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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Displaying 181-200 of 2015 updates. An update can cover more than one incident.

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Communities forcibly transferred or facing forced transfer

May 2025

24 May 2025 Deir 'Ala (Bariyet Kisan) Incidents: 1

Deir ‘Ala (Baryat Kisan), Bethlehem District: Dozens of settlers attacked the community under military guard and killed eight goat kids
24 May 2025 Maghayer a-Deir Incidents: 1

Maghayer a-Deir, Ramallah District: Settlers attacked residents and activists dismantling tents in a Palestinian community displaced by settler violence
14 May 2025 Bruqin Incidents: 1

Brukin, Salfit District: After the shooting attack that killed Tze’ela Gez, who lived in a nearby settlement, the military raided the town, abused residents, imposed severe restrictions, damaged property, seized land, and allowed settlers to take over the
9 May 2025 Wadi Qatunyah Incidents: 2

Wadi Qatunyah (al-Khalayel area), Ramallah District: Israeli settlers broke into community homes, destroyed food, wreaked havoc and looted, while soldiers prevented the family from going home. Teenage settlers, escorted by soldiers, grazed their flock in
6 May 2025 al-Mughayir (Ramallah) Incidents: 2

Al-Mughayir, Kh. Abu Falah, Ramallah District: Over two days, Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian fields and a house and attacked residents with stones

April 2025

30 April 2025 Kh. Yarza Incidents: 1

Khirbet Yarza, the Jordan Valley:: Israeli settlers armed with clubs attacked a Palestinian shepherd and beat him
30 April 2025 Southern a-Nassariyah Incidents: 1

South a-Nassariyah, the Jordan Valley: Settlers attack Palestinian shepherding community, vandalize property and steal livestock
26 April 2025 Kobar Incidents: 1

Kobar, Ramallah District: An Israeli soldier and armed settlers violently abducted two Palestinians from the village, abused them, and fired at other residents
23 April 2025 Bardalah Incidents: 1

Bardalah, the Jordan Valley:: Five Palestinians injured by gunshots fired by soldiers and a settler during clashes that erupted after settlers tried to drive farmers out of their fields. The settlers then set fire to homes and sheep pens
21 April 2025 al-Mazra'ah a-Sharqiyah Incidents: 1

Al-Mazra'ah a-Sharqiyah: Israeli settlers expelled a Palestinian family previously displaced from Wadi a-Siq from town lands
21 April 2025 Ehmeir (al-Farisiyah) Incidents: 1

Ihmeir (al-Farisiyah), the Jordan Valley:: Settlers attacked Palestinian with pepper spray
21 April 2025 Sinjil Incidents: 2

Sinjil, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers building an outpost on town land attacked residents and burned homes and vehicles; one resident died of a heart attack after inhaling smoke
20 April 2025 Hebron Incidents: 3

Settlers attacked the extended Idris family in Khallet a-Natsh, Hebron, over three consecutive days, threw stones at their homes, tried to torch a house with a pregnant woman inside and broke a man’s arm
19 April 2025 Kh. Wadi a-Rakhim Incidents: 1

Khirbet Wadi a-Rakhim, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers set fire to a field and a house under construction while village residents were harvesting their fields
17 April 2025 Bardalah Incidents: 1

Bardalah, the Jordan Valley: Settlers vandalized fields, destroyed crops, and damaged irrigation systems in the Qa’un Plain
17 April 2025 a-Rakeez Incidents: 1

Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinan teen and shot his father, who lost a leg. Soldiers arrested the injured father and his son
15 April 2025 Wadi Qatunyah Incidents: 1

Soldiers accompanied by settlers dismantled a guest tent and sheep pen in the community of Wadi Qatunyah, Ramallah District
14 April 2025 Sikkah Incidents: 1

Sikkah, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian father and daughter near their home
8 April 2025 Bidya Incidents: 1

Bidya, Salfit District: Israeli settlers torched a Palestinian banquet hall and sprayed hate graffiti
7 April 2025 Yatma Incidents: 1

Yatma, Nablus District: Israeli settlement guard and soldier confiscated a farmer’s tractor, assaulted him, and detained him for hours

Settler violence log

Badu al-Mu’arrajat East, Jordan Valley: Another community forcibly displaced through state-backed settler violence

2 July 2025

Residents of Badu al-Mu’arajat East (Mleihat) dismantle their homes ahead of the community’s departure. Photo by ‘Aref Daraghmeh, B’Tselem, 4 July 2025

On Thursday, 3 July 2025, the last 15 families remaining in the Badu al-Mu’arajat East (Mleihat) community left their homes. The families numbered 101 people, including about 50 minors. The community, located northeast of Jericho, once included around 65 families – approximately 600 people in total – from the extended Mleihat family of the Ka’abneh tribe, who made a living from sheep herding and grazing. In recent years, many residents left, and by October 2023, at the start of the war in Gaza, only 36 families remained in the community, comprising 228 people, about half of them children.

The establishment of the outpost near the community’s homes. Photo by Avishay Mohar, Activestills, 3 July 2025

Goats poisoned by settlers.Photo by Avishay Mohar, Activestills, September 2025

The departure of the community was prompted in part by the establishment of settler outposts in the area, settler violence, and the blocking of access to grazing land by settlers, as well as personal reasons. In the past, residents would spend the winter in the al-Mu’arajat area and move in summer to areas with more favorable weather and grazing conditions, including the community of Maghayer a-Deir, whose residents were forcibly displaced by settler violence in May 2025. Over the years, as military restrictions increased and settler violence escalated, residents stopped migrating and remained in the area year-round.

In 2021, settlers led by Zohar Sabah –on whom international sanctions have been imposed – established the “Havat Zohar Sabah” outpost near the community and began harassing its residents. Settlers from the outpost routinely harassed the community, restricted access to grazing land, repeatedly stole sheep, and frequently assaulted residents.

In June 2023, settlers established another outpost, “Havat Netzah Harel,” about one kilometer southwest of the community. Settlers from the outpost herded their flocks between the residents’ homes and sometimes fed them from the residents’ fodder. As a result, about ten families left the community in search of a safer location.

“Mock children’s graves” dug by settlers as a threat outside the school. Photo by Avishay Mohar, Activestills, 23 January 2024

Since the start of the war in Gaza in October 2023, settlers have blocked residents’ access to the remaining grazing areas, and harassment and attacks have intensified. In response, the remaining families began to leave the community gradually.

On the night of Wednesday, 2 July 2025, settlers from Havat Zohar Sabah began building another outpost just dozens of m

eters from the community’s school and homes. The settlers remained at the site, most of the time accompanied by soldiers. The next day, the family living closest to the new outpost left the community. That night, settlers forcibly took over another family’s home, expelled them, vandalized the contents of the house and other property, threw stones at activists who were present, stole dozens of sheep from another family, and led them toward the outpost.

The establishment of the outpost near the community and the takeover of the home were the final blow. After years of harassment, threats, and assaults by settlers, home demolitions, and property confiscation by Israeli authorities, the residents were forced to give in to the pressure and leave the area they had lived in for decades. That night, they loaded their flocks onto trucks and moved them to safety. The next day, they began dismantling their homes and moving their belongings. During the departure, settlers broke into the community’s school, vandalized and stole a lot of equipment, and spray-painted Stars of David on the doors.

After all the residents had left, the settlers dismantled the outpost near the homes and left the area as well.

Community residents dismantle one of the structures. Photo by Avishay Mohar, Activestills, 4 July 2025

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Settler Violence = State Violence

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