Settler Violence

World Cup, summer vacation could lead to increased West Bank violence, IDF fears

"Watching the World Cup is currently the most popular pastime across the West Bank. Residents are watching games all night, which requires us to change our activity schedule," a military source said.

Palestinian Morocco fans gather for a public screening of the 2026 FIFA World Cup match between Morocco and Canada in Hebron, the occupied West Bank, on July 4, 2026.
FIREFIGHTERS AND Palestinians extinguish a fire in agricultural fields near the town of Huwara in the West Bank, after an alleged attack by Israeli settlers.

Jews must stop letting this one mitzvah fuel fanaticism - opinion

Jewish American volunteers plant trees in the Palestinian village of Husan in the West Bank.PremiumPremium

Not the usual itinerary: Why Diaspora Jews are seeking West Bank encounters on Israel trips

Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron

An absurd theater: How ‘settler violence’ statistics fuel a false narrative - opinion


Israel's police, security forces support and enable West Bank settler violence - opinion

“Should I have just stood there and allowed the settler sheep and donkeys to steal fodder?” I asked. The expression on her face said yes.

 A Palestinian man stands next to a burnt car after an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, June 26, 2025.

UN report on Israel condemned for equating settlers, Palestinian terrorists

Dina Rovner, legal advisor at UN Watch, said the reporting continues to reflect a persistent bias against Israel, as only 9% addresses Palestinian attacks against Israelis.

 UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

Zionist NGO Regavim to countersue Canada, EU over sanctions, denies claims of violence - interview

On Tuesday, the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, France, New Zealand, and Australia announced new sanctions against several individuals and organizations in the West Bank.

 Jewish settlers look on during a march near Hebron in the West Bank, June 21, 2021

UN accuses Israel of aiding West Bank settler violence, says Hamas committed war crimes in Gaza

The UN report claimed that Israeli authorities had enabled settler attacks through financial and military support, in an alleged climate of impunity fostered by judicial and law-enforcement bodies.

Israeli security forces operate during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, May 3, 2026.

UK, Canada, France, Norway, Australia, NZ sanction West Bank settler individuals, entities

Six countries, including the UK and Canada, imposed joint sanctions on West Bank settlers and entities over violence, calling the actions a threat to a two-state solution.

Palestinian demonstrators burn an Israeli flag during a protest against US position on Israeli settlements, in the West Bank city of Nablus, November 26, 2019.

Paris misreads Israeli reality: Sanctioning settlers won't bring Palestinian statehood - editorial

If the Europeans hope their sanctions will bend Israel’s will, they are deeply misreading the Israeli public. Such actions will be used in the upcoming election campaign to bolster the Right.

THE ACTIVIST group Extinction Rebellion Paris (XR) staged a protest to commemorate the anniversary of the Nakba by unfurling a large Palestinian flag on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on May 15, 2026.

Multiple clashes between Israelis, Palestinians reported in West Bank following alleged sheep theft

The clashes included incidents of stone throwing and the use of clubs between Israeli civilians and Palestinians, according to the IDF.

IDF troops in northern West Bank operation.

Future Israel (Part III): Addressing societal challenges - opinion

Everyone living in Israel should be provided the same basic infrastructure as everyone else in the country.

Protest against the rise in West Bank settler violence at Habima square in Tel Aviv, April 16, 2026.

Israeli allegedly seen beating Palestinians, dog, in Masafer Yatta - report

Evidence and testimony were collected at the scene, and police have begun searching for the suspect. 

Israeli security forces guard Israeli settlers as they graze their livestock near the village of Umm al-Khair in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, on November 9, 2025.

State says Bedouin Palestinians may return to Jordan Valley but rejects extra security

The case concerns Ras Ein al-Auja, a Bedouin Palestinian herding community north of Jericho whose residents say they were effectively pushed out after months of sustained settler harassment.

A Palestinian family leaves their farmin the Tana area near Beit Furik, east of Nablus in Judea and Samaria, May 15, 2026.