On Tuesday, 26 January 2010, approximately ten-fifteen Israeli settlers from the Israeli settlement of Ma’on and the Israeli outpost of Havat Ma’on attacked Palestinians in the village of At-Tuwani. Israeli soldiers in three army jeeps and the settlement security agent of Ma’on accompanied the settlers. Villagers from At-Tuwani gathered to protest the settlers coming into their village and entering their homes. An Israeli soldier punched a Palestinian villager, breaking his nose. Immediately thereafter, Israeli settlers began throwing stones at the Palestinian villagers while soldiers fired three canisters of tear gas at the Palestinians. Afterwards, the settlers drove to the entrance of At-Tuwani, and began throwing stones at passersby on the road.