abdullah and the crew with sticks and throw rocks.
In the same Saturday period, Israeli security described regional violence that included stone-hurling toward Palestinians and additional civilians, and said IDF soldiers and Israel Border Police forces continued to operate in the areas of Qusra and Jalud to prevent further disturbances and restore order.
Condemnations and competing frames
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the violence in the villages of Kosra and Jalud, saying it involved "criminal acts of violence" committed by "a handful of rioters" who violate the law, hinder the IDF, and harm Israel’s standing in the world.
In response, the Foreign Press Association condemned the attack and called for an investigation, saying, "This is not an isolated incident — it is part of a recurring pattern of violence against members of the press and Palestinian civilians."
NBC News reported that Netanyahu requested that security forces "apprehend the perpetrators and to bring them to justice," and said Israel "will not tolerate vigilantism of any kind by anyone."
The Jerusalem Post described the incident as an "Extremist Israeli settlers" attack on an NBC News team interviewing a Palestinian woman, and said NBC footage showed masked men attacking another car with a stick.
CNN also described a separate settler raid in Qusra, where Louay Adli told CNN that the crowd swelled to an estimated 60 or 70 settlers and that the Israeli army "watched and did nothing" before firing tear gas at the house.
What’s at stake next
The NBC News account tied the Jalud attack to a broader pattern of confrontations in the area on Saturday, including dozens of masked Israeli settlers spraying pepper spray at Palestinian workers and throwing rocks at a building in nearby Qusra.
“Between Jan. 1 and July 24, Israeli forces or settlers killed 76 Palestinians”
NBC News said that between Jan. 1 and July 24, Israeli forces or settlers killed 76 Palestinians in the West Bank, while three Israelis were killed over the same period, citing the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
The Guardian reported that Israeli security forces said they "dispersed using various means" after identifying dozens of rioters barricaded inside a Palestinian home while Palestinian residents were inside, and that authorities had not announced any arrests as of Sunday afternoon.
CNN reported that as of Sunday evening, authorities had yet to announce any arrests after settlers seized a home in Qusra while its owner was inside, and it quoted Isaac Herzog calling the incident in Qusra a "direct and flagrant defiance of the laws and values of the State of Israel."
Across the reporting, the Foreign Press Association urged Israeli authorities—specifically the IDF Central Command and the Police—to investigate, hold those responsible to account, and take "concrete measures immediately to ensure the safety of journalists reporting in the West Bank."