Current sectionWest Bank NewsThe settler complained that the activist committed an indecent act against a minor after underage settlers were filmed surrounding him near a fence. His lawyer says the settlers locked him in a shed for 30 minutes before he was handed over to policeShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLiza Rozovsky, Haaretz, Matan Golanand The Associated Press05:40 PM • August 30 2026 IDTA British activist in the West Bank was detained by Israeli authorities on Saturday on suspicion of committing an indecent act on a minor, as footage circulating on social media showed armed settlers restraining him against his will.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlersPalestiniansIsrael occupationWest BankIsrael policeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankChief RabbiGaza Militias El-Sayed NetanyahuOfer WinterRoger WatersPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAfter Weeks of Attacks, Palestinian Family Evicted by Order Applying to SettlersMasked Israeli Settlers Attack NBC News Crew in West BankWhat Was Mexico's Ex-president Doing at Israel's Biggest Pop Star's Wedding?Why a Planned Mikveh Has Tel Aviv Residents WorriedWhy Did an Israeli Fashion Brand Halt Sales on the Holy Day?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With Israel'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Israeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old CityPoll: Likud Sinks to 19 Seats as New Right-wing Party Falls Below ThresholdJewish Space Lasers? Israel Wants 'Rods From God'Ben-Gvir's Ambush Shook Netanyahu – and Unleashed a War for Right-wing Votes