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 1081-1100 of 2015 updates. An update can cover more than one incident.

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January 2023

9 January 2023 She'b al-Batem Incidents: 1

She’b al-Batem, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers steal vandalize fences and cut down four olive trees belonging to Palestinians
8 January 2023 Za'tara (Nablus) Incidents: 1

Za’tara Junction, Nablus District: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian truck with stones, smashing its windshield
7 January 2023 a-Tuwani Incidents: 1

A-Tuwani, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settler grazes his flock in a Palestinian grove in front of soldiers
7 January 2023 Sinjil Incidents: 1

Sinjil, Nablus District: Israeli settlers vandalize wire fence and steal 140 iron brackets and three water tanks
7 January 2023 Hajjah Incidents: 1

Hajjah, Qalqilya: Israeli settlers cut down 30 olive trees belonging to Palestinians
6 January 2023 Immatin Incidents: 1

Immatin, Qalqiliya District: Israeli settlers cut down dozens of olive and fig trees
6 January 2023 Kh. Khallet a-Dabe' Incidents: 1

Khallet a-Dabe’, Masafer Yatta: Israeli settlers vandalize wall of structure on farmland
6 January 2023 al-Mughayir (Ramallah) Incidents: 1

Al-Mughayir, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers spray pesticide on olive seedlings, vandalize fence and steal barrels from Palestinian land
4 January 2023 a-Tuwani Incidents: 1

A-Tuwani, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers cut down and uproot 146 olive trees belonging to Palestinians
4 January 2023 Huwarah Incidents: 1

Huwarah, Nablus District: Israeli settlers vandalize wares in Palestinian pottery store
3 January 2023 Kifl Hares Incidents: 1

Kifl Hares, Salfit District: Jewish worshipers enter town escorted by military, attack a house and a restaurant and cause damage
2 January 2023 Turmusaya Incidents: 1

Turmusaya, Ramallah District: Israeli settler vandalizes Palestinian car and sets it on fire in front of soldiers

December 2022

31 December 2022 Sinjil Incidents: 1

Sinjil, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers steal fence posts from Palestinian farmland
31 December 2022 Widady a-Tahta Incidents: 1

Widady, South Hebron Hills: Armed Israeli settlers enter Palestinian community with a dog for the second time in a week, swear, threaten to fire a gun, and one of them headbutts a local residents, 31 December 2022
30 December 2022 Sinjil Incidents: 1

Sinjil, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers vandalize about 80 eight-year-old olive trees
29 December 2022 Huwarah Incidents: 1

Route 60, Nablus District: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian car passengers while soldiers look on
27 December 2022 Hebron Incidents: 1

Bab a-Zawiya (Shoter) Checkpoint, Hebron city center: Israeli settler threatens Palestinian children with club in front of soldiers
26 December 2022 'Urif Incidents: 1

‘Urif, Nablus District: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian home with stones and set car on fire
26 December 2022 Burin Incidents: 1

Burin, Nablus District: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian home with stones, vandalize three vehicles and set fire to two of them
24 December 2022 Widady a-Tahta Incidents: 1

Widady, South Hebron Hills: Armed Israeli settlers enter Palestinian community with dog and attack residents

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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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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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A-Shuyukh, Habron District: Settlers try to establish “mini-outpost” on farmland and violently drive Palestinians from their land

6 April 2020

Isma'il Hlaiqah's leg, after a dog bit him

In another attempt to establish “facts on the ground”, settlers piled building materials on a plot of land belonging to the Hlaiqah family, set up a tent and stuck rods in the ground in preparation for a fence. On Monday morning, 6 April 2020, around 11:30 A.M., the family learned of the takeover attempt when they found the equipment. The 350-dunam plot [1 dunam = 1,000 sq. meters] lies on the outskirts of a-Shuyukh, a Palestinian town not far from Hebron.

In 1983, the settlement of Asfar was established east of the town.

The family called about 50 relatives and other residents, who helped them uproot the rods and burn the tent. A few minutes later, about five settlers headed towards them, some bearing firearms and others tasers or pepper spray. The settlers, who had two dogs with them, shouted at the residents and tried to drive them away. When their demands were refused, one of them knocked Isma’il Hlaiqah (52) to the ground and one of the dogs bit him in the leg.

A few minutes later, another 15 or so settlers arrived, also carrying electroshock weapon and pepper spray, along with three dogs. The settlers set their dogs on the residents and a confrontation ensued with mutual stone-throwing. One settler attacked Nabil al-Mashani (41) and stunned him with a taser.

In a testimony he gave to B’Tselem field researcher Manal al-Ja’bari, al-Mashani recounted what happened:

Before we managed to speak with them, they set the dogs on us. One of the settlers knocked Isma’il down. Then a dog bit him in the leg and he bled. I started hitting the dog to defend Isma’il and one of the settlers tased me in the chest.

After about half an hour of confrontation, some 20 soldiers arrived from the direction of Asfar. They started firing stun grenades and tear-gas canisters at residents and demanding they leave. The residents, some of whom were suffering from inhaling the gas, complied and continued to watch the plot from about one kilometer away.

Hlaiqah was rushed in a private car to the “Riham Dawabsheh” Governmental Hospital, where his leg was treated. He was later transferred to a medical clinic in Halhul and given a rabies shot.

The settlers and soldiers left the area and the residents returned home.

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