Masked Israeli settlers attack US news crew in West Bank

The assault on NBC News journalists comes as the UN records unprecedented levels of settler violence in the Palestinian territory Masked Israeli settlers have attacked and injured an NBC News crew and a local woman in the West Bank, the US broadcaster has reported.

The journalists were accompanying a Palestinian family to a home they said they had been forced to abandon because of settler violence.

Attacks by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian territories have surged since the Gaza war began in October 2023, with the UN recording violence at unprecedented levels.

The latest assault took place on Saturday in the village of Jalud near Nablus, where NBC correspondent Matt Bradley and his colleagues had been speaking to 51-year-old Aida Ahmed Abdullah.

Footage shows a vehicle with Israeli license plates approaching before at least three masked men emerged and attacked the group with sticks and rocks. צפייה חובה! תיעוד מלא של המתנחבלים תוקפים צוות חדשות של ה-NBC בג'אלוד משחיתים את רכבם, מרביצים להם עם מוטות ופוצעים אותם באורח קל-בינוני.

5 פצועים בזירה. pic.twitter.com/ya9fYWYxMz — Arbel - ארבל 🟦 (@ArbelReports) August 29, 2026 “They jumped out, beat us, then jumped back in the car,” Bradley said.

He was struck twice in the arm and received treatment at a clinic, while other members of the crew were also injured and equipment and a vehicle were damaged.

Abdullah was taken for medical treatment.

Read more Israeli MP’s sledgehammer stunt leaves West Bank village on edge (VIDEO) The Foreign Press Association said on Sunday it was “deeply alarmed,” stressing that the assault was “not an isolated incident” but part of a “recurring pattern of violence against members of the press and Palestinian civilians.” It urged Israeli police and the IDF’s Central Command to investigate and hold those responsible accountable.

No arrests had been reported by Sunday.

The UN said in June that more than 1,000 attacks causing casualties or property damage had been recorded this year, averaging six incidents a day – the highest rate since records began.

Read more Netanyahu declares West Bank ‘our land’ In nearby Qusra, dozens of Israelis entered the Palestinian village on Saturday and targeted a home with residents inside.

Israeli forces intervened, but no arrests have been made despite some suspects reportedly being identifiable.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the violence, blaming a “handful of rioters.” Palestinian Americans have also been caught up in West Bank violence.