Israel–Palestine–Lebanon

WAFA: 79-year-old Palestinian woman injured by a settler dog during the olive harvest in Birin, east of Hebron

ATTACK
Location
Birin, east of Hebron, West Bank (village, OSM; olive groves near the Adorim outpost — ±1.5 km)
Actors
Israel · Palestine
Importance
Standard

WAFA reported that on 9 October 2026 Israeli colonists from the newly established Adorim outpost released dogs at Palestinian olive harvesters in Birin, east of Hebron. Birin village council head Farid Barqan said one dog bit a 79-year-old woman on the upper thigh, causing moderate injuries, and she was taken to hospital by ambulance. Quds News Network posted a similar account.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Elderly woman injured in colonists' dog attack on olive harvesters east of Hebron, Quds News: Israeli settler unleashes dog on elderly Palestinian woman in Birin, east of Hebron

Palestinian official news agency WAFA citing the village council head, plus Quds News Network; no Israeli statement retrieved in this pass.