11 September 2021 سنجل, Sinjil, Sinjil 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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10 September 2021 الخليل, Hebron, Hebron Incidents: 1
Settlers attack homes, one with live fire; soldiers shoot at Palestinians trying to defend their property
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10 September 2021 كيسان, Kisan, Kisan Incidents: 1
Kisan, Bethlehem District: Settlers vandalize some 70 young olive trees
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9 September 2021 الخليل, Hebron, Hebron Incidents: 1
Jaber neighborhood, central Hebron: Settlers attack homes and residents with stones; soldiers fire at residents
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6 September 2021 كفر نعمة, Kafr Ni'ma, Kafr Ni'ma Incidents: 1
Kafr Ni’ma, Ramallah District: Settlers dismantle open-air art workshop and steal equipment
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29 August 2021 الخليل, Hebron, Hebron Incidents: 1
Jaber neighborhood, central Hebron: Soldiers fire live ammunition to protect settlers vandalizing nine cars in Hebron
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27 August 2021 كفر نعمة, Kafr Ni'ma, Kafr Ni'ma Incidents: 1
Kafr Ni’ma, Ramallah District: Setters harass picnicking family and falsely accuse them
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27 August 2021 ترقوميا, Tarqumya, Tarqumya Incidents: 1
Tarqumya, Hebron District: Settlers cut down some 300 olive and vine saplings
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17 August 2021 سيلة الظهر, Silat a-Dhahr, Silat a-Dhahr Incidents: 1
Silat a-Daher, Jenin District: Running over, tying to moving car, hanging on tree, pepper-spraying, kicking, burning feet: Settlers abduct 15-year-old and abuse him until he loses consciousness
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14 August 2021 الخليل, Hebron, Hebron Incidents: 1
Wadi al-Hussein, central Hebron: Settlers chasing Palestinian children attack woman sheltering them; soldiers ignore the assault
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6 August 2021 الخليل, Hebron, Hebron Incidents: 1
Central Hebron: Settler and soldier violence and police harassment of Palestinian family who dares to complain
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30 July 2021 بورين, Burin, Burin Incidents: 1
Burin, Nablus District: Settlers break utility pole on southern side of village
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30 July 2021 قريوت, Qaryut, Qaryut Incidents: 1
Qaryut, Nablus District: Settlers scatter spikes on land of villager, puncturing his car
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24 July 2021 التواني, a-Tuwani, a-Tuwani Incidents: 1
A-Tuwani, South Hebron Hills: Settlers stone Palestinian home, injuring resident lightly in the head
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23 July 2021 قصرة, Qusrah, Qusrah Incidents: 1
Qusrah, Nablus District: Settlers break approx. 25 young fruit trees and vandalize property
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22 July 2021 حوارة, Huwarah, Huwarah Incidents: 1
Huwarah, Nablus District: Settlers torch stone-cutting machines and forklift in stone mill; Mill owner captures one perpetrator and hands him over to military
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22 July 2021 خ. سوسيا, Kh. Susiya, Kh. Susiya Incidents: 1
Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Settlers stone shepherds on village land
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11 July 2021 بورين, Burin, Burin Incidents: 3
Burin, Nablus District: Settlers stone Palestinian homes and uproot dozens of olive trees
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9 July 2021 الخليل, Hebron, Hebron Incidents: 2
Jaber neighborhood, Hebron: Settlers harass residents for two days and attack them with stones and pepper spray in front of soldiers
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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