16 March 2023 Kh. a-Tuba 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.
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15 March 2023 a-Taybah (Ramallah) Incidents: 1
A-Taybah, Ramallah District: Masked Israeli settlers, one armed with a club, attack Palestinian family and try to steal their flock
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14 March 2023 a-Tuwani Incidents: 1
a-Tuwani, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers cut down 34 35-year-old olive trees belonging to Palestinians
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13 March 2023 She'b al-Batem Incidents: 1
She'b al-Batem, South Hebron Hills: Two Israeli settlers armed with sticks graze flock on Palestinian man’s land. The animals devour crops
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13 March 2023 Yasuf Incidents: 1
Yasuf, Salfit District: Israeli settlers cut down about 65 38-year-old Palestinian olive trees
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13 March 2023 Sabastiya Incidents: 1
Sabastiya, Nablus district: Settlers break 20 olive trees
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12 March 2023 Ras Karkar Incidents: 1
‘Ein Ayub, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers attack car passengers with stones, injuring Palestinian teen
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11 March 2023 a-Lubban a-Sharqiyah Incidents: 1
A-Lubban a-Sharqiyah, Nablus District: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian home and cars, smashing windows with stones and puncturing tires
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11 March 2023 Widady a-Tahta Incidents: 1
Widady, South Hebron Hills: Three Israeli settlers, one armed with a rifle, invade a Palestinian home and threaten owner in front of a soldier
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10 March 2023 Um Lasafa Incidents: 1
Um Lasafa, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian family grazing their flock on their own land
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9 March 2023 Rujeib Incidents: 1
Rujeib, Nablus District: Israeli settlers uproot and cut down about 80 Palestinian olive trees
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7 March 2023 Kh. a-Tuba Incidents: 1
Kh. a-Tuba, Masafer Yatta: Israeli settlers attack American activist escorting a Palestinian shepherd with an iron rod, fracturing her skull
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6 March 2023 Kh. 'Ein al-Hilweh Incidents: 1
Kh. ‘Ein al-Hilweh, Jordan Valley: Israeli settlers graze cow herd in Palestinian farmland
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5 March 2023 Deir Dobwan Incidents: 1
Deir Dobwan, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers vandalize agricultural structures, steal and destroy agricultural property belonging to Palestinians
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4 March 2023 Widady a-Tahta Incidents: 1
Widady, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settler drives on cultivated land, scatters flock of sheep belonging to Palestinians
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3 March 2023 Kh. Zanutah Incidents: 1
Khirbet Zanutah, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers assault two Palestinian shepherds
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2 March 2023 Deir Nizam Incidents: 1
Deir Nizam, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers break roughly 70 olive saplings belonging to Palestinians
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28 February 2023 al-Mughayir (Ramallah) Incidents: 1
Al-Mughayir, Ramallah District: Dozens of Israeli settlers break more than 70 olive saplings belonging to Palestinians. Soldiers fire teargas at Palestinian residents
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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
