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Masafer Yatta

Palestinian men inspect the aftermath inside a restaurant after it was burned down by settlers during an attack in the western area of the Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, south of Nablus, in the West Bank on on July 5, 2026. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
July 5, 2026, 12:08 pm
Settlers reportedly rob Palestinian restaurant near Nablus, set it ablaze
Assailants said to steal cash, video shows charred interior of eatery; settlers also reportedly run over and pepper-spray residents of West Bank Bedouin community, ATV driver nabbed
By Nurit Yohanan
A settler watches as his sheep graze on Palestinian land in the village of Sinjil, in the West Bank, on June 20, 2026. (Screenshots: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 21, 2026, 1:19 am
Settlers filmed grazing livestock inside Palestinian village in central West Bank
Sheep seen damaging crop of local farmer in Sinjil, as Palestinian shepherds elsewhere in the territory report coming under attack during settlers’ attempt to steal their herd
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
An Israeli settler filmed striking a dog with a stick in the Palestinian village of Khirbet a-Rakiz in the south Hebron Hills of the West Bank on May 26, 2026. (Screen capture/X)
May 28, 2026, 3:28 am
For 2nd time in days, settler filmed striking dog during raid on Palestinian village
Suspect also seen shoving woman, young child to ground; police say they’ve launched probe, but one was also opened after similar attack 2 weeks ago that hasn’t led to any arrests
By ToI Staff and Nurit Yohanan
Mourners carry the body of 16-year-old Palestinian Ibrahim Abdel Fattah Al-Khayyat a day after he was killed by IDF gunfire in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on April 30, 2026. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
April 30, 2026, 7:36 pm
Palestinian man and teen shot dead in separate IDF altercations, as West Bank roils
Suspect stabbed 2 soldiers during Silwad raid before being neutralized; troops use live-fire on Hebron rock-throwers; Palestinian father, daughter arrested after settlers lay claim to their sheep
By Emanuel Fabian, Jeremy Sharon and Nurit Yohanan
Settlers set fire to a Palestinian warehouse in Asira al-Qibliya, near Nablus in the northern West Bank, April 17, 2026. (Screen capture: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 18, 2026, 2:37 pm
Settlers set fire to Palestinian buildings, cars in West Bank; no injuries or arrests
Attacks reported near Nablus and in Masafer Yatta, where assailants appeared to be guarded by armed man in IDF gear; military says it is investigating incident
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Amir Shenaran, 27, was shot dead in the southern West Bank's Masafer Yatta on March 7, 2026. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 7, 2026, 9:37 pm
IDF investigating as Palestinian man shot dead in southern West Bank
PA says Amir Shenaran was killed by settler, brother also said critically wounded; IDF says shooter is a reservist who responded to clash between settlers, Palestinians
By Noam Lehmann and Emanuel Fabian
Extremist settler Yinon Levi attends a Knesset Economic Committee meeting after he was sanctioned by the US government, in Jerusalem, February 14, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 16, 2026, 11:02 am
Prosecutors say they’ll indict settler accused of killing Palestinian activist
Yinon Levy to be charged with reckless homicide, with maximum sentence of 12 years, which family of victim Awdah Hathaleen says is insufficient as shooting appeared intentional
By ToI Staff
Settlers, accompanied by IDF soldiers, appear to steal livestock from the Palestinian hamlet of Khirbet al-Halawa, in the enclave of Masafer Yatta in the southern West Bank, January 27, 2026. (X video screenshot/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 30, 2026, 2:56 pm
CCTV shows IDF troops escorting settlers said to be stealing Palestinians’ livestock
Military probing if soldiers stood by while animals were stolen from Palestinians; settlers burn homes in other Bedouin enclave, no arrests
By Noam Lehmann and Emanuel Fabian
Footage allegedly shows settlers setting fire to property in the Palestinian enclave of Masafer Yatta, in the southern West Bank, January 27, 2026. (X; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 28, 2026, 5:18 am
Several Palestinians reportedly wounded during settler attacks in southern West Bank
PA’s news agency says assailants stole 150 head of livestock from one village, as its health ministry reports that a man severely hurt by gunfire in clashes with IDF died of wounds
By Noam Lehmann
Palestinian director Basel Adra (L) and Israeli director Yuval Abraham on stage after having received the Berlinale documentary award for 'No Other Land' during the awards ceremony of the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival, on February 24, 2024, in Berlin. (John MacDougall/AFP)
September 14, 2025, 2:48 am
West Bank home of Basel Adra, activist and Oscar-winning director, raided by IDF
Military says it carried out raid on his village, at-Tuwani, after two Israelis were injured when ‘a number of terrorists hurled stones’ at them
By AP and Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians pray during the funeral of 31-year-old Awdah Hathaleen, in the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron in the West Bank on August 7, 2025. (Mosab Shawer / AFP)
August 7, 2025, 11:10 pm
Palestinian activist allegedly killed by settler buried after Israel returns body
Israel held on to Awdah Hathaleen’s body for over a week after he was shot during clashes with extremist settler, who was only briefly detained
By Nurit Yohanan, AFP and ToI Staff
An IDF officer is seen speaking to a group of international journalists near Masafer Yatta, West Bank, June 2, 2025. (X screenshot used in accordance with article 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 2, 2025, 6:43 pm
IDF bars reporters from visiting W. Bank villages on tour based on ‘No Other Land’ film
Officer seen telling group of journalists they cannot be let into Masafer Yatta — subject of Oscar-winning documentary — due to need ‘to keep the order in the area’
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli security forces demolish buildings in Khalet Al-Dab, in the Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron, in the West Bank, May 5, 2025. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
May 6, 2025, 12:46 am
Military demolishes most of West Bank Bedouin hamlet, displacing dozens
COGAT says buildings were illegally built in closed firing zone; Palestinian ‘No Other Land’ director accuses Israel of ‘erasing village to create more and more illegal settlements’
By AP and ToI Staff
Screenshot of footage posted by Yesh Din showing settlers using a bulldozer to set up an illegal outpost near Turmusaya, West Bank, April 18, 2025. (Yesh Din English / X)
April 19, 2025, 5:51 pm
Settlers filmed establishing new illegal outpost in West Bank under IDF protection
Video shows construction equipment being used to move earth, set up mobile homes; locals say Palestinian man shot by settler in West Bank had leg amputated at Israeli hospital
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
An armed settler seen in the West Bank village of Tuba, April 5, 2025. (Screenshot from X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 6, 2025, 11:20 am
Settlers raid Palestinian village in southern West Bank, leave before cops arrive
Around a dozen armed Israelis enter Tuba, intimidate locals in South Hebron Hills where settler violence has surged since Oscar-winning doc brought area international attention
By ToI Staff
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