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3 times more Palestinians than Israelis were victims of West Bank terror in January — report
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In January, three times more Palestinians were victims of terror attacks in the West Bank than Jews, according to figures from Israel’s security establishment reported by the Kan public broadcaster.
The report comes amid a spike in attacks by extremist settlers in the West Bank. The network did not specify the precise source of the figures.
Last month, according to the Kan report, 22 Palestinians were injured and required medical evacuation due to terror attacks, versus seven Jewish Israelis.
The report also said that last month, there were 11 instances of arson attacks by Jews targeting Palestinian buildings or vehicles. January saw two instances of Palestinians throwing Molotov cocktails at Jewish targets, the report said, along with 126 instances of Palestinian stone-throwing targeting Jews.
The data reflects the continuation of a months-long rise in attacks by extremist Jewish settlers against Palestinians and Israeli security forces in the West Bank. The number of such attacks rose by 27 percent in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to data recorded by the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet security agency.
The number of severe incidents of “nationalistic crime” by settler extremists, classified by Israeli security bodies as terrorism, also rose by over 50%, according to the data.
The attacks, which occur on a near-daily basis, largely go unchecked. Prosecutions of Jewish extremists are rare, and convictions are even rarer. Critics have accused the government, described as the most hardline in Israel’s history, of shrugging off the attacks.
The Times of Israel Community.