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 1501-1520 of 2015 updates. An update can cover more than one incident.

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February 2022

11 February 2022 ياسوف, Yasuf, Yasuf Incidents: 1

Yasuf, Salfit District: Settlers cut down and damage 40 olive trees
11 February 2022 الساوية, a-Sawiyah, a-Sawiyah Incidents: 1

A-Sawiyah, Nablus District: Settlers cut down dozens of 20-year-old olive trees
10 February 2022 كفل حارس, Kifl haris, Kifl Hares Incidents: 1

Kifl Hares, Salfit District: Jewish worshippers escorted by military hold prayer in village and vandalize cars
9 February 2022 كفر راعي, Kafr Ra'i, Kafr Ra’i Incidents: 1

Kafr Ra’i, Jenin District: Settlers cut down and uproot 65 olive seedlings
9 February 2022 سلفيت, Salfit, Salfit Incidents: 1

Salfit: Settlers torch agricultural shed and uproot 60 olive seedlings
9 February 2022 Kisan Incidents: 1

Kisan, Bethlehem District: Settler harasses Palestinian shepherds and throws stones at sheep
8 February 2022 Al-Qanub Incidents: 1

Al-Qanub, Hebron District: Dozens of settlers attack family tent compound with stones, injuring two family members
8 February 2022 دير جرير, Deir Jarir, Deir Jarir Incidents: 1

Deir Jarir, Ramallah District: Settlers invade Palestinian-owned farm and vandalize tractor, pickup truck and water tank
8 February 2022 Khallet Makhul Incidents: 1

Khallet Makhul, Jordan Valley: Cattle led into cultivated fields by settlers destroy crops
8 February 2022 كيسان, Kisan, Kisan Incidents: 1

Kisan, Bethlehem District: Settlers attack shepherd and injure sheep
7 February 2022 ياسوف, Yasuf, Yasuf Incidents: 1

Yasuf, Salfit District: Settlers uproot eight olive seedlings
6 February 2022 الخليل, Hebron, Hebron Incidents: 1

Tel Rumeidah, Hebron city center: Two settlers vandalize fence of Abu’ Eishah family’s home and throw stones at it
4 February 2022 بروقين, Bruqin, Bruqin Incidents: 1

Bruqin, Salfit District: Settlers uproot 25 olive seedlings
4 February 2022 كفر الديك, Kafr a-Dik, Kafr a-Dik Incidents: 1

Kafr a-Dik, Salfit District: Settlers uproot 50 olive seedlings and throw them into sewage water
4 February 2022 قريوت, Qaryut, Qaryut Incidents: 1

Qaryut, Nablus District: Settlers come to Qaryut spring escorted by soldiers, who drive Palestinian farmers off their fields
4 February 2022 الساوية, a-Sawiyah, a-Sawiyah Incidents: 1

A-Sawiyah, Nablus District: Settlers puncture tires of 14 cars and spray hate graffiti
3 February 2022 خ. زنوتة, Kh. Zanutah, Kh. Zanutah Incidents: 1

Khirbet Zanutah, South Hebron Hills: Settlers shoot dog; soldiers arrest three community residents
3 February 2022 ياسوف, Yasuf, Yasuf Incidents: 1

Yasuf, Nablus District: Settlers cut down 20 olive trees from one grove for the second time this year
2 February 2022 الخليل, Hebron, Hebron Incidents: 1

Jabal Jales, Hebron: Settler teens attack Palestinian teen grazing flock near his home

January 2022

31 January 2022 Khallet Makhul Incidents: 1

Khallet Makhul, Jordan Valley: Settlers drive Palestinian shepherd out of pastureland

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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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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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