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 21-40 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

24 February 2026 Kh. Susiya Incidents: 1

Ethnic cleansing in the West Bank: An Israeli settler militia attacked Palestinians in Khirbet Susiya, no one was arrested

23 February 2026 Wadi a-Sha'er Incidents: 1

Wadi a-Sha’er (a-Lubban a-Sharqiyah), Nablus District: Israel forcibly transferred another shepherding community in Area B through settler violence

18 February 2026 Beit Lid Incidents: 1

Beit Lid, Tulkarm District: Settlers broke into a farm in Area B and stole a flock of ten pregnant sheep and at least one dog

18 February 2026 al-Burj (Hamam al-Maleh) Incidents: 1

Al-Burj (Hamam al-Maleh), Jordan Valley: Another Palestinian community forcibly displaced by settler and state violence

18 February 2026 Mikhmas Incidents: 1

Settlers harassed Palestinian shepherds in Mikhmas and in ensuing clashes, killed a local teen and stole hundreds of sheep with soldiers securing them

17 February 2026 Yabrud Incidents: 1

Yabrud, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers stole a flock of sheep from a livestock enclosure in the village, soldiers fired live rounds and tear gas at Palestinian residents who tried to stop the theft

15 February 2026 Qusrah Incidents: 3

The Hassan family from Qusrah were forced to leave their home after two attacks, one by settlers and another by settlers and soldiers

14 February 2026 Ein al-Meyteh (Hamam al-Maleh) Incidents: 3

‘Ein al-Meyteh (Hamam al-Maleh), Jordan Valley: Israel forcibly transferred another community using house demolitions and settler violence

13 February 2026 Telfit Incidents: 1

Talfit, Nablus District: Settlers attacked Palestinian farmers on their way to plow their land

3 February 2026 Tal a-Smadi (al-Jiftlik) Incidents: 1

Tal a-Smadi (al-Jiftlik), Jordan Valley: Israel expelled seven more families from their homes

1 February 2026 Kh. Humsah West (expelled from Kh. Humsah al-Foqa) Incidents: 1

Khirbet Humsah West (families expelled from Humsah al-Foqa), Jordan Valley: Five years after the previous expulsion, Israel expelled six families from their homes by means of settler violence

31 January 2026 Kh. al-Markez Incidents: 5

South Hebron Hills, January 2026: Increased Israeli effort to complete ethnic cleansing of Area C

31 January 2026 Telfit Incidents: 1

Talfit, Nablus District: Settlers assaulted a Palestinian in his car and burglarized his home

27 January 2026 Kh. al-Fakhit, Kh.al-Halawah Incidents: 1

Khirbet al-Fakhit and Khirbet al-Halawah, Masafer Yatta, South Hebron Hills: Settlers attacked two villages, beat residents and stole a flock of sheep with help from soldiers who arrested women who tried to stop the theft

27 January 2026 Telfit Incidents: 1

Talfit, Nablus District: Settlers attacked a Palestinian family in their car

25 January 2026 al-Hadidiyah Incidents: 1

Al-Hadidiyah, northern Jordan Valley: Four families driven out of the community through relentless harassment by settlers from outposts established nearby

25 January 2026 Ras 'Ein al-'Auja Incidents: 1

Ras ‘Ein al-‘Auja, south Jordan Valley: Israel forcibly transferred the largest shepherding community in the West Bank using state-backed settler violence

21 January 2026 'Urif Incidents: 1

’Urif, Nablus District: Dozens of settlers invaded a quarry, attacked the workers and set heavy machinery and vehicles on fire

21 January 2026 Qusrah, Telfit, Jalud Incidents: 1

Qusrah, Talfit and Jalud, Nablus District: Residents of three villages subjected to extreme settler violence since a new outpost was established between them

19 January 2026 al-Burj (Hamam al-Maleh) Incidents: 1

Al-Burj (Hamam al-Maleh), Jordan Valley: Settlers invaded the community and assaulted residents, soldiers detained three residents based on settlers’ false allegations

Settler violence log

Bardalah, the Jordan Valley: Settlers vandalized fields, destroyed crops, and damaged irrigation systems in the Qa’un Plain

17 April 2025

Damage settlers caused to a watermelon field in the Qa’un Plain. Photo: ‘Aref Daraghmeh, B’Tselem, 27 April 2025

On Thursday, 17 April 2025, in the early morning hours, farmers from the village of Bardalah arrived at their farmland in the Qa’un Plain, north of the village, and discovered that settlers had destroyed some of their watermelon, corn, and other crops, cut water lines, and damaged irrigation pipes in the fields.

As exposed by Kerem Navot, the lands of the Qa’un Plain, at the northeastern edge of the Jordan Valley, were seized by Israel from their Palestinian owners in the 1970s and handed over to Israeli farmers. Parts of these lands were later separated from the rest of the West Bank by the Separation Barrier.

Irrigation pipes cut by settlers in the Qa’un Plain. Photo: ‘Aref Daraghmeh, B’Tselem, 27 April 2025

About 20 Palestinian farmers continued to cultivate the section that remained accessible to them, which serves as a source of livelihood for some 300 people. However, around December 2024, settlers established an outpost about one kilometer northwest of Bardalah and roughly 300 meters from the villagers’ farmland in the Qa’un Plain. The settlers brought a herd of cattle to the outpost and have since routinely grazed them in the cultivated fields of the Palestinian farmers.

In April 2025, the settlers’ cattle consumed corn and cabbage in fields spanning more than 100 dunams (1 dunam = 0.1 hectares). The settlers also caused severe damage to about 80 dunams of watermelon by deliberately cutting and destroying fruits and disconnecting irrigation lines. They further damaged dozens of olive trees in the area and stole equipment from agricultural plots. The damage has worsened since, as residents are afraid to access their fields to tend to their crops, irrigate, harvest, or fertilize them.

Muhammad Suaftah, 49, a father of four from Bardalah, said in a testimony he gave B’Tselem field researcher ‘Aref Daraghmeh on 27 April 2025:

Settlers bring the herd of cattle from the outpost to graze in our fields almost every day, and hardly a night goes by without settlers damaging our land and crops. Two months ago, settlers also attacked a shepherd grazing in the area and beat him. The worst part is that the military stands by the settlers, and we have no one to complain to or to ask for help.

People are afraid to go to that area or to their fields during the day, and even more so at night, because settlers roam around. Dozens of families have been affected—all extended families who make their living from agriculture. We are suffering huge losses from the destruction of our crops, but the settlers don’t care. They just want to drive us off our land. We’re desperate. We don’t know what to do to be able to go on living and make a decent living.

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Cattle from the settlers’ outpost grazing on Palestinian farmers’ crops in the Qa’un Plain. Photo: ‘Aref Daraghmeh, B’Tselem, 27 April 2025

Damage to property (agricultural)

Settler Violence = State Violence

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