3 May 2021 جيت, حوارة, Jit, Huwarah, Jit, Huwarah 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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3 May 2021 فرعتا, Far'ata, Far'ata Incidents: 1
Far’ata, Qalqiliyah District: Settlers stone 73-year-old farmer and wound him in the head
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2 May 2021 جالود, قصرة, Jalud, Qusrah, Jalud, Qusrah Incidents: 1
Qusrah and Jalud, Nablus District: Settlers escorted by soldiers attack Palestinian homes and cars. Soldiers arrest Jalud residents throwing stones to drive settlers away, on grounds that a stone hit a soldier
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29 April 2021 إمريحة, Imreihah, Imreihah Incidents: 1
Imreihah, Jenin District: Settlers assault and severely beat farmer (65) with clubs
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28 April 2021 قصرة, Qusrah, Qusrah Incidents: 1
Qusrah, Nablus District: Settlers uproot seedlings, pry off door of agricultural structure and spray-paint it
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27 April 2021 عوريف, Urif, 'Urif Incidents: 1
‘Urif, Nablus District: Settlers stone passing car and smash its windows
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27 April 2021 بيت إكسا, Beit Iksa, Beit Iksa Incidents: 1
Beit Iksa, al-Quds District: Settlers torch residents’ cars for second time this year and spray hate slogan
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24 April 2021 التواني, a-Tuwani, a-Tuwani Incidents: 1
A-Tuwani, South Hebron Hills: Dozens of settlers invade village land and attack Palestinian farmers and Israeli activists; soldiers fire tear-gas canisters at the farmers
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23 April 2021 دير نظام, Deir Nizam, Deir Nizam Incidents: 1
Deir Nizam, Ramallah District: Settlers pry gate off Palestinian farmland; soldiers prevent owner from rebuilding it and drive him away
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23 April 2021 حارس, Haris, Haris Incidents: 1
Haris, Salfit District: Settlers uproot and break 13 five-year-old olive trees on village land
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18 April 2021 عصيرة القبلية, Asirah al-Qibliyah, 'Asirah al-Qibliyah Incidents: 1
‘Asirah al-Qibliyah, Nablus District: Settlers torch water system’s control panel, cutting off village supply
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17 April 2021 خ. زنوتة, Kh. Zanutah, Kh. Zanutah Incidents: 1
Khirbet Zanutah, south of Hebron: Settlers push Palestinian farmer escorted by Israeli activists and drive his flock out with kicks
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15 April 2021 وادي السيق, Wadi a-Siq, Wadi a-Siq Incidents: 1
Wadi a-Siq, Ramallah District: Settler sets dogs on sheep grazing on community land and threatens shepherds at gunpoint
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15 April 2021 جالود, Jalud, Jalud Incidents: 1
Jalud, Nablus District: Settlers invade home under construction, steal equipment and damage structure
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7 April 2021 دير جرير, Deir Jarir, Deir Jarir Incidents: 1
Deir Jarir, Ramallah District: Settlers grazed sheep and cattle in cultivated Palestinian fields. After Rabbi Arik Ascherman filmed them, they assaulted him with clubs.
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4 April 2021 قصرة, Qusrah, Qusrah Incidents: 1
Qusrah, Nablus District: Settlers cut down dozens of olive trees in latest harassment of villagers
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3 April 2021 دير نظام, النبي صالح, Deir Nizam, a-Nabi Saleh, Deir Nizam, a-Nabi Saleh Incidents: 2
Israeli settlers and soldiers repeatedly attack a-Tamimi family on their farmland, April 2021
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3 April 2021 جالود, Jalud, Jalud Incidents: 1
Jalud, Nablus District: Settlers with military escort uproot utility pole installed by Palestine Electric Company and attack village resident (71) with stones and club
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20 March 2021 قريوت, Qaryut, Qaryut Incidents: 2
Qaryut, Nablus District: Settlers uproot trees in Palestinian farmer’s plot, planted their own trees in another’s and used soldiers to help them drive him away.
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19 March 2021 بيت إكسا, Beit Iksa, Beit Iksa Incidents: 1
Beit Iksa, al-Quds District: Settlers torch cars belonging to local resident and graffiti wall
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