Other · 03 May, 2026 · 6 min read
Settlers Attack Poultry Farms South of Nablus as Israeli Forces Arrest Residents in West Bank
Settlers attacked poultry farms between Qusra and Jalud, south of Nablus, burning barns. Israeli forces conducted arrests and raids across the West Bank as confrontations unfolded.
Hebron injuries: number of injured and whether 2 or 3 were treated.
6 of 7 outlets skipped it: WAFA frames the incident as a specific Qusra poultry-farm attack and provides a time-stamped live-news style page for Nablus (without the broader multi-area raid list)..
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“the Red Crescent said its crews in Hebron treated three injuries from settler attacks in Hebron, including a 71-year-old elderly woman in Jabal Jalis, and they were transported to the hospital.”Read the original ↗
ععرب 48
“two residents were injured, including an elderly woman (71 years old), as a result of an attack by settlers on them in the Jabal Jals area east of the city, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.”Read the original ↗
Disagreement on injury count (two vs three) affects perceived severity and reliability of incident accounting; it may reflect partial reporting, updates, or different interpretation of Red Crescent reports.
West Bank raids and attacks
A new wave of attacks by settlers and Israeli occupation forces swept through multiple areas of the West Bank on Saturday, with raids, arrests, and assaults on Palestinian property reported across several governorates.
“settlers attacked poultry farms between the towns of Qasra and Jalud south of Nablus”
In the northern West Bank, Al-Arabiya TV correspondent Fadi Al-Sa’a said settlers attacked poultry farms between the towns of Qasra and Jalud south of Nablus, triggering clashes with residents who confronted the assault while occupation forces intervened and fired tear gas into the area.
In Jenin Governorate, Al-Arabiya TV reported that at dawn Israeli occupation forces arrested two residents from the village of Kafr Qoud west of the city after raiding their homes and searching them: Mu’tasim Dandis and Yusuf Ghanem.
The raids also included the towns of Arraba, Bir al-Basha, and Silat al-Harthiya, with no additional arrests reported in that account.
In the southern West Bank, Al-Arabiya TV said the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron saw settlers’ attacks on Palestinian lands, including releasing livestock onto agricultural lands and uprooting and breaking about 30 olive trees in Khirbet Rajum Ali, owned by a Palestinian.
Al-Arabiya TV further reported that Israeli forces conducted wide-scale raids in recent hours in areas including al-Khalil, Beit Ummar, and the Arroub Camp, as well as Bethlehem and Teqoa, al-Khadir, and Kafr Aqab and Qalandiya north of Jerusalem, and Deir Jarir and Silwad east of Ramallah, and the Dheisheh refugee camp.
Arrests in Jenin and Tulkarem
Alongside the property attacks, multiple outlets described arrests carried out by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank during the same Saturday period.
Al-Arabiya TV said that at dawn in Jenin Governorate, occupation forces arrested Mu’tasim Dandis and Yusuf Ghanem from the village of Kafr Qoud after raiding their homes and searching them, and that the raids also included Arraba, Bir al-Basha, and Silat al-Harthiya with no additional arrests reported.
The network source “شبكة مصدر الاخبارية” similarly reported that in Jenin, at dawn, occupation forces arrested two residents from Kufr Qud west of the city—Mu'tasim Dandis and Yusuf Ghanem—after raiding their homes and searching them, and that they also raided Arraba, Bir al-Basha, and Sila al-Harthiya with no additional arrests reported.
That same roundup added a separate arrest in Tulkarm, saying occupation forces arrested two residents: the released prisoner Hazem Wasif Al-Ajooz and Niyaz Jaber 'Zindiq' (42), after raiding their homes near the Nour Shams Camp east of the city.
WAFA also reported arrests in Tulkarem, stating that Israeli occupation forces arrested two residents of the city of Tulkarem after raiding their homes near the Noor Shams refugee camp east of the city: the freed prisoner Hazem Wasif al-Ajooz and Niyaz Jaber Zindeq (42 years old).
In the Jericho area, “شبكة مصدر الاخبارية” said occupation forces arrested a man and his son from the Aqbat Jabr camp, with Eid Barhama explaining that forces entered the city and the camp and arrested Saeed Farhat Diyab al-Farani from his workplace before asking him to contact his father to surrender himself.
