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.

Download the monthly totals (CSV)

Displaying 821-840 of 2015 updates. An update can cover more than one incident.

Incident type

Area

District

Locality

Dates

From date

To date

Israeli forces present

During the olive harvest

Communities forcibly transferred or facing forced transfer

August 2023

31 August 2023 Sinjil Incidents: 1

Sinjil, Ramallah District: Three Israeli settlers, one of them armed, grazed a flock in Palestinian olive grove, damaging about 30 olive trees
31 August 2023 al-Birah Incidents: 1

Beit El (DCO) Checkpoint, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers throw large rock and Molotov cocktail at Palestinian car, injuring a 10-year-old boy
31 August 2023 Turmusaya Incidents: 1

Route 60, near Turmusaya, Nablus District: Israeli settlers throw stones at passing Palestinian car, smashing the windshield
30 August 2023 Kh. 'Ein al-Hilweh Incidents: 1

Kh. ‘Ein al-Hilweh, Jordan Valley: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian shepherds with clubs
30 August 2023 Um Safa Incidents: 1

Um Safa, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers steal donkey from pasture
30 August 2023 al-Mukasar Incidents: 1

Al-Mukasar, Jordan Valley: Israeli settlers drive around tents in Palestinian community for about an hour
29 August 2023 Kh. a-Radhem Incidents: 1

Kh. a-Radhem, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers chase World Council of Churches workers and block their way
29 August 2023 Khan al-Ahmar (Abu al-Hilu) Incidents: 1

Khan al-Ahmar, al-Quds District: Kfar Adumim settlement security chief torments 11-year-old Palestinian child. Police officers arrest two members of the community who tried to rescue him
29 August 2023 al-Mukasar Incidents: 1

Al-Mukasar, Jordan Valley: Israeli settlers look for sheep among tents in Palestinian community
27 August 2023 al-Qabun Incidents: 1

Al-Qabun, Ramallah District: Israeli settler vandalizes gate and stone wall in Palestinian olive grove and grazes his sheep there several times
27 August 2023 Sabastiya Incidents: 1

Sabastiya, Nablus District: Israeli settlers torch vending kiosk. The fire consumes part of the structure and destroys merchandise
27 August 2023 Madama Incidents: 1

Madama, Nablus District: Israeli settlers set fire to vegetation on village lands and attack house with stones. A settler fired in the air and soldiers fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades at defending Palestinian residents
26 August 2023 'Asirah al-Qibliyah Incidents: 1

Al-Mazra’ah al-Qibliyah, Ramallah District: Israeli settlement guard shoots in air after clashes that developed when settlers entered a Palestinian nature reserve
26 August 2023 al-Mukasar Incidents: 1

Al-Mukasar, Jordan Valley: Israeli settlers break legs of three goats belonging to Palestinians using clubs
25 August 2023 Kh. Susiya Incidents: 1

Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers cut 50 meters of a barbed wire fence surrounding an agricultural area
23 August 2023 Kh. Susiya Incidents: 1

Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers enter village in the middle of the night, discharge firearm and harass Palestinian residents
22 August 2023 Kh. a-Tuba Incidents: 1

Kh. a-Tuba, Masafer Yatta: Israeli settlers graze their flock in cultivated Palestinian field adjacent to residents’ homes and attack three of them with pepper spray
21 August 2023 Ein a-Rashash Incidents: 3

Khirbet ‘Ein a-Rshash, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers enter Palestinian community and home in it, harass residents and graze sheep in their fields. Soldiers detain two Palestinian residents
19 August 2023 Beitin Incidents: 1

Beitin, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers block junction leading into village and attack passengers with stones
17 August 2023 Burin Incidents: 1

Burin, Nablus District: Israeli settlers burn 10 olive trees over 90 years old

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

Still from video

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

מתנחלים מכים באלות את מוחמד אבו סבחה השרוע על הקרקע. מתוך תיעוד במצלמות אבטחה באדיבות התושבים

Settler Violence = State Violence

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

18 May 2026

סילוואן. צילום: פאיז אבו רמילה, בצלם

East Jerusalem

For the first time since 1967, Israel is expelling an entire Palestinian neighborhood in Jerusalem

5 May 2026

מתוך תיעוד הווידיאו

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

מתוך תיעוד הווידאו

Settler Violence = State Violence

Khallet a-Sidrah, al-Quds District: Shepherding community facing immediate expulsion

25 January 2026

מתוך תיעוד הווידאו

Settler Violence = State Violence

Israeli settlers engage in animal brutality as part of ongoing assault on Palestinian communities

6 January 2026

מתוך תיעוד הווידאו

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