Israeli Settlers Pepper-Spray Palestinian Farmers Near Halhoul; IDF Blocks Land Access

Israeli settlers pepper-sprayed Palestinian farmers working their land near Halhoul village, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. Israeli security forces subsequently stopped Palestinians from accessing their farmland after the settler attack. The incident occurred amid a documented surge in settler violence in the southern West Bank, with over 1,700 incidents documented in one reporting period — up from 1,400 the previous period — and settlers killing 8 Palestinians in the first three months of 2026 compared to 7 in all of 2025.