The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported six Palestinians were injured in separate incidents across Nablus and Bethlehem, including two paramedics hurt when an ambulance was stoned in Khalayel al-Louz. PRCS said a man beaten in Beit Furik was treated and later arrested, and settlers vandalised vehicles in multiple towns. The attacks follow a week of raids — including a two-day operation in Qalandiya that injured 48 — amid reports of more than 11,000 incidents across the West Bank since January.
Ambulance Stoned: Two Paramedics Injured as Six Palestinians Hurt in West Bank Attacks
Israeli forces raid Qalandiya refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank, August 6, 2026 [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
Israeli forces and settlers injured six Palestinians, including two paramedics, in separate incidents across the occupied West Bank governorates of Nablus and Bethlehem, humanitarian groups and monitors said.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that its teams treated a man who had been beaten by Israeli forces in Beit Furik, east of Nablus, on Friday. PRCS said it was coordinating with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to secure access to the man, who was subsequently arrested. The organisation also said settlers vandalised a Palestinian-owned vehicle in Beit Furik.
In the Bethlehem governorate, PRCS said three Palestinians were wounded after settlers attacked vehicles in the Abu Njeim area. An ambulance crew responding to injured residents in nearby Khalayel al-Louz was reportedly pelted with stones; two paramedics were injured and the vehicle was damaged, according to PRCS.
Wider Context
These Friday incidents come after a week of Israeli military operations across the West Bank, including a recent two-day operation in the Qalandiya refugee camp that left 48 people injured. Palestinian monitors say they have documented more than 11,000 attacks across the West Bank since January.
Casualty and Arrest Figures: Palestinian officials state that, since October 2023, when Israel launched its offensive on Gaza, Israeli forces and settlers have killed at least 1,182 Palestinians in the West Bank, injured about 13,000 and arrested nearly 25,000.
The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has said settlers, alongside Israeli forces, "frequently attack families, burn mosques and destroy and confiscate property," and warned that movement restrictions in the occupied West Bank have become "tighter than ever." In late July, OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani urged states to act to "bring an end to the Israeli occupation" and to halt what she described as the ongoing killing and dispossession of the Palestinian people.
Reporting note: Figures and descriptions in this article are attributed to PRCS, Palestinian officials and monitors, and the UN Human Rights Office.
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