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Thursday, February 19, 2026
Extremist settlers publish February tally of violence against Palestinians in West Bank
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Extremist settlers have published a tally of attacks they say they carried out against Palestinians over the past month in the West Bank, describing the violence as their “struggle against the Arab enemy.”
The settlers post a list on their Telegram channel, detailing incidents they claimed responsibility for.
The tally, titled “Monthly summary of the struggle against the Arab enemy in the Holy Land,” lists 29 vehicles set ablaze, 12 homes torched, “40 Arabs injured,” and hundreds of windows smashed and olive trees cut down across 33 towns and villages.
Five of them are in Mukhmas, a village near Ramallah. A nearby Bedouin community left the area this month, citing sustained harassment.
Since October 7, 2023, there has been a major surge in attacks by settler extremists on Palestinians and their property across the West Bank. The IDF recorded 867 incidents of nationalistic crime and settler violence in 2025. The total for 2024 was 682 incidents.
Prosecution of settler violence is rare, according to data from the Israeli rights group Yesh Din, which shows over 90 percent of cases in the years 2005-2025 did not result in charges, and just 3% resulted in a conviction.
The Times of Israel Community.