Four Settlers Arrested in Attack on Journalists, Including CNN, in West Bank
Police arrested four settlers after they blocked vehicles, wielded rods and stones, and damaged a CNN team’s car during the attack, officials said.
- On Saturday, Israel Police arrested four suspects following an alleged attack on a CNN news crew in the West Bank village of Sinjil. Attackers blocked the journalists' vehicle while wielding wooden and metal rods, stones, and a knife.
- The crew visited Sinjil to cover the one-year anniversary of Saif Musallet's death, a Palestinian-American killed by Israeli settlers in July 2025. Musallet's family told CNN no suspects have been arrested in that case.
- Assailants wielded wooden and metal rods and stones, smashing a vehicle's windshield and attempting to puncture tires. This incident follows the recent detention of US Rep. Ro Khanna by settlers near Turmus Ayya in the West Bank.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN on Tuesday that settler violence has "blown up beyond belief." He described the perpetrators as "juvenile delinquents," noting Israeli courts "are very lenient" against those convicted.
- The West Bank has experienced a surge of settler violence, with some instances involving Israeli soldiers standing by. Authorities continue investigating the attack on the journalists.
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4 Israeli settlers detained for alleged attack on CNN crew
Four Israeli settlers were detained for allegedly attacking a CNN media crew near the West Bank town of Sinjil. The Israel Police say that they received a report of several journalists who were driving near Sinjil when several suspects blocked their car and “caused damage.” Israeli soldiers were dispatched to the scene, enabled the journalists...
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Local 3 NewsFour settlers were arrested following an attack on CNN journalists and other media outlets in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, police said…
According to the Israeli police statement, the journalists were driving in the area when a group of suspects allegedly blocked their road and damaged their car.
Hamas today denounced an increase in Israeli settlers' attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, following several incidents in various locations in the territory, and called for intensified mobilization and the creation of community protection mechanisms.
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