Poultry farms and tear gas
Several reports focused on attacks against poultry farms south of Nablus and the clashes that followed when residents confronted the assaults.
“fired tear gas into the area”
Al-Arabiya TV said settlers attacked poultry farms between Qasra and Jalud south of Nablus, and that residents confronted the assault while occupation forces intervened and fired tear gas into the area.
“شبكة مصدر الاخبارية” described the same incident as settlers’ attacks on residents’ properties south of Nablus, saying that in the area of Qasra, the head of Qasra Municipality Abdul-Azim Wadi stated that residents repelled the attack, triggering clashes, and that occupation forces subsequently raided the site and fired tear gas canisters at the residents.
“جريدة القدس” likewise said settlers attacked poultry farming farms located between Qusra and Jalud south of Nablus, triggering violent clashes with residents who tried to confront the attack, before occupation forces intervened by firing a heavy barrage of tear gas canisters.
WAFA reported that Israeli colonists attacked poultry farms in the town of Qusra south of Nablus, with Qusra Mayor Abdul-Azim Wadi saying that dozens of colonists attacked poultry farms located between Qusra and Jalud, and that residents confronted the colonists, sparking confrontations.
WAFA added that Israeli forces reportedly stormed the region and fired tear gas canisters during the confrontation.
Olive trees, livestock, and injuries
In the southern West Bank, multiple sources described attacks on agricultural land tied to livestock release and damage to olive trees and crops.
Al-Arabiya TV said settlers in the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron released their livestock onto agricultural lands and uprooted and broke about 30 olive trees in Khirbet Rajum Ali, owned by a Palestinian, and that the attacks extended to the Hamrosh area east of Sa’ir where crops were damaged.
“جريدة القدس” similarly reported that settlers continued their systematic targeting of Masafer Yatta south of Hebron, releasing their livestock onto agricultural lands to ruin crops, and that local sources documented settlers uprooting and breaking about 30 olive trees in Khirbet Rajum Aliyah belonging to a resident, along with destruction of wide areas of crops in the Hamroosh area east of the town of Sa'ir.
“عرب 48” added that settlers from the Kerem Re’em settlement and surrounding outposts attacked residents’ lands in Masafer Yatta, letting their livestock roam on agricultural lands and uprooting and breaking about 30 olive trees in the Khirbet Rajom Ali owned by Mahmoud Ibrahim al-Adra, while also saying settlers let their livestock roam in the Hamroosh area east of the town of Sa’ir, leading to destruction of residents’ crops.ع
The Palestinian Information Center account said that under the protection of the Israeli army, settlers released their livestock into the olive groves, causing the breaking and uprooting of about 30 olive trees owned by Mahmoud Ibrahim Al-Adra, and that settlers attacked poultry farms in Qasra and the Hamroosh area east of the town of Saer, destroying large swaths of crops after deliberately releasing their sheep there.
That same Palestinian Information Center report tied the land attacks to medical treatment, saying the Red Crescent in Hebron treated three injuries from settler attacks in Hebron, including a 71-year-old elderly woman in Jabal Jalis, and transported her to the hospital.
Escalation figures and daily operations
Beyond the immediate incidents, the sources framed Saturday’s events as part of an ongoing escalation with quantified arrest and casualty figures attributed to official Palestinian data.
“around 22,000 arrest cases in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since October 2023”
Al-Arabiya TV said the developments came “in the context of a broader escalation,” adding that official Palestinian data show around 22,000 arrest cases in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since October 2023, many of whom were later released.
The same Al-Arabiya TV report stated that the statistics also indicate more than 1,155 Palestinians killed and over 10,000 others injured during the same period, amid ongoing assaults involving the Israeli army and settlers.
It also said Fadi Al-Sa’a noted that Israeli field operations continue almost daily in various West Bank governorates, with repeated raids, arrests, and assaults on property, including targeting agricultural lands and private property, in the context of a continuing escalation for months.
“جريدة القدس” likewise cited official statistics indicating that the number of arrest cases in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem has reached about 22,000 since October 2023, with a portion released later, and it said the figures reflect the scale of ongoing escalation carried out by the occupation authorities.
“رأي اليوم” provided a similar set of official Palestinian figures, stating that since October 2023, attacks by the Israeli army and settlers in the West Bank have killed at least 1,155 Palestinians, injured about 11,750, and arrested about 22,000, according to official Palestinian figures.