Israel Status: IDF, per Ynet, is searching for suspects after reports of arsons; settler attribution is from Al Jazeera, not an IDF finding

IDF Searching for Suspects After Reported Vehicle Fires in al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya; Al Jazeera Says Settlers Torched a Scrapyard

By AFNS Research Desk · November 10, 2026 · 1 min read

The village of al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus in the West Bank (file image) — Photo: Amin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)

Summary

The IDF said Tuesday that it had received reports of arsons in the Palestinian village of Luban a-Sharqiya (al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya), south of Nablus, that footage showed vehicles on fire, and that forces were searching for suspects, Ynet reported. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli settlers set fire to a mechanic workshop and vehicle scrapyard in the village, and that residents filmed firefighters trying to contain the blaze. The IDF has not publicly identified suspects.

An IDF spokesperson said security forces went to Luban a-Sharqiya in Samaria after reports of arsons and footage showing vehicles on fire in the village (Ynet)
The IDF said forces were "operating in the area to locate suspects and restore order" and that, after firefighting, police and forensic investigators would collect evidence under IDF protection (Ynet)
Al Jazeera reported that Israeli settlers set fire to a mechanic workshop and vehicle scrapyard in al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, near Nablus, and that residents filmed firefighters trying to put out the blaze
The IDF has not publicly named suspects; the settler attribution is Al Jazeera's reporting, not a completed official finding

Status: The IDF said Tuesday it had received reports of arsons in the Palestinian village of Luban a-Sharqiya, also known as al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, and that it was searching for suspects, Ynet reported. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli settlers set fire to a mechanic workshop and vehicle scrapyard in the village, near Nablus. The IDF has not publicly identified who started the fires.

An IDF spokesperson, quoted by Ynet, said security forces went to the village after reports of arsons and after footage from the scene showed vehicles on fire. "Forces are currently operating in the area to locate suspects and restore order," the spokesperson said, according to Ynet. "Upon completion of firefighting operations, police forces and forensic investigators will enter under IDF force protection to collect findings and evidence."

Al Jazeera, in a Nov. 10 video report, said Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian property in Luban ash-Sharqiya and that residents filmed firefighters trying to contain a blaze that tore through a mechanic workshop and vehicle scrapyard. That is Al Jazeera's account. It has not been confirmed by the IDF statement reported by Ynet, which described reports of arsons and an ongoing search for suspects.