On 18 February 2026, Israeli settlers attacked a Bedouin community on the outskirts of Rammun, near Ramallah.

The incident began when a settler brought livestock close to Palestinian homes, allegedly attempting to force animals into Palestinian pens — a tactic residents say is sometimes used to create a pretext for confrontation or theft. Additional settlers, some masked and carrying clubs, arrived and assaulted residents, leading to clashes and stone-throwing.

The nearby Isreli soldiers did not stop the settlers and instead used "crowd-control measures" against Palestinians. Three Palestinians were lightly injured. Afterward, Palestinians said settlers stole property from the area.

Timeline

18 February 2026

Morning / Early day : A settler entered grazing areas near the Bedouin community outside Rammun with his flock. Residents attempted to prevent the animals from entering their sheep pens. Midday : Additional settlers arrived, some masked and armed with clubs. Physical assaults on residents began; clashes escalated into mutual stone-throwing.

Shortly after, Israeli soldiers arrived at the scene. They stood by the settlers for an extended period, while some of the settlers, armed with clubs, managed to approach homes without being stopped by the army. Stun grenades AKA "Crowd-control weapons" were even used against Palestinian residents.Settlers approached homes and stole property: dozens of sheep, cash, and jewelry,

Later in he day: A temporary military order was reportedly imposed to restrict Israeli civilian movement in the area after the clashes.

Casulaties:

Three Palestinians were reported lightly injured (WAFA). The residents testify three days later that settlers injured five inhabitants.

Testimony of Mistaclim:

"Wadi a-Siq community. Second expulsion in two years. That's how it really works: The settlers arrive in the community, roam around, harass, riot, invade, set houses on fire and increase physical pressure to an extreme. The army, for its part, supports or participates and the police yawn at best, ignore or arrest the attacked.... And so children, women and men move from one places to another with their homes on their backs. While the Israelis, the militia in the field attack them with clubs, tear gas and stones. This is not a handful, this is an institutional system funded and supported by the Israeli government in the name of all the Israeli citizens"

"Yesterday, a gang of settlers raided the displaced people of the Wadi a-Siq community. The community, which had experienced violence and threats even before the war, was displaced under pressure from violent settlers in early October 2023 and found temporary shelter near Rammun. Yesterday, settlers attacked the compound located in Area C, on authorized private Palestinian land. The residents managed to get the children and women out, but four Palestinian men were severely beaten with rifle butts. Two of them were hospitalized. The settlers robbed a herd of goats and kids, about 45 head, a lot of money and three electrical cabinets. The army arrived, shot at the Palestinians and arrested one of them. Occupation."

20 February 2026:

On Friday evening, Israeli settlers torched Palestinians’ property in the same Bedouin community. They set eight mobile homes in the community on fire, burning them completely and displacing three families. He pointed out that there was an upsurge in colonist attacks on the community in the last month. The most recent of this series of attacks occurred just two days ago, when colonists