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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August 2024

23 August 2024 Maghayer a-Deir Incidents: 1

Wadi al-Maghayir, Hebron District: Israeli settlers smashed the windows of five Palestinian cars
22 August 2024 Beit Kahil Incidents: 1

Beit Kahil, Hebron District: Israeli settlers burned a car belonging to Palestinians, smashed the window of another car, and sprayed graffiti
22 August 2024 Khallet Khader (al-Farisiyah) Incidents: 1

Khallet Khader (al-Farisiyah), Jordan Valley: An Israeli settler tried to steal a tent from Palestinians
22 August 2024 Bardalah Incidents: 1

Bardalah, Jordan Valley: Israeli settlers stole 13 head of sheep from a Palestinian
21 August 2024 Kh. Um Nir Incidents: 1

Um Nir, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers took down a fence around Palestinian land and swore at local residents
21 August 2024 Ehmeir (al-Farisiyah) Incidents: 1

Ehmeir, al-Farsiyyah, Jordan Valley: Israeli settlers stole tents and vandalized solar panels belonging to Palestinians
21 August 2024 Kh. Zanutah Incidents: 3

Zanutah: Community driven out again by settlers and authorities, despite state’s undertaking before High Court
18 August 2024 Kh. Yarza Incidents: 1

Khirbet Yarza, Jordan Valley: Israeli settlers set fire to pastureland, burning about 40 dunams
17 August 2024 Khallet Khader (al-Farisiyah) Incidents: 1

Khallet Khader, Jordan Valley: Israeli settlers stole seven Palestinian tents and vandalized others
16 August 2024 Kh. Tana Incidents: 1

Kh. Tana, Nablus District: Israeli settlers and soldiers known to local Palestinian residents as settlers attacked two Palestinians near a spring
15 August 2024 Khallet al-Louza Incidents: 1

Khallet al-Louza, Bethlehem District: Israeli settler set fire to orchard, damaging about 120 olive and almond trees
15 August 2024 Jit Incidents: 1

Dozens of settlers attack the village of Jit and kill a local resident. Soldiers arrive later and also attack villagers
13 August 2024 Rujeib Incidents: 1

Rujeib, Nablus District: Israeli settlers cut down trees and caused damage to agricultural property belonging to Palestinians
12 August 2024 Rujeib Incidents: 1

Rujeib, Nablus District: Israeli settlers cut down 40 olive saplings belonging to Palestinians
12 August 2024 Kh. Um al-Jamal Incidents: 1

Another community expelled: Settler violence drives out 12 families, leaving one, in Khirbet Um al-Jamal, northern Jordan Valley
11 August 2024 Haribat a-Nabi Incidents: 1

Haribat a-Nabi, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian house with stones, pepper-sprayed the owner in the face and assaulted his father, who was grazing sheep nearby
11 August 2024 Bariyet Hizma Incidents: 1

Bariyet Hizma, al-Quds District: Settlers steal Palestinian property
10 August 2024 Kh. Susiya Incidents: 1

Khirbet Susiya, South Hebron Hills: An Israeli soldier known to residents as a settler harassed them and assaulted an activist, claiming an attempt to film him was illegal
9 August 2024 Sikkah Incidents: 1

Sikkah, South Hebron Hills: Israeli soldiers, one known to local Palestinian residents as a settler, detained and abused a Palestinian shepherd
9 August 2024 Ehmeir (al-Farisiyah) Incidents: 1

Ehmeir, al-Farsiyyah, Jordan Valley: Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian shepherd and an Israeli activist with clubs

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17 August 2026

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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

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South Hebron Hills, January 2026: Increased Israeli effort to complete ethnic cleansing of Area C

18 May 2026

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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

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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

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Bir Zeit, Ramallah District: Settlers cut down more than 200 grapevines and damaged trellis wires and irrigation system in Palestinian vineyard

1 November 2025

Damaged grapevines in the vineyard owned by the witness and his brothers. Photo courtesy of the family

On Saturday, 1 November 2025, at around 8:00 A.M., members of a family from Bir Zeit discovered settlers had cut down more than 200 grapevines, which were over 23 years old, and damaged the trellis and irrigation system on their land over the course of the night. The land, which covers about 30 dunam (1 dunam = 0.1 hectares) is located between the town of Bir Zeit and the city of Rawabi, about 10 kilometers north of Ramallah, and has a vineyard and an olive grove.

The vineyard, which is a primary source of livelihood for some family members, is enclosed by a metal fence with an iron gate, but the settlers managed to break in and damage the grapevines planted by the family in 1999. The owners applied wax to the trunks of the grapevines that had been cut down, hoping they would grow back, but even if the grapevines do regenerate, it will take at least three years before they bear fruit again.

Settler attacks on local residents have increased since a new outpost was established around August 2025, east of the settlement of Ateret and less than a kilometer west of the vineyard.

R.K., one of the vineyard’s owners, told B’Tselem field researcher Mohammad Romaneh in a testimony he gave on 4 November 2025:

In 1999, we did some development and rehabilitation work on the land and planted grapevines there. The olive trees on our land are old. Later, we started producing wine from the grapes. About eight years ago, we started a winery based entirely on the grapes we grow, which produces between 7,000 and 15,000 bottles of wine a year, depending on the season. Some of the product is exported outside Palestine, and some is sold on the local market. In 2010, construction began on the road leading to the city of Rawabi, which passed through some of our land, and then settlers invaded it and vandalized about 200 olive trees.

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Damaged grapevines in the vineyard owned by the witness and his brothers. Photo courtesy of the family

On Saturday, 1 November 2025, at around 8:00 A.M., I got a phone call from one of the workers, who said he had arrived at the vineyard and found the grapevines cut down and damaged. I drove over there and found that nine rows of grapevines had been cut down. Each row had 25 grapevines, and in total, about 225 grapevines were cut down. I noticed that the grapevines had been cut at the base of the trunk, and I estimate that a sharp tool was used. In addition to the trees, the grapevines’ trellis system (metal wires) was also damaged, and so was the drip irrigation system.
It’s clear that the grapevines were damaged the night before, because we go to our land every day and watch over the grapevines, and everything was fine until Friday evening. My concern now is that the attacks will be repeated, especially since this land is a main source of livelihood for some of my brothers. Although the land is surrounded by a metal fence with an iron gate at the entrance, the settlers managed to break in and damage grapevines that are more than 23 years old. I am considering adding more security measures for the vineyard, like installing security cameras.

Damage to property (agricultural)

Settler Violence = State Violence

August 2024

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