On February 24, 2026, during the night, dozens of Israeli settlers entered the Palestinian hamlet of Susiya in the southern West Bank, in Masafer Yatta, South Hebron Hills carried out a pogrom. The attack happened around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, according to timestamps from two security cameras in the village of Susiya in the southern West Bank. They attacked homes and cars with stones, and set fire to three tents, a pre-fab, chicken coops and cars at several spots throughout the village.

Footage showed roughly two dozen settlers dressed in black entering the hamlet. Some poured what appeared to be flammable liquid from white bottles onto a truck before setting it on fire, while others threw rocks at homes, vehicles, and cameras, smashing a windshield. Another camera angle showed settlers beating a car with clubs and one person attempting to kick in the door of a caravan.

Footage also shows a group of settlers trying to damage cameras to prevent documentation of the attack. None of the assailants were detained.

4 houses and 2 vehicles were set on fire. Settlers used rocks, clubs, and flammable liquid to burn vehicles and damage property, according to security footage. Residents said about 30 settlers were involved; no arrests were immediately reported, though Israeli authorities said an investigation was opened.

The house of the citizen Ahmed Jabr Nawajaa was burnt, and a private vehicle owned by the citizen: Khader Nawajaa, which led to 4 citizens suffering from suffocation, and they were treated in the field.

A resident, Fatima Al-Nawaja, said her family’s truck and a caravan were burned while they hid inside their home watching events unfold on the security feed. By morning, the truck was completely destroyed.

Israeli authorities said soldiers and police were sent after reports of fire and that an investigation was opened, but they did not confirm arrests.

Palestinian residents said they believe the attacks are meant to pressure them to leave the area, though they insist they will rebuild and stay despite fear among children and families. The area has a history of settler violence and was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land; a previous attack there injured one of the film’s directors, Hamdan Ballal.

About 300 people live in the village, half of them minors. They are subjected to daily violence by settlers and the military, with the backing of all Israeli state authorities.

A delegation of European diplomats visited the village the next day.

Testimony of kivsa shchora from the Masafering account:

Shortly after the end of the iftar meal, dozens of settlers stormed the village and carried out coordinated arson attacks at four locations. A residential tent, a house’s entrance gate, a chicken coop (in which all but one of the chickens were burned alive) a truck, and a car were set on fire, and the windows of another vehicle were smashed. Many residents suffered from smoke inhalation. According to testimonies from residents, the settlers who took part in the attack returned directly afterward to the Ancient Susya outpost. The village of Susya is subjected almost daily to attacks and harassment by the State of Israel. When settlers invade the village and assault its residents, they do so as part of a broader strategy aimed at expelling the community by military and police abuse, government support and legal apartheid. When an entire society participates in and supports the genocide of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, it is no surprise that children growing up in Israel are educated to burn the homes of members of that same people in the West Bank.

**Statement of he European Union Delegation to the Palestinians: **

"We are appalled by the violent settler attack last night on the village of Susya, Masafer Yatta. The attack is one too many in a long series of attacks over the past year, including a recent raid on the Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal’s home and family. This highlights the alarming pressure on Palestinian communities and human rights defenders. It also exemplifies the expanding problem of settler violence across the West Bank, where Palestinians are forced to leave their homes and perpetrators are not held accountable. It is high time for justice and we call on Israeli authorities to act in accordance with their responsibilities as the occupying power."

EU diplomat Alexander Stutzman condemned the incident after visiting the site, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has characterized settler violence as the work of a small extremist minority even as his government expands settlements.