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Settlers approach a Palestinian livestock pen in Al-Mirkaz in the South Hebron Hills on April 15, 2026. (Screenshots/X used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
April 16, 2026, 11:09 am
Settlers try to steal Palestinian-owned sheep in Hebron Hills as West Bank violence soars
2 Palestinians reportedly wounded in separate stone-throwing incident near Bethlehem; rights group says 378 attacks carried out during 40 days of Iran war
By Jeremy Sharon, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
The scene where vehicles and homes were set on fire following an attack by settlers on the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus in the West Bank, March 23, 2026. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
March 26, 2026, 7:03 pm
NGO counts over 10 settler attacks a day amid Iran war; 14 said hurt in latest violence
According to Yesh Din report, first 25 days of war saw 257 incidents of extremist settler violence and land seizures
By Jeremy Sharon and Nurit Yohanan
Israeli soldiers detain Palestinian Khairi Hanoun during a protest against expansion of Israeli settlements, in the village of Shufah in the West Bank, Tuesday, September 1, 2020.(AP/Majdi Mohammed)
January 27, 2026, 4:25 pm
Less than 1% of complaints against soldiers in West Bank lead to charges, data shows
Few investigations opened, and decisions on whether to probe allegations are often long delayed even in cases of deadly shootings, research by Yesh Din organization finds
By Jeremy Sharon
New recruits in the police's West Bank 'First Response' civilian squads attend a ceremony inaugurating unit's launch at the Tomb of the Patriarchs, Hebron, on July 9, 2025. (Screenshot/Israel Police)
July 10, 2025, 4:44 pm
Police recruit settlers for new West Bank civilian enforcement squads
Settlement watchdogs warn new unit will worsen attacks on Palestinians as Ben Gvir touts quasi-police squads, saying they reflect a new ‘combative mindset’ among Israelis
By Charlie Summers and Jeremy Sharon
Footage purportedly shows a fire in the village of Khirbet Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah, which locals say was started by extremist settlers, January 10, 2025. (X screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 10, 2025, 2:49 pm
Settlers riot in West Bank village for 3rd time in days after terror shooting
Farm building set on fire near Ramallah, ‘revenge’ scrawled in Hebrew on wall; no arrests made in nighttime revenge raids amid videos of burning cars, property
By ToI Staff
Israel Katz during a Knesset plenum session on his appointment as defense minister, in Jerusalem, November 8, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 22, 2024, 1:35 pm
Defense minister declares end to administrative detention against West Bank settlers
7 Jews, thousands of Palestinians currently detained under tool to hold terror suspects without trial; move hailed by far-right leaders, decried by opposition, rights groups, PA
By Emanuel Fabian, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
File: Armed settlers gather on a hill overlooking the village of al-Mughayyir near Ramallah in the West Bank on April 13, 2024 (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
April 15, 2024, 11:47 pm
Two Palestinians shot dead by settlers in clashes near West Bank village
IDF and police probing the violence that reportedly broke out after a settler was attacked; 3 Palestinians also reported injured in scuffles
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Emanuel Fabian
Rawiya Halhouli holds a photo of her slain son Rami Halhouli, in their house in Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, March 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
March 22, 2024, 9:31 pm
Activists bemoan ‘trigger-happy’ troops after cop kills Palestinian boy in Shuafat
Family mourns 12-year-old shot by Border Police officer in Jerusalem camp while lighting fireworks on second night of Ramadan; authorities probing incident
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli settlers hurl stones at Palestinians near the Israeli settlement of Yitzhar in the West Bank on October 7, 2020. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90/File)
February 11, 2024, 5:10 pm
Settlers throw stones at Palestinian vehicles near Nablus; driver hospitalized
About 15 settlers seen hurling rocks, smashing windshields and spraying tear gas at Palestinian cars near Bizzariya, according to Yesh Din
By ToI Staff
Cars burned by settlers during riots in Huwara, in the West Bank, near Nablus, February 27, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
January 1, 2024, 6:24 pm
2023 ‘most violent’ year for West Bank settler attacks, watchdog says
Yesh Din says 10 Palestinians killed, dozens of homes torched; in two months after Oct. 7 massacre, 242 incidents reported; UN office counts over 1,200 throughout year
By Agencies and ToI Staff
IDF soldiers scuffle with settlers from the Einav settlement trying to storm the town of Deir Sharaf in the Nablus governorate of the West Bank on November 2, 2023, after an Israeli was killed when his car came under fire. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
December 15, 2023, 6:35 pm
EU, 14 countries urge Israel to halt ‘unprecedented violence’ by West Bank settlers
Call from Australia, Britain, Canada, France, EU, several other European countries — but not Germany or US — says Israel’s settlement policy ‘illegal under international law’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Masked settlers hurl stones at Palestinian homes in the northern West Bank village of Burin, March 3, 2023. (Yesh Din)
November 29, 2023, 10:30 pm
Video shows Israeli extremists assaulting Palestinians in their West Bank homes
Armed men seen strutting through Jordan Valley village, harassing residents; rights groups say there has been an increase in settler violence since Oct. 7 onslaught by Hamas
By Gianluca Pacchiani
A picture provided by Yesh Din, allegedly of Palestinian property being burned by extremist settlers during an attack against Palestinian olive formers outside the village of Burin in the northern West Bank, October 25, 2023. (Courtesy Yesh Din)
October 30, 2023, 11:52 am
Shin Bet said to warn settler violence could cause West Bank eruption
Agency head has warned war cabinet of potential for conflagration, report says; defense minister said to note most assailants are not from settlements; US, France slam incidents
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian man inspects the damage to a store in the village of Huwara in the West Bank on October 6, 2023, after an overnight attack by Israeli settlers. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
October 25, 2023, 5:48 pm
Rights group reports over 100 assaults by settlers on Palestinians since war’s start
Yesh Din says Israelis living in the West Bank have shot Palestinians, damaged their property and displaced shepherding communities, with none detained
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Illustrative: Screenshot from a video of settlers firing at the West Bank village of Umm Safa on June 24, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 27, 2023, 11:46 pm
US pans settler violence, noting it has led Palestinians to flee their villages
State Department says administration ‘deeply troubled’ after footage emerges of armed settlers storming into Palestinian homes in West Bank accompanied by soldiers
By Jacob Magid
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