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In recent years — and especially since 7 October 2023 — there has been a sharp increase in both the number and severity of settler attacks against Palestinians. The incidents reported on this blog do not reflect all incidents of settler violence in the West Bank, but only those that B’Tselem was able to document and investigate.


Displaying 1-20 of 80 updates. An update can cover more than one incident.

2025

March
Kh. Susiya
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Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Settlers attacked the village, hitting residents and activists and vandalizing and stealing property. Soldiers and police arrested residents while allowing the settlers to leave
Kh. Susiya
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Kh. Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Settlers attacked shepherds with stones; Israeli police detained B'Tselem field researcher Nasser Nawaj'ah and allowed the settlers to leave
February
Kh. Susiya
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Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Dozens of Israeli settlers invaded the village, attacked homes with stones, vandalized a vehicle and a water tank, and left in full view of police

2024

December
Kh. Susiya
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Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers repeatedly invaded privately owned Palestinian lands with livestock, damaging crops and attacking residents
Kh. Susiya
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Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Teenaged settlers attacked homes with stones and damage property
November
Kh. Susiya
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Susiya, South Hebron Hills: A family of Israeli settlers grazed sheep near a Palestinian home and attacked the house with stones, causing damage
Kh. Susiya
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The settler hitting Nawaj’ah in the abdomen with a club. Photo courtesy of local residents
The settler hitting Nawaj’ah in the abdomen with a club. Photo courtesy of local residents
Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers grazed sheep near a Palestinian house, and one attacked a local resident
October
Kh. Susiya
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Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers dumped a sheep carcass near a Palestinian home
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Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Settlers chased olive harvesters and attacked one
Kh. Susiya
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Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers repeatedly harassed a Palestinian family and stole a jacket
Kh. Susiya
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A settler attacking the activists and harvesters with a club. Photo courtesy of activists
A settler attacking the activists and harvesters with a club. Photo courtesy of activists
Khirbet Susiya, Hebron District: Settlers attacked and injured activists during the harvest, soldiers present at the scene did not prevent the attack and threatened to arrest the harvesters
Kh. Susiya
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The shattered rear window of the activists’ car. Photo courtesy of activists
The shattered rear window of the activists’ car. Photo courtesy of activists
Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers attempted to break into Palestinian home, and threw stones at vehicle of Israeli activists alerted by the victims
August
Kh. Susiya
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Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: An Israeli soldier known to residents as a settler harassed them and assaulted an activist, claiming an attempt to film him was illegal
July
Kh. Susiya
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Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Settlers graze sheep and cattle on community resident’s land
June
Kh. Susiya
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Kh. Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Israeli teenage settlers let livestock graze on private Palestinian land, damaging olive trees
May
Kh. Susiya
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Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers harassed a Palestinian shepherd and started a fire near his home
April
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Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Settler blocked the road to the village with a mound of dirt
Kh. Susiya
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Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Teenage settlers harass, shove and threaten residents of the Palestinian village of Susiya in front of soldiers
Kh. Susiya
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Kh. Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Soldiers known to Palestinian residents as settlers knock on Palestinians’ doors in the dead of night, scaring residents
Kh. Susiya
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At around 11:00 P.M., Nasser Nawaj'ah (45) observed a group of settlers engaging in an unknown activity in the dark, about 150 meters away from his home in the community of Kh. Susiya, and then leaving. When Nawaj’ah went to the site in the morning, he discovered settlers had blocked the road to his home using rocks. Nawaj’ah removed the blockage.
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