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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 1-14 of 14 updates. An update can cover more than one incident.

2024

October
Sabastiya
Incident(s) :
1
Sabastiya, Nablus District: Settlers pepper-sprayed a farmer and stole sacks of olives
Sabastiya
Incident(s) :
1
Settlers picking olives on Sabastiya village land. Photo courtesy of residents
Settlers picking olives on Sabastiya village land. Photo courtesy of residents
Sabastiya, Nablus District: Settlers harvested and stole olives, soldiers detained farmers
March
Sabastiya
Incident(s) :
1
Sabastiya, Nablus District: Israeli settlers steal corn vending vehicle belonging to Palestinian

2023

August
Sabastiya
Incident(s) :
1
Sabastiya, Nablus District: Israeli settlers torch vending kiosk. The fire consumes part of the structure and destroys merchandise
July
Sabastiya
Incident(s) :
1
Sabastiya, Nablus District: Israeli settlers cut down about 20 olive trees and vandalize barbed wire fence
March
Sabastiya
Incident(s) :
1
One of the trees broken by the settlers. Photo courtesy of the family
One of the trees broken by the settlers. Photo courtesy of the family
Sabastiya, Nablus district: Settlers break 20 olive trees
January
Sabastiya
Incident(s) :
1
Part of the vandalized stand. Photo courtesy of owner.
Part of the vandalized stand. Photo courtesy of owner.
Sabastiya, Nablus District: Israeli settlers vandalize empty vegetable stand belonging to Palestinian
Sabastiya
Incident(s) :
1
Sabastiya, Nablus District: Israeli settler grazes herd of cows on agricultural land and drives out Palestinian owner at gunpoint

2022

October
Sabastiya
Incident(s) :
1
Settlers picking olives in Majd Shihadah’s olive grove. Photo courtesy of Majd Shihadah, 18 Oct. 2022 
Settlers picking olives in Majd Shihadah’s olive grove. Photo courtesy of Majd Shihadah, 18 Oct. 2022 
Sabastiya, Nablus District: Israeli settlers pick olives in Palestinian grove surrounded by settlement fence 
May
Sabastiya
Incident(s) :
1
Sabastiya, Nablus District: Settlers cut down and uproot more than 200 olive trees

2021

December
Sabastiya
Incident(s) :
1
Sabastiya, Nablus District: Settlers vandalize vegetable stand
Sabastiya
Incident(s) :
3
Sabastiya: Settlers attack house and car repair shop three times, damaging cars
October
Sabastiya
Incident(s) :
1
The plot from which the settlers uprooted and stole the seedlings. Photo courtesy of the farmers
The plot from which the settlers uprooted and stole the seedlings. Photo courtesy of the farmers
Sabastiya, Nablus District: Settlers uproot and steal some 800 fruit tree seedlings and damage fence funded by Oxfam

2020

January
Sabastiya
Incident(s) :
1
Ahmad Kayed
Ahmad Kayed
Shavei Shomron settlers do not stop even at concertina wire
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Video Channel: Settler Violence = State Violence

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Um al-Kheir, South Hebron Hills: A settler shot and killed peace activist Awdah al-Hathaleen, and soldiers arrested the victim’s relatives on his orders
מתוך תיעוד הווידיאו
Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinan teen and shot his father, who lost a leg. Soldiers arrested the injured father and his son
מתוך תיעוד הווידאו
Israel accelerating ethnic cleansing in Masafer Yatta
מתוך תיעוד הווידאו
Settler violence against Palestinians – daily life in the West Bank
מתוך תיעוד הווידאו
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
מתוך תיעוד הווידיאו
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
מתוך תיעוד הווידאו
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
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.