Israel–Palestine–Lebanon

Al-Rashayida, east of Bethlehem: Israeli settler rams the village council head's car on 20 October, WAFA reports

ATTACK
Location
Al-Rashayida village, east of Bethlehem (village not geocoded; area-level estimate)
Actors
Israel · Palestine
Importance
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An Israeli settler deliberately rammed the vehicle of the head of the al-Rashayida village council at the main entrance to the village, east of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, on the night of Tuesday 20 October 2026, causing severe damage to the vehicle, WAFA reported, citing council head Baker Rashayida. He said settlers had recently escalated attacks on residents, including assaults on shepherds and the theft of sheep. No injuries were reported. Quds News Network separately said settlers attacked and wounded a Palestinian in the village; that report was not corroborated in the sources read and its relation to the ramming is not established. No Israeli military or police statement on the incident was read.

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Video posted by Quds News Network with its report that Israeli settlers attacked and wounded a Palestinian in Al-Rashayda; not verified and not shown to depict the vehicle ramming.

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Evidence: Colonist rams vehicle of head of al-Rashayida Village Council near Bethlehem

WAFA citing the village council head; the Quds News Network injury report is uncorroborated. The village was not geocoded; Bethlehem-governorate-level placement.