Masked Settlers Attack NBC News Crew and Palestinian Woman in Jalud; Netanyahu Breaks Silence to Condemn 'Criminal Acts of Violence' in Qusra and Jalud

On Saturday, August 29, 2026, masked Israeli settlers attacked an NBC News team and a Palestinian woman, Aida Ahmed Abdullah, in the West Bank village of Jalud near Nablus. Three NBC crew members — correspondent Matt Bradley, cameraman Khaldoon Eid and producer Lawahez Jabari — were interviewing Abdullah and her family, who said they had been driven from their home by settlers, when a car with Israeli plates reversed up the hill toward them; masked men leaped out and beat the group with sticks and threw rocks before fleeing. Bradley said the attackers 'jumped out, beat us, then jumped back in the car,' while Eid said 'we didn't expect that — that they would come to attack.' Abdullah and the crew were treated for injuries; the Israel Press Council called it 'a direct violation of the public's right to know.' The Jalud attack came the same day dozens of masked settlers stormed Qusra and seized a Palestinian home with its owner inside. Later that day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke his silence to condemn the violence, saying he 'strongly condemn[s] the criminal acts of violence committed in the villages of Qusra and Jalud by a handful of rioters who are violating the law, causing a grave injustice to the law-abiding Jewish community, interfering with the IDF in carrying out its missions, and harming Israel's standing in the world.' President Isaac Herzog separately condemned the 'lawbreakers' who act 'in complete opposition to the values of Israel.'