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 1021-1040 of 2013 updates. An update can cover more than one incident.

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February 2023

17 February 2023 Silwad Incidents: 1

Silwad, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers invade grove, steal and vandalize items belonging to Palestinians
17 February 2023 Kh. a-Tawamin Incidents: 1

Khirbet a-Tawamin, South Hebron Hills: Israel settlers cut down 90 olive trees belonging to Palestinian
15 February 2023 'Urif Incidents: 1

'Urif, Nablus District: About 10 Israeli settlers torch Palestinian car and smash solar panels
15 February 2023 Burqah (Nablus) Incidents: 1

Burqah, Nablus District: Dozens of Israeli settlers attack Palestinian passengers, homes and carwash. Soldiers fire tear gas canisters at residents defending their property
14 February 2023 Hebron Incidents: 1

Hebron District: Israeli settlers puncture tires of 11 Palestinian cars and spray paint Star of David on some
13 February 2023 Beit El Incidents: 1

Beit El (DCO) Checkpoint, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian car passengers with stones
12 February 2023 'Azzun 'Atmah Incidents: 1

‘Azzun ‘Atmah, Qalqiliyah District: Israeli settlers from Sha’arei Tikva disrupting Palestinian high school classes for month and a half by playing loud music
12 February 2023 Adora Incidents: 2

Khirbet a-Taybeh, Hebron District: Israeli settlers vandalize Palestinian home and other property twice and steal items
12 February 2023 Um Safa Incidents: 1

Um Safa, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers vandalize property and steal belongings in farmland and village cemetery
12 February 2023 Turmusaya Incidents: 1

Turmusaya, Ramallah District: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian homes, vandalize cars and destroy solar panels that power the neighborhood
12 February 2023 al-Qabun Incidents: 1

Al-Qabun Ramallah District: Israeli settlers vandalize four shacks in the summer compound of a Palestinian family
11 February 2023 Qarawat Bani Hassan Incidents: 1

Qarawat Bani Hassan, Salfit District: Israeli settler shoots and kills Palestinian; soldiers arrive only 30 minutes later, to disperse Palestinians defending their land
11 February 2023 a-Lubban a-Sharqiyah Incidents: 1

A-Lubban a-Sharqiyah, Nablus District: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian cars with stones, breaking the jaw of a driver who loses consciousness
11 February 2023 a-Lubban a-Sharqiyah Incidents: 1

Route 60 near Khan a-Lubban , Nablus-Ramallah district: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian cars with stones, causing damage and injuring one man
11 February 2023 a-Tuwani Incidents: 1

A-Tuwani, South Hebron Hills: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian car with stones, shattering the windshield
11 February 2023 Deir Sharaf Incidents: 1

Deir Sharaf, Nablus District: Dozens of Israeli settlers attack Palestinian cars with stones, smashing the windows of a Palestinian truck
10 February 2023 Qarawat Bani Hassan Incidents: 1

Qarawat Bani Hassan, Salfit District: Israeli settlers bearing rifle and guns scatter flock and steal 6 sheep
10 February 2023 Hebron Incidents: 1

al-Ja'bari Neighborhood, Hebron City Center: Israeli settlers puncture tires of eight cars
10 February 2023 'Asirah al-Qibliyah Incidents: 1

‘Asirah al-Qibliyah, Nablus District: Dozens of Israeli settlers escorted by soldiers attack Palestinians and Palestinian property. Soldiers fire tear gas canisters at the defending residents, arresting one of them
10 February 2023 'Ein Shibli Incidents: 2

Furush Beit Dajan, Jordan Valley: Israeli settlers drive Palestinian shepherds out of pastureland twice

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17 August 2026

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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

East Jerusalem

For the first time since 1967, Israel is expelling an entire Palestinian neighborhood in Jerusalem

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

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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Burqah, Nablus District: “They took us by complete surprise. They were holding sticks and the tip of one had nails in it. ” Settlers attack farmers with sticks and stones.

11 June 2020

About 15 settlers viciously assaulted farmers working their land. The incident occurred on Thursday, 11 June 2020, when three residents of Burqah were out picking hyssop (za’atar) and sage and tending to olive trees on Nasim Haja’s (42) farmland.

At around midday, the three residents – Haja, Nasrallah Salah (16) and his father Fatin Salah (49) – saw about 15 settlers who seemed to appear out of nowhere. Some of them were masked and carrying firearms and sticks. The settlers stopped several meters away and started throwing stones at Haja and Salah, who were working side by side. Three of the stones hit Haja – two in the back and one in the leg – and Fatin and Salah helped him get away. The settlers left, too.

Fatin alerted village residents, who came and took Haja home. An ambulance then took him to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus, where he was diagnosed with torn tendons in his leg and lesions on his liver. Haja was later discharged with orders to rest for 25 days under medical supervision.

In a testimony he gave B’Tselem field researcher Salma a-Deb’i, Nasim Haja described the attack:

I heard Fatin yelling: “Settler! Settlers!”. Salah jumped up and started running towards the village. I looked back and saw four settlers really close to me, so I had no choice but to run. They took us by complete surprise. They were holding sticks and the tip of one had nails in it.

I fled. They ran around throwing stones at us and shouting at the top of their lungs. Most of them were masked and some were carrying weapons.

One of the stones hit my back and another hit my leg. I fell down. My leg hurt so much that I thought it was broken. The settlers kept throwing stones at me, and a third one hit me in the back. I just managed to drag myself away, because of my injured leg. I called Fatin and he came to help me.

The plot in which the attack took place lies a kilometer northwest of Burqah. The settlement of Homesh (evacuated in 2005) was established a kilometer from the plot. About a week earlier, on 6 May 2020, settlers attacked two shepherds near Burqah, injuring one of them in the leg.

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Settler Violence = State Violence

February 2023

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