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Israel destroyed 10,000 olive trees in the Palestinian village of Mughayyir as a punitive measure following an attack on settlers, severely impacting local livelihoods and escalating tensions in the West Bank amidst ongoing settlement expansion and violence.
A Palestinian shepherding community near Ramallah was threatened and ordered to leave by Israeli soldiers after weeks of harassment and threats from settlers, highlighting ongoing tensions and conflicts in the West Bank.
A Palestinian village in Kafr Malik was attacked by masked Israeli settlers who set homes and cars on fire, amid a surge in settler violence and clashes with Israeli forces following the killing of a Palestinian teenager by Israeli soldiers. The violence reflects ongoing tensions over land and settlement expansion in the West Bank, with multiple casualties and property damage reported.
Israeli settlers rampaged through Palestinian villages near Ramallah, killing at least two Palestinians and burning homes and vehicles in retaliation for the death of a 14-year-old Israeli shepherd. The Israeli military attributed the shepherd's death to a "terrorist attack." Settler violence has increased in the West Bank, with little effort from the Israeli Defense Forces to stop the attacks. The Biden administration imposed sanctions on individual settlers connected to attacks on Palestinians, but the assaults have continued, leaving a trail of destruction and loss for Palestinian families.
Hundreds of armed Israeli settlers stormed a Palestinian village in the West Bank, setting fire to homes and cars, resulting in at least one Palestinian man killed and 25 others injured. The attack, one of the largest by settlers this year, was reportedly in search of a missing Israeli teenager. Palestinian officials accused Israeli security forces of allowing the attack to occur and preventing ambulances from reaching the injured, while the IDF stated that violent riots were instigated in the area and they tried to remove the settlers.
Israeli settlers rampaged through a Palestinian village in the West Bank, killing one Palestinian and injuring 25 others. The violence, which occurred amid escalating tensions in the region, was reportedly sparked by the search for a missing Israeli boy. The incident has drawn condemnation from Palestinian officials and raised concerns about settler violence in the West Bank. Additionally, two Palestinians were killed in confrontations with Israeli forces in the northern West Bank, and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war has led to a humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Turmus Ayya, the richest Palestinian village in the West Bank, is 90% American citizens who return to visit over the summer. After a recent violent attack by over 300 settlers, causing an estimated $10 million in damages, American Palestinian families are appealing to the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem for protection. Many families left the village for the U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s and built lavish homes for their summer vacations, but the new generation is completely American and may not come back to live in the village.
Dozens of armed Israeli settlers, protected by Israeli forces, raided a Palestinian village in the West Bank, shooting at Palestinians and setting their houses and vehicles on fire. The attack came after a day earlier, dozens of Palestinians were injured by settlers who went on a violent rampage across the West Bank under strict protection of Israeli forces. More than a dozen Palestinians have also been killed in violence staged either by the Israeli military or armed settlers. The international community considers all Israeli settlements illegal under international law as they have been constructed on occupied land.
An off-duty Israeli soldier was among four suspects detained over a violent attack by settlers on a Palestinian village in the West Bank on Saturday. Several dozen settlers rampaged through the village of Umm Safa, setting fire to vehicles and homes, and opening fire, on the fifth consecutive day of vigilante attacks targeting Palestinian civilians since a Palestinian terror shooting on Tuesday in which four Israelis were killed outside the settlement of Eli. The IDF has admitted to having “failed” in stopping other settler riots in recent days.
Israeli settlers rampaged through the Palestinian village of Umm Safa, setting fire to vehicles and homes, and firing shots towards a Palestinian television crew. The attack is part of a series of vigilante attacks targeting Palestinian civilians since a deadly Palestinian terror shooting on Tuesday. The Israeli human rights group Yesh Din claimed troops of the Israel Defense Forces were present at the scene but did nothing to stop the settlers. The IDF said it had detained one Israeli suspect and dispersed the “violent friction” between settlers and Palestinians.
Israeli settlers from the West Bank settlement of Shilo rampaged through the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya, leaving at least one Palestinian dead and 12 injured, a day after four Israelis were killed by Hamas gunmen near an Israeli settlement. The settlers torched dozens of homes, cars, and trees and shot at residents. Violence is surging across the West Bank as Israel expands settlements and Palestinian militant networks attract recruits.
Masked Israeli settlers from the illegal outpost of Homesh attacked homes and residents of the adjacent Palestinian village of Burqa in the northern West Bank. The clashes erupted between settlers and Palestinians at a junction near Burqa, with both sides throwing stones at each other. The IDF dispatched forces to the scene to separate the parties and used crowd dispersal means. The clashes came as tensions between Israel and the Palestinians remained with the military carrying out near-nightly raids in the West Bank over the past year.