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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November 2024

17 November 2024 Kafr Qadum Incidents: 2

Kafr Qadum, Qalqiliyah District: The DCO refused to approve farmers’ access. Soldiers forced harvesters off their land
16 November 2024 Beit Furik Incidents: 1

Beit Furik, Nablus District: Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian homes with stones and torched a car and two structures
16 November 2024 Yatta Incidents: 1

A-Rahaniya area, South Hebron Hills: Israeli teenage settlers grazed animals on privately owned Palestinian land and cut down trees. Soldiers drove away the landowners, searched their home and confiscated two cars
15 November 2024 'Ein Duma Incidents: 1

‘Ein Duma, Nablus District: An extended Palestinian family was forced out of its home by settler violence
13 November 2024 Karmah Incidents: 2

Karmah, Hebron District: Soldiers and settlers attacked and expelled Palestinian olive harvesters
12 November 2024 Kafr Ni'ma Incidents: 1

Kafr Ni’ma, Ramallah District: An Israeli settler and a soldier attacked a Palestinian worker, threatened him and stole his phone
12 November 2024 Burqah Incidents: 1

Burqah, Ramallah District: Settlers burned olive trees and an agricultural shed
11 November 2024 Kh. Samrah Incidents: 1

Khirbet Samrah, the Jordan Valley: Settlers drove an ATV around the residents' tents and livestock, kicking up dust
11 November 2024 Burqah Incidents: 1

Burqah, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers attacked a mosque, a car and a house with stones
11 November 2024 Yasuf Incidents: 1

Yasuf, Nablus District: Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian homes with stones and set fire to farmland. Military forces fired grenades at Palestinian residents
10 November 2024 Deir Razih Incidents: 2

Deir Razih, Hebron District: Soldiers beat and drove out harvesters
9 November 2024 Kh. Samrah Incidents: 1

Khirbet Samrah, the Jordan Valley: Settlers drove an ATV around the residents' tents and livestock, kicking up dustcking up dust and then leaving.
8 November 2024 a-Rabi'ah Incidents: 1

A-Rabi’a area, east of al-Maniyah: Israeli settlers destroyed water network
8 November 2024 a-Samu' Incidents: 1

A-Samu’, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers grazed cattle on a Palestinian plot and fired in the air. Soldiers detained the landowners
8 November 2024 Deir Jarir Incidents: 1

Deir Jarir, Ramallah District: Settlers attacked Palestinian olive harvesters and drove them off their land. Police officers who arrived later arrested three activists
7 November 2024 Jaba' (Jenin) Incidents: 1

Jaba’, Jenin District: Israeli settlers broke into a remote Palestinian house, attacked the occupants with clubs and destroyed property
7 November 2024 a-Sawiyah Incidents: 1

A-Sawiya, Nablus District: Settlers chopped down olive trees and drove harvesters out
5 November 2024 a-Ras (Ramallah) Incidents: 1

Community of a-Ras (east of Khirbet Abu Falah), Ramallah District: Israeli settlers graffitied Palestinian property and torched a car
4 November 2024 al-Birah Incidents: 1

Al-Birah, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers set fire to 18 cars belonging to Palestinians
3 November 2024 Beit Jala Incidents: 1

Al-Makhrour, Bethlehem: Israeli settlers stopped a Palestinian car and attacked the passengers. The Israel Police arrested the passengers

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11 June 2026

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18 May 2026

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5 May 2026

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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

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

25 January 2026

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

6 January 2026

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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

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Dar Abu Faza’, Ramallah District: Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the community, set property on fire, and sprayed graffiti

25 June 2025

The metal mesh that protected the house windows. Photo by Mohammad Romaneh, B’Tselem

Residents of the community extinguishing the fire set by settlers with fire beaters. Photo courtesy of local residents

On Wednesday, 25 June 2025, at around 8:00 P.M., shortly after settlers attacked the village of Kafr Malik, about 30 masked settlers arrived in roughly ten vehicles at the community of Dar Abu Faza’, located about six kilometers to the south. The community comprises about 15 families, numbering around 100 people, some of whom live in stone houses while others live in tents.

