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 121-140 of 2015 updates. An update can cover more than one incident.

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Locality

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Israeli forces present

During the olive harvest

Communities forcibly transferred or facing forced transfer

10 October 2025 Far'ata Incidents: 1

Far‘ata, Qalqiliya District: Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian olive harvesters with stones and, in front of soldiers, vandalized their car. The soldiers arrested two of the harvesters

8 October 2025 Khallet Khader (al-Farisiyah) Incidents: 1

Khallet Khader (al-Farisiyah), Jordan Valley: Israeli settlers assaulted a Palestinian shepherd, beat him and pepper-sprayed him in the face

8 October 2025 al-Hadidiyah Incidents: 1

Al-Hadidiyah, northern Jordan Valley: Israeli settlers attacked a residential compound, including stone-throwing and gunfire, damaging property. The military arrested three community residents

8 October 2025 Kh. Ibziq Incidents: 1

Khirbet Ibziq, the Jordan Valley:: Another Palestinian community forcibly transferred through settler violence under military protection

7 October 2025 Turmusaya Incidents: 1

Turmusaya, Ramallah District: Settlers and soldiers fired at residents and beat some of them during a joint incursion into the town

6 October 2025 Kh. Ibziq Incidents: 1

Khirbet Ibziq, the Jordan Valley:: Israeli settlers assaulted a shepherd, knocked her to the ground and kicked her; soldiers who arrived watched and laughed

4 October 2025 Kh. Wadi a-Rakhim Incidents: 1

Khirbet Wadi a-Rakhim, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers grazed sheep in a Palestinian family’s yard, smashed windows in the house, and torched the family’s car

4 October 2025 Madama Incidents: 1

Madama, Nablus District: The Yitzhar settlement guard assaulted harvesters in village groves and scattered their olives

3 October 2025 Farkha Incidents: 1

Farkha, Salfit District: Settlers attacked Palestinian olive harvesters, soldiers who arrived expelled harvesters from their land

1 October 2025 Kh. Susiya Incidents: 1

Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: Settlers invaded a yard with livestock and assaulted an activist

1 October 2025 Surif Incidents: 1

Surif, Hebron District: Settlers cut down dozens of olive and other trees

1 October 2025 Halhul Incidents: 1

Ras al-Qadi (Halhul), Hebron District: Israeli settlers broke a gate and assaulted a father and his grown sons on their private land

28 September 2025 Halhul Incidents: 1

Ras al-Qadi (Halhul), Hebron District: Israeli settlers assaulted and injured farmers who came to harvest grapes on their private land

28 September 2025 a-Naqurah Incidents: 1

A-Naqurah, Nablus District: Israeli settlers stole olive harvest

27 September 2025 Kh. Tall al-Himma Incidents: 1

Kh. Tall al-Himma, the Jordan Valley:: Israeli settlers raided the community, threatened and assaulted residents

24 September 2025 al-Khader Incidents: 3

Al-Khader, Bethlehem District: Israel has been denying residents access to their farmland for two years, destroying the grape-growing sector and inflicting severe economic and cultural harm

24 September 2025 Kh. Samrah Incidents: 1

Khirbet Samrah, the Jordan Valley:: Israeli settlers repeatedly invade residential compound

23 September 2025 al-Mughayir (Ramallah) Incidents: 1

Al-Mughayir, Ramallah District: A settler grazing sheep on village land shot and killed a young man who tried to drive him away

23 September 2025 Um Durit Incidents: 1

Um Durit, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers assaulted a village resident and broke into her home; an Israel Police officer refused to detain the attackers

22 September 2025 Bardalah Incidents: 1

Bardalah, the Jordan Valley:: Israeli settlers brought cattle into privately owned Palestinian fields again and destroyed crops.

Settler violence log

Masafer Bani Na’im, South Hebron Hills: Soldier known to locals as a settler blocked a family car, threatened family members, humiliated them and called in soldiers who arrested the father and son

11 October 2025

On Saturday, 11 October 2025, at around 4:00 P.M., a soldier known to residents as a settler nicknamed Milad, set up an improvised checkpoint about 100 meters from a family home in Masafer Bani Na’im and stopped a car in which a family was driving home.

The settler demanded to search the car, confiscated the driver’s license, ID card and cell phone, and began looking through the phone. He ordered the women to get out of the car, cursed the family members and threatened to sexually assault the driver.

The settler then called for reinforcements, and shortly afterward, two more soldiers arrived and arrested the driver and his father at the settler’s request. The two were taken to an army base, where they were held in a caravan and interrogated for about two hours by an Arabic speaker. While they were held there, the soldier continued to swear at them and threaten them.

They were then taken to the police station in Kiryat Arba. Shortly afterward, the police said there was no cause for arrest and ordered their release, but the soldiers took them to another military facility, where a soldier beat the driver, swore at him and threatened him. The two men were held at the facility until 11:00 P.M., and then released and left by the roadside near Hebron.

The driver had bruises all over his body, but sought medical treatment only several days later, after the pain in his chest did not subside.

Road blocking
Verbal confrontations and threats

Settler Violence = State Violence

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