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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 1-5 of 5 updates. An update can cover more than one incident.

2024

June
'Aqraba
Incident(s) :
1
The excavator in flames after being torched by the settlers. Photo courtesy of local residents
The excavator in flames after being torched by the settlers. Photo courtesy of local residents
‘Aqraba, Nablus District: Israeli settlers attacked workers with stones and torched an excavator

2023

January
'Aqraba
Incident(s) :
1
‘Aqraba, Nablus District: Israeli settlers destroy about 100 olive trees, attack Palestinians and ambulance arriving to treat them with stones and clubs and torch four Palestinian cars. Soldiers respond by firing tear gas and “rubber” bullets at Palestini

2021

December
'Aqraba
Incident(s) :
1
One of the trees whose branches were broken. Photo courtesy of the residents
One of the trees whose branches were broken. Photo courtesy of the residents
‘Aqraba, Nablus District: Settlers break branches of 13 fruit trees
'Aqraba
Incident(s) :
1
The al-Fajam community (‘Aqraba), Nablus District: Settlers steal 20 feeding troughs from livestock pen
January
'Aqraba
Incident(s) :
2
'Aqraba, Nablus District: Settlers plow Palestinian farmers’ land; soldiers and police drive farmers out and arrest one
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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.