Settler Violence = State Violence

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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Displaying 1661-1680 of 2015 updates. An update can cover more than one incident.

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Israeli forces present

During the olive harvest

Communities forcibly transferred or facing forced transfer

September 2021

11 September 2021 سنجل, Sinjil, Sinjil Incidents: 1

Sinjil, Ramallah District: Settlers uproot seven young olive trees
10 September 2021 الخليل, Hebron, Hebron Incidents: 1

Settlers attack homes, one with live fire; soldiers shoot at Palestinians trying to defend their property
10 September 2021 كيسان, Kisan, Kisan Incidents: 1

Kisan, Bethlehem District: Settlers vandalize some 70 young olive trees
9 September 2021 الخليل, Hebron, Hebron Incidents: 1

Jaber neighborhood, central Hebron: Settlers attack homes and residents with stones; soldiers fire at residents
6 September 2021 كفر نعمة, Kafr Ni'ma, Kafr Ni'ma Incidents: 1

Kafr Ni’ma, Ramallah District: Settlers dismantle open-air art workshop and steal equipment

August 2021

29 August 2021 الخليل, Hebron, Hebron Incidents: 1

Jaber neighborhood, central Hebron: Soldiers fire live ammunition to protect settlers vandalizing nine cars in Hebron
27 August 2021 كفر نعمة, Kafr Ni'ma, Kafr Ni'ma Incidents: 1

Kafr Ni’ma, Ramallah District: Setters harass picnicking family and falsely accuse them
27 August 2021 ترقوميا, Tarqumya, Tarqumya Incidents: 1

Tarqumya, Hebron District: Settlers cut down some 300 olive and vine saplings
17 August 2021 سيلة الظهر, Silat a-Dhahr, Silat a-Dhahr Incidents: 1

Silat a-Daher, Jenin District: Running over, tying to moving car, hanging on tree, pepper-spraying, kicking, burning feet: Settlers abduct 15-year-old and abuse him until he loses consciousness
14 August 2021 الخليل, Hebron, Hebron Incidents: 1

Wadi al-Hussein, central Hebron: Settlers chasing Palestinian children attack woman sheltering them; soldiers ignore the assault
6 August 2021 الخليل, Hebron, Hebron Incidents: 1

Central Hebron: Settler and soldier violence and police harassment of Palestinian family who dares to complain

July 2021

30 July 2021 بورين, Burin, Burin Incidents: 1

Burin, Nablus District: Settlers break utility pole on southern side of village
30 July 2021 قريوت, Qaryut, Qaryut Incidents: 1

Qaryut, Nablus District: Settlers scatter spikes on land of villager, puncturing his car
24 July 2021 التواني, a-Tuwani, a-Tuwani Incidents: 1

A-Tuwani, South Hebron Hills: Settlers stone Palestinian home, injuring resident lightly in the head
23 July 2021 قصرة, Qusrah, Qusrah Incidents: 1

Qusrah, Nablus District: Settlers break approx. 25 young fruit trees and vandalize property
22 July 2021 حوارة, Huwarah, Huwarah Incidents: 1

Huwarah, Nablus District: Settlers torch stone-cutting machines and forklift in stone mill; Mill owner captures one perpetrator and hands him over to military
22 July 2021 خ. سوسيا, Kh. Susiya, Kh. Susiya Incidents: 1

Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Settlers stone shepherds on village land
11 July 2021 بورين, Burin, Burin Incidents: 3

Burin, Nablus District: Settlers stone Palestinian homes and uproot dozens of olive trees
9 July 2021 الخليل, Hebron, Hebron Incidents: 2

Jaber neighborhood, Hebron: Settlers harass residents for two days and attack them with stones and pepper spray in front of soldiers
5 July 2021 الخليل, Hebron, Hebron Incidents: 1

Central Hebron: Border Police and settlers attack family in Hebron during argument over crossing a checkpoint, arrest member and demand he not complain against a settler in exchange for releasing him

Settler violence log

Jit, Qalqiliyah District: Settlers and soldiers known as settlers drove away harvesters, and the former stole olives and equipment

18 October 2024

On Friday, 18 October 2024, around 7:00 A.M., farmers from Jit went to harvest olives on their land in the al-Wadi al-Qibli area, between the villages of Jit and Immatin. They spread out in various plots, far from each other. When they arrived, they saw many trees were already picked clean and others had a few olives left.

Around 10:00 A.M., a settlement guard vehicle drove up to one of the groups, which was working in a plot about 400 meters away from the outpost. The farmers recognized several soldiers in the vehicle as area settlers. Four other settlers arrived at the same time. The soldiers ordered the farmers to leave and then looked on as the settlers stole a sack of olives and some farming equipment. The farmers were forced to leave.

In a testimony he gave B’Tselem field researcher Abdulkarim Sadi, Muhammad Yamin, 43, a father of two from Jit, said:

On Friday, 18 October 2024, around 6:00 A.M., I went with my brothers and three workers to our land in the al-Wadi al-Qibli area, about 500 meters south of the Mitzpe Yishai outpost. We have 7 dunams (0.7 hectares) of olive groves there. When we arrived in the area, there were six other families harvesting in their land there.
When we reached our grove, we discovered that most of the trees had already been harvested. We realized this when we saw pieces of branches under the trees. We started harvesting anyway. We worked until 10:00 A.M., when a white car belonging to the settlement guard arrived. Settlers dressed in military uniforms came out of it. We recognized them as residents of a nearby settlement. Four other settlers arrived too. They all walked around our olive groves together.
One of the settlers, who was wearing an army uniform, ordered us and other families who worked around us to leave our lands. We’ve never been prevented from accessing our land in our lives, and we’ve never been required to get coordination to access it. Today, the situation has changed because the settlers are after our land.
Under threats from the soldiers, whom we know as settlers, we were forced to leave the land. The other settlers stole a sack of olives and a lawnmower right in front of their eyes. We couldn’t film what was happening because it was tense and we were afraid we would be attacked.

Damage to property (agricultural)

Settler Violence = State Violence

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