Settler Violence

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

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

Exterior view of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

The EU-ICC assault - opinion

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026.

Why ICC going after Smotrich is a bigger deal than going after Netanyahu - analysis


Arab Israeli children attacked by Jewish yeshiva students during field trip, 13 hospitalized

According to Kamal Abu Younis, principal of Ibn Khaldun Elementary School in Sakhnin, a group of yeshiva students spat on the Sakhnin students, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray, and beat them. 

Middle schoolers from Sakhnin recover after being attacked with pepper spray and tear gas by yeshiva students in the Jordan River Valley on February 4, 2026.

IDF 'Palestinian Affairs Chief': Jewish violence on W. Bank Palestinians harms Israeli security

Humanitarian efforts in Gaza held back worse delegitimization attacks, IDF Civil Administration Commander Maj. Gen. Rasan Elian said

Palestinian protesters confront a jewish man during a protest against Israeli settlements, near Qalqilya, in the West Bank, on August 12, 2022.

High Court to hear petition over alleged settler pressure, state inaction against Palestinians

They allege that sustained settler violence, combined with failures by the IDF and police to intervene, has led to the gradual displacement of families from the area.

 The High Court of Justice in Jerusalem

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

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

New electronic bracelets have been so far ineffective

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.

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

The IDF reported that, during investigations of the surrounding area, a vehicle with Israeli plates was found containing blunt weapons. The vehicle was confiscated by the district police.

 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.

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

The IDF has been active east of the Yellow Line in northern Gaza throughout the month of January, dismantling terrorist infrastructure and targeting known terrorists.

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

Israel using armed militias to ethnically cleanse the West Bank - opinion

B’Tselem warns that organized, state-backed settler militias are driving Palestinians from their land with violent attacks across the West Bank.

Armed Israeli soldiers, settlers, Palestinians, and reporters watch smoke rise during West Bank clashes in November 2025.

West Bank's mountains and molehills: Is Israel's settler violence real? - opinion

The overwhelming majority of incident reports were supplied by only one source: the Palestinian Ministry for Resistance to the Settlements, or extreme anti-Israel organizations. 

The IDF closes main roads as Israeli settlers try to enter the Qizoun area east of Hebron, December 10, 2025

West Bank settlers attack Palestinian cars with firebombs, detained by IDF

The three detainees were among a larger mob of masked settlers. Two Palestinians were wounded as a result of the incident and were evacuated for medical treatment.

People examine cars damaged and vandalized by attackers in the Arab village of Ein Rafa, near Jerusalem, January 8, 2026