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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October 2024

28 October 2024 Imreihah Incidents: 1

Imreihah, Jenin District: Israeli soldiers chased away Palestinian olive harvesters and attacked one of them
28 October 2024 Sinjil Incidents: 1

Sinjil, Ramallah District: Settlers were seen setting fire to fields and olive trees on village lands
27 October 2024 Kh. Susiya Incidents: 1

Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Settlers chased olive harvesters and attacked one
27 October 2024 Sabastiya Incidents: 1

Sabastiya, Nablus District: Settlers harvested and stole olives, soldiers detained farmers
27 October 2024 Sabastiya Incidents: 1

Sabastiya, Nablus District: Settlers pepper-sprayed a farmer and stole sacks of olives
26 October 2024 Kh. Samrah Incidents: 1

Khirbet Samrah, the Jordan Valley: Settlers drove an ATV around the residents' tents
26 October 2024 Khallet Makhul Incidents: 1

Khallet Makhul, Jordan Valley: Israeli settlers harassed a Palestinian shepherd
26 October 2024 Wad al-Abyad (East al-Maniyah) Incidents: 1

Wad al-Abyad (East al-Maniyah) ,Bethlehem District: Israeli settlers attacked a 14-year-old Palestinian boy in his home
26 October 2024 Sinjil Incidents: 2

Sinjil, Ramallah District: Soldiers kicked a harvester off his land. Settlers cut down and stole his olive trees
25 October 2024 Kh. Susiya Incidents: 1

Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers repeatedly harassed a Palestinian family and stole a jacket
24 October 2024 Imreihah Incidents: 1

Imreihah, Jenin District: Settlers and soldiers attacked Palestinian olive harvesters and stole olives and agricultural equipment.
22 October 2024 Wad al-Abyad (East al-Maniyah) Incidents: 1

Wad al-Abyad (eastern al-Maniyah), Bethlehem District: Settlers stole a family’s water tank and pipe and took them to an outpost
22 October 2024 Kh. a-Tuba Incidents: 1

Khirbet a-Tuba, South Hebron Hills: An Israeli settler attacked a Palestinian shepherd. Soldiers arrested the shepherd and other residents
22 October 2024 Ramin Incidents: 1

Ramin, Tulkarm District: Settlers harassed harvesters, scattered olives and vandalized a tractor in front of soldiers
20 October 2024 Wad al-Abyad (East al-Maniyah) Incidents: 1

Wad al-Abyad (eastern al-Maniyah), Bethlehem District: Settlers chased shepherds, ran over sheep and stole them
20 October 2024 Um Durit Incidents: 1

Khirbet Um Durit, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers torched an unoccupied house belonging to a Palestinian
19 October 2024 Jalud Incidents: 1

Jalud, Nablus District: Israeli settlers escorted by soldiers invaded the village, attacked residents, and set fire to homes and other property
19 October 2024 Juret al-Kheil Incidents: 3

Settlers force out residents of Palestinian community of Jurat al-Kheil, northwest of Hebron, destroy homes and steal property
18 October 2024 Deir Nizam Incidents: 1

Deir Nizam, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers vandalized Palestinian farmer’s crops and irrigation system
18 October 2024 Kh. Susiya Incidents: 1

Khirbet Susiya, Hebron District: Settlers attacked and injured activists during the harvest, soldiers present at the scene did not prevent the attack and threatened to arrest the harvesters

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Sinjil, Ramallah: Settlers documented stealing four lambs from a sheep pen

25 March 2022

Bilal Khalil with his daughter in their yard. Photo: Iyad Hadad, B’Tselem, 28 March 2022

village of Sinjil and stealing four sheep. A month earlier, on 27 February 2022, settlers attacked family members who were visiting Khalil’s home, hurt two of them and smashed their car window.

In a testimony he gave B’Tselem field researcher Iyad Hadad on 28 March 2022, Bilal Khalil (33), a father of three, said:

I have 30 heads of sheep and goats, including four two-month-old lambs. There have been lots of settler attacks in the past year. The last one took place on 27 February 2022, when they hurt my sister and her daughter. I installed security cameras because of these attacks. On 25 March 2022, I wasn’t home, but I saw on the security cameras that something was going on and that the sheep pen gate was open. I came home immediately, and when I got there, I saw the four lambs were gone. I checked the security cameras and saw three settlers going into the pen and stealing them. I called some local residents, and we went looking for them. We came across a military jeep, because the army patrols the area all the time, and told the soldiers what happened. They asked us if there were any security cameras, and I said yes. They told us they’d look into it and left. In the meantime, about 50 village residents had joined, and we kept looking for the lambs. The military jeep came back, and we thought they’d found the thieves, but instead, they told us to go home. We refused and said we’d go back only after our sheep were brought back, but the soldiers started yelling at us and swearing at us until a police car came. The officer promised to take care of it and said he was in charge of the area and that he would return in the morning to investigate. We went home, hoping the officer would take care of it.

No one came the next day. I called the number he gave me the day before many times, but no one answered. In the afternoon, some Civil Administration personnel came with soldiers, and they filmed the security camera footage on their phones. They didn’t check anything else or take any statements from us.

I’m constantly stressed, worrying about my kids and my family. I don’t let them play outside on their own too much. I hardly leave the house. I ask my brother to help me with shopping for the house. I worry that if I go to work, they’ll come and attack the family or steal the flock.

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October 2024

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