West Bank on the Brink: Extremist Violence Escalates

Violence in the West Bank has reached its highest levels in years, with heavily armed settler extremists operating with impunity and carrying out bolder and deadlier attacks. Since October 7, settler violence has displaced over 800 Palestinians, while the Israeli military and armed settlers have killed more than 120 Palestinians. The growing tensions, fueled by Israel's right-wing government and deadly Palestinian attacks, have created an increasingly combustible atmosphere in the West Bank, raising concerns of a larger regional conflict. Palestinians and rights activists blame Israel's expansion of settlements and the unequal treatment of Palestinians under Israeli occupation for the escalating violence.