Conflict · West Bank arsonWest Bank Homes Torched at Night With Families Asleep — 3 HospitalizedAired August 16, 2026 at 9:44 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Three people were hospitalized after0:02homes were set on fire while family0:03slept in Altuba [music]0:05in southern Massaf Yatta in the West0:07Bank on the night of Wednesday 5 August.0:09>> [music]0:09>> The village sits in the southern Massaf0:11Yatta region where families including0:13children were inside when windows were0:15smashed and flames tore [music] through0:16houses in an unprovoked arson and stone0:19throwing assault by Israeli settlers.0:21Windows were smashed [music]0:22and fires were set with children inside.0:24Resident Hamza Abu Jundeya saw flames0:26coming from his cousin's home as the0:28attack unfolded [music] and three0:29residents were taken to hospital as an0:31investigation was opened. Flames tore0:33through family houses with children0:35still inside leaving families burned out0:37of their homes in the night attack.0:39>> [music]0:39>> A pregnant mother identified as Rana0:41suffered fractures. 8-year-old Razan was0:43hospitalized [music] with fractures and0:4510-year-old Jude Mahmoud Ad was choked,0:47kicked and dragged from a burning home.0:49660 settler incidents have been recorded0:52so far this year up 63% [music]0:55compared with the same period last year.0:57The Israeli military and police have0:59opened an investigation with no arrests1:01confirmed at time of recording1:02>> [music]1:03>> and the full extent of property loss and1:05any official findings beyond the1:06incident count remain pending. This1:08account [music] comes from a single1:09report published August 16th that has1:12not yet been independently confirmed.1:14What remains unresolved is whether any1:16suspects [music] will be identified, how1:17Rana, Razan and Jude recover, what1:20shelter and accountability follow for1:21the burned families and the full scale1:23of damage while the investigation1:25continues with no one in custody.1:27Like and follow for more stories that1:29matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