West Bank quarry raid prompts owner’s appeal to Trump

A Palestinian-American quarry owner has appealed to President Trump after a West Bank quarry raid in which Israeli settlers set machinery on fire and attacked guards, Al Jazeera reported. The case matters because the owner is seeking direct U.S. intervention after violence at a Palestinian business in the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera reported that the attack targeted the owner’s quarry and involved both arson and assaults on guards at the site. The report did not provide the owner’s name, the quarry’s precise location or details on injuries, arrests or damage estimates.

What happened at the West Bank quarry?

According to Al Jazeera, Israeli settlers attacked the quarry, burned machinery and assaulted guards. The Palestinian-American owner then called on Trump to step in.

The attack came days after a wave of deadly settler violence across the region, Al Jazeera reported. The outlet did not give further details in its brief account about the earlier violence or whether Israeli authorities had opened an investigation into the quarry attack.

The occupied West Bank has long been a flashpoint between Palestinians and Israeli settlers. In this reported case, the owner’s appeal to Trump adds a U.S. political dimension because the quarry owner is Palestinian-American.

Al Jazeera published the report on July 28, 2026. It described the incident as a settler raid on a quarry in the occupied West Bank and said the owner was asking the U.S. president to intervene.

This story draws on original reporting from Al Jazeera.