Rights group reports 50 settler attacks on Palestinians during 1st four days of Iran war

5 March 2026, 4:17 pm

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Left to right: settlers are seen in the Palestinian village of Qaryut, one of whom trains an assault rifle on an off-camera target, near Nablus in the northern West Bank, March 2, 2026; Palestinians carry a man bleeding from his head following the alleged settler attack in Qaryut. (X screenshots; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

During the first four days of the ongoing Iran war, 50 incidents of settler violence against Palestinians were reported across the West Bank, according to Yesh Din, an organization that works to safeguard Palestinian right in in the West Bank.

The incidents took place from Saturday to Tuesday in 37 Palestinian communities and included fatal shootings, physical assaults, damage to property and threats.

“Under the cover of the war, settler violence is escalating with the aim of forcing Palestinians out and taking over their land. The government’s ambitions of displacing Palestinians are being carried out on the ground by violent settlers,” Yesh Din says in a statement.