Arabs attempt to lynch Jewish mother and child near Jenin after wrong turn
Route 60, near Jenin · Aug 6, 2026
ConfirmedSources included: Eliya Aviv, Samaria Council, IDF, Binyamin Council, Eyewitnesses
First report: mother and son nearly lynched near Jenin
Yitzhar residents driving Homesh to Afula via Route 60 didn't realize the road passes through Jenin. A mob rushed to attack; they escaped narrowly.
Eliya Aviv, Channel 14
Samaria Regional Council confirms attack
Dozens of Arabs surrounded the car after a navigation error, threw stones and tried to open the doors. The council hotline guided the mother out by phone. Samaria Governor Yossi Dagan called it a direct result of PA incitement.
“This incident could not have happened without the Palestinian Authority's incitement and murder directive. When a woman is attacked in a car just because she is Jewish, it is a direct result of the Palestinian Authority's terrible incitement.”— Samaria Gov. Dagan
Samaria Regional Council
First photo of damaged vehicle published
Rear exterior shows the shattered back window at a roadside checkpoint, plate redacted.
Credit: Victim's family
Interior photo shows rock on driver's seat
Shared with caption: the mother and son's vehicle after the escape from Jenin.
Credit: Victim's family
Rock lodged inside the car, close up
Large rock and debris visible on the back seat among the family's belongings.
Credit: Victim's family
Video of shattered windshield circulated
Clip shows the car's smashed rear windshield at a checkpoint after the escape.
Eliya Aviv
IDF statement on the incident
Earlier today (Thursday), a report was received regarding two Israeli civilians who mistakenly entered the area of Jenin.
The Israeli civilians were attacked by Palestinian terrorists, who hurled a brick toward them. As a result of the brick, their vehicle was damaged. No injuries were reported.
A short while later the Israeli civilians reached with IDF soldiers at the Gilboa Crossing.
After receiving the report, IDF soldiers were dispatched, and conducted searches and apprehended wanted individuals in the area of Jenin.
The IDF emphasizes that entry into Area A is prohibited for Israeli civilians, is dangerous, and constitutes a violation of the law.
IDF
Yesha Council chairman: "The next Oct 7 is already at the door"
Binyamin Governor Yisrael Ganz says the Jenin lynch attempt shows Arabs in Judea and Samaria also want to destroy Jews, and warns the next Oct 7 is imminent.
Binyamin Governor Yisrael Ganz, Yesha Council chairman