The settlers split into two groups and began attacking the community from two different directions. They threw stones at residents and homes, smashed windows, set fire to a fallow field and plastic sheets near one of the houses, burned three vehicles, and set fire to two houses while residents were inside. In one of the homes, a bed caught fire, but the occupants managed to put it out quickly. In the other, the fire did not spread. The settlers also sprayed a Star of David on one of the homes.

About 15 young men who were in the community repelled the settler attack by throwing stones. After about ten minutes, the settlers retreated. Seven local residents suffered from smoke inhalation, and another was injured in the leg by a stone. All the wounded were treated on site.

A Star of David spray-painted by settlers on the wall of a house they tried to set on fire. Photo by Mohammad Romaneh, B’Tselem

Soldiers stationed at a nearby military post arrived only after the settlers had left. After seeing that no one required further treatment, they also left. About an hour and a half later, police officers arrived, dusted for fingerprints, took photos of the scene and left.

M.K., 36, a father of eight and resident of the community, said in a testimony he gave B’Tselem field researcher Mohammad Romaneh the day after the attack:

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A bedroom set on fire by settlers in the community. Photo courtesy of local residents

On Wednesday, 25 June 2025, at around 8:00 P.M., after we had finished the evening prayer in the community, news began to spread that settlers were attacking the village of Kafr Malik and that several people got hurt.
At that moment, we saw about ten vehicles with yellow Israeli license plates stop a few dozen meters north of the community, on the other side of Route 449 (Alon Route). As soon as the vehicles stopped, about 30 settlers got out and ran toward the community and our residential tents. The settlers split into two groups: one attacked the community from the northwest, and the other from the north.
All the settlers had their faces fully covered and were wearing civilian clothes. Some carried sticks and others stones. A few held plastic bottles, which we later discovered contained flammable materials.

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A car set on fire by settlers in the community. Photo courtesy of local residents

The settlers set fire to dry weeds in a plot of land between the northern edge of the community and Alon Route, and it spread quickly. They also torched a car that was parked there and sprayed Stars of David on the walls of a house on that side of the community.
Then they tried to set fire to several homes in the same area. They tried to pour flammable liquids into the houses through the windows, but a thick metal mesh covering the windows prevented them. Otherwise, the consequences could have been disastrous, since residents were inside.
Meanwhile, the second group of settlers attacked the community from the northwest, after jumping over a wire fence that residents had put up in front of the houses on that side.
Once they reached the roundabout in the community, between where the houses are and where the tents are, they set fire to a Subaru Impreza belonging to one of the residents. They opened the car doors and set fire to it from the inside.
They also torched another car parked nearby that was out of commission and being used for parts. After that, they attacked the car owner’s house and tried to set fire to it while he, his wife, and their three children were inside. The family managed to shut the door and stop them from getting in, but the settlers then poured flammable liquid on the window of the house.
At the same time, about 10 to 15 other residents, myself included, confronted the settlers attacking from the northern side and forced them to retreat toward the road. Suddenly, we saw plumes of smoke rising from the other side of the community. We rushed over there and saw about ten settlers trying to set fire to one of the houses. We got into mutual stone-throwing, and the settlers ran toward their vehicles, which were parked on Alon Route, about 50 meters from the community.

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The fallow field set on fire by settlers. Photo by Mohammad Romaneh, B’Tselem

We managed to put out the fires about 20 minutes after the settlers started them, using fire beaters, water hoses, and handheld extinguishers.
Our community is the last Bedouin community east of Ramallah. The settlers managed to drive all the other communities from this area after escalating their attacks against them. This was not the first time settlers attacked us, but it was the first time they set fire to cars, tents, and houses. Their past attacks only included harassment and provocations.

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Property set on fire by settlers in the community. Photo by Mohammad Romaneh, B’Tselem

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November 2024

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