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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 1-8 of 8 updates. An update can cover more than one incident.

2023

August
al-Qabun
Incident(s) :
1
Some of the saplings damaged by the sheep. Photo courtesy of the grove owner
Some of the saplings damaged by the sheep. Photo courtesy of the grove owner
Al-Qabun, Ramallah District: Israeli settler vandalizes gate and stone wall in Palestinian olive grove and grazes his sheep there several times
al-Qabun
Incident(s) :
1
School supplies the settlers threw on the ground. Photo by resident of neighboring village of al-Mughayir
School supplies the settlers threw on the ground. Photo by resident of neighboring village of al-Mughayir
Al-Qabun, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers damage school after forcibly transferring community residents
al-Qabun
Incident(s) :
1
Al-Qabun, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers bully Palestinian residents as they took down their tents to leave the community
al-Qabun
Incident(s) :
1
Al-Qabun, Ramallah District: Terrorized by settlers, a fourth Palestinian community is forced to leave in the past three months
February
al-Qabun
Incident(s) :
1
One of the shacks vandalized by the settlers. Photo courtesy of the family
One of the shacks vandalized by the settlers. Photo courtesy of the family
Al-Qabun Ramallah District: Israeli settlers vandalize four shacks in the summer compound of a Palestinian family
January
al-Qabun
Incident(s) :
2
The water trailer before it was stolen. Photo courtesy of Abu al-Kabash
The water trailer before it was stolen. Photo courtesy of Abu al-Kabash
Qabun community, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers steal water trailer and destroy water cistern cover

2022

September
al-Qabun
Incident(s) :
1
Al-Qabun, Ramallah District: Setters steal farming equipment from storage shed

2020

February
Kh.Jib'it
al-Qabun
Incident(s) :
1
Violently and viciously - settlers threaten shepherding communities, beat residents and steal 25 lambs
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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.