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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.

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2023

December
Zra' Awad
Incident(s) :
1
Soldiers by a flock belonging to community residents. Photo courtesy of residents
Soldiers by a flock belonging to community residents. Photo courtesy of residents
Settlers arrived at the community, chased shepherds and their flocks. The settlers brought their own bovine herd to graze on local Palestinians’ lands, went up to residents’ tents and harassed them. Israeli soldiers and police officers arrived a while later but did not intervene. The settlers returned to graze their bovine flock on residents’ lands the next day as well, and this time too, approached the tents and harassed the residents.

2022

January
Zra' Awad
Incident(s) :
1
Zra’ ‘Awad, Jordan Valley: Settlers invade community, attack resident and steal sheep
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Video Channel: Settler Violence = State Violence

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Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinan teen and shot his father, who lost a leg. Soldiers arrested the injured father and his son
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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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Sinjil, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers building an outpost on town land attacked residents and burned homes and vehicles; one resident died of a heart attack after inhaling smoke
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.