Expulsion status: Entire community driven out
Number of clusters: 1
Number of families: 27
Number of persons: 250
Number of minors: 100
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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 1-10 of 10 updates. An update can cover more than one incident.

2024

August
Kh. Zanutah
Incident(s) :
3
Zanutah: Community driven out again by settlers and authorities, despite state’s undertaking before High Court

2023

December
Kh. Zanutah
Incident(s) :
1
An Israeli activist arrived at the site where the community lived with foreign journalists. They discovered settlers had destroyed 10 residential structures, an agricultural structure and the school.
October
Kh. Zanutah
Incident(s) :
1
Four settlers arrived in a car, harassed residents who were sitting outside their home, ordered them to stop filming the incident and threw a stun grenade at them. The residents were forced to go back inside. Following these recurring attacks, the community decided to leave.
Kh. Zanutah
Incident(s) :
1
Settlers arrived, attacked residents with stones, smashed solar panels and windows in one home, and drained a water tank.
Kh. Zanutah
Incident(s) :
1
Two settlers arrived at the Samamrah family’s home, shoved the mother, Hanaa Abu al-Kabash, drained two water tanks and left.
Kh. Zanutah
Incident(s) :
1
Armed settlers arrived in two cars at three homes in the community, hit residents, including with firearms, threatened them, smashed solar panels, destroyed a car door and then left.
March
Kh. Zanutah
Incident(s) :
1
Khirbet Zanutah, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers assault two Palestinian shepherds

2022

March
Kh. Zanutah
Incident(s) :
1
The settler with the dog pushing one of the brothers. Photo courtesy of a community resident
The settler with the dog pushing one of the brothers. Photo courtesy of a community resident
Khirbet Zanutah, South Hebron Hills: Settlers accompanied by soldiers detain and attack Palestinians, claiming they had grazed flocks in an area they are not allowed to enter
February
Kh. Zanutah
Incident(s) :
1
Al-Batat's dog that was shot by settlers. Courtesy of al-Batat.
Al-Batat's dog that was shot by settlers. Courtesy of al-Batat.
Khirbet Zanutah, South Hebron Hills: Settlers shoot dog; soldiers arrest three community residents

2021

April
Kh. Zanutah
Incident(s) :
1
Khirbet Zanutah, south of Hebron: Settlers push Palestinian farmer escorted by Israeli activists and drive his flock out with kicks
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Video Channel: Settler Violence = State Violence

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Israel accelerating ethnic cleansing in Masafer Yatta
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Settler violence against Palestinians – daily life in the West Bank
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South a-Nassariyah, the Jordan Valley: Settlers attack Palestinian shepherding community, vandalize property and steal livestock
March 2025: Settler violence escalates with help from the Israeli military
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Kh. Jenbah, Masafer Yatta, South Hebron Hills: An Israeli settler invasion into Palestinians’ fields escalated into a massive settler and army attack on the community involving severe violence, property damage, and arrests
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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
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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
Israel’s regime of apartheid and occupation is inextricably bound up in human rights violations. B’Tselem strives to end this regime, as that is the only way forward to a future in which human rights, democracy, liberty and equality are ensured to all people, both Palestinian and Israeli, living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.