20 February 2020 a-Jubiya (al-Farisiyah) Incidents: 1
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.
Displaying 2001-2015 of 2015 updates. An update can cover more than one incident.-
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16 February 2020 Kh.Jib'it, al-Qabun Incidents: 1
Violently and viciously - settlers threaten shepherding communities, beat residents and steal 25 lambs
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4 February 2020 اللبن الشرقية, a-Lubban a-Sharqiyah, a-Lubban a-Sharqiyah Incidents: 1
“Go to Abbas, let him compensate you!”
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3 February 2020 دير دبوان, Deir Dobwan, Deir Dobwan Incidents: 1
Twenty-seven work days and tens of thousands of shekels down the drain
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31 January 2020 Khallet Makhul Incidents: 1
Khallet Makhul, Jordan Valley: Settlers harass Palestinians picking herbs and call soldiers, who detain them
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31 January 2020 Kh. 'Ein al-Hilweh Incidents: 1
Khirbet ‘Ein al-Hilweh, Jordan Valley: Settlers expel shepherds and call police, who arrest them claiming they assaulted the settlers
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31 January 2020 مادما, Madama, Madama Incidents: 1
Stones, tear gas and “rubber” bullets: Settlers raid Madama with full support of army
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31 January 2020 سبسطية, Sabastiya, Sabastiya Incidents: 1
Shavei Shomron settlers do not stop even at concertina wire
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30 January 2020 المزرعة القبلية, al-Mazra'ah al-Qibliyah, al-Mazra'ah al-Qibliyah Incidents: 1
Uninvited guests: Crashing a tree planting
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28 January 2020 عينبوس, Einabus, Einabus Incidents: 1
At night, when the ‘Einabus 5th-graders were sound asleep
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25 January 2020 a-Sawiyah Incidents: 1
“My father was bleeding. When the settlers saw that, they went away, as though they’d accomplished their mission”
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24 January 2020 الشرافات, Sharafat, Sharafat Incidents: 1
Where mosques are burned
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15 January 2020 مادما, Madama, Madama Incidents: 1
Out of Yitzhar the evil will break
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8 January 2020 a-Sawiyah Incidents: 1
First and last harvest
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1 January 2020 سالم, Salem, Salem Incidents: 1
700 sheep, 2 settlers, 500 trees
Videos
Settler Violence = State Violence
Stealing the poor man’s lamb: As part of efforts to take over land in the West Bank, settlers steal sheep and goat flocks, often with assistance from the military, severely harming herders’ livelihoods
17 August 2026
Settler Violence = State Violence
Joint violence by the military and settler militias is a central component of Israel’s ethnic cleansing policy in the West Bank
11 June 2026
Settler Violence = State Violence
South Hebron Hills, January 2026: Increased Israeli effort to complete ethnic cleansing of Area C
18 May 2026
East Jerusalem
For the first time since 1967, Israel is expelling an entire Palestinian neighborhood in Jerusalem
5 May 2026
Settler Violence = State Violence
A settler in military uniform shot and killed two Palestinian brothers as part of a settler attack on the village of Qaryut, Nablus District
1 April 2026
Settler Violence = State Violence
Khallet a-Sidrah, al-Quds District: Shepherding community facing immediate expulsion
25 January 2026
Settler Violence = State Violence
Israeli settlers engage in animal brutality as part of ongoing assault on Palestinian communities
6 January 2026
Settler Violence = State Violence
Wadi Ejheish, South Hebron Hills: Settlers attacked a home and tried to break in, smashed windows, pepper-sprayed six family members including a baby, slaughtered sheep and vandalized a car
9 November 2025