Police probing reported price tag attack on Palestinian village, connection to Gilad Farm fire

Israeli police and IDF forces responded overnight to reports of violence and arson in A-Tuwani, a Palestinian village south of Hebron. The incident involved suspects setting a vehicle ablaze, spray-painting graffiti on buildings, and damaging the door of a prayer structure. Police are coordinating with security agencies to identify and apprehend those responsible.

Further complicating the investigation, authorities are examining a possible connection between the A-Tuwani incident and a fire that erupted at Gilad Farm over the weekend. The fire at Gilad Farm necessitated the mass evacuation of residents and temporary road closures, with two firefighters sustaining moderate and light injuries and several residents treated for smoke inhalation.

While police reported damage to a prayer building, Israeli media outlets, citing Ynet, suggested a mosque was set on fire. The incident is being investigated as a potential "price tag attack," a term used for retaliatory violence often attributed to extremist right-wing settlers. The fire at Gilad Farm, preliminarily investigated as starting from a discarded cigarette butt, also remains under scrutiny in relation to the village incident.