Settler Violence

Settlers set fire to two buildings in Bedouin West Bank village

The village, northeast of Jerusalem, was attacked during the evening. The IDF and Border Police officers were called to the scene, but no suspects were arrested.

Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of Illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025
An attorney has urged the Shin Bet to act after three Jewish hilltop youth allegedly attacked a pregnant Arab woman in Jaffa, warning that settler violence is being shifted from the West Bank into Israel’s cities.

IDF admits failure to sufficiently reduce Jewish violence against West Bank Palestinians

 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.

Israelis set fire to West Bank tents, vehicles, attack residents with clubs

IDF troops operate in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, January 4, 2026.

IDF kills Hamas commander who played 'significant role' in planning Oct. 7 massacre


Australia imposes sanctions on Israeli youth group, settlers over West Bank violence

The move by the Australian government comes after allies Britain, the United States, Canada and Japan sanctioned some Israeli settlers in response to the violence in the West Bank.

 AUSTRALIAN PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a NATO summit in Vilnius, last month.

Masked Israelis attack foreign activists, Palestinian farmers in West Bank

According to videos and witness testimonies obtained by CNN, Israelis attacked the foreign and Palestinian individuals with “thick wooden sticks almost like baseball bats.”

 One of the injured activists, a German-American citizen

Masked Israelis settlers club Palestinians in Mount Hebron region

KAN wrote that two Palestinians, a 38-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, were wounded, and the woman remains in hospital.

 Screenshot of the incident involving Palestinians and Israelis on Friday 19 June.

Yehuda Fuchs slams silence on settler violence in resignation speech: 'This is not the way'

Fuchs, who has completed his three-year stint as commander of IDF troops in the West Bank, is being replaced by Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth.

 Outgoing head of the IDF Central Command Maj.-Gen. Yehuda Fuchs attends a replacing ceremony held at the  headquarters in Jerusalem on July 8, 2024

Canada sanctions seven Israelis, five entities over West Bank violence

"We remain deeply concerned by extremist settler violence in the West Bank and condemn such acts," said the Canadian Foreign Minister.

 Israeli settler leaders are seen arguing with lawmakers at a meeting of the Knesset Finance Committee, in Jerusalem, on December 11, 2023.

New right-wing central commander likely to be harder on Palestinian terrorism

Israeli settlers have accused the last few IDF central commanders of spending too much time cracking down on Jewish violence versus Palestinian violence.

Brigade Commander Colonel Avi Bluth 370

Mainstream media twists the truth of West Bank, doesn't face any consequences - opinion

Since the beginning of the war, news outlets have been quick to tell partial stories of events in the West Bank and face no backlash when the whole truth comes to light.

 THE NY TIMES building in Manhattan: It was no surprise that a story meant to demonize a segment of Israeli society would appear in the ‘Times,’ the writer maintains.

United States considers sanctioning Gaza humanitarian aid-blocking protesters

A senior official told the Washington Post that the US was considering issuing sanctions against settlers blocking aid from reaching Gaza.

 An Israeli soldier stands guard as a truck carrying humanitarian aid makes its way to the Gaza Strip at Erez Crossing in southern Israel, May 5, 2024.

Arab truck driver attacked by West Bank settlers who believed he was transporting aid to Gaza

West Bank settlers arrived at the scene to block humanitarian aid they believed to be en route to the Gaza Strip, setting tires on fire, blocking the truck, and injuring the driver.

 A view shows the village of al-Mughayyer through a damaged window after Israeli settlers attacked the village, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 17, 2024.

Let's not turn a deaf ear to US - analysis

US support is vital; it would be best if Israel does not ignore its concerns, says writer.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is welcomed by Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Mike Herzog, as he arrives at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, April 30, 2024.