Settler Violence

Northern Israeli man arrested for incitement after calling to hunt 'settler pigs'

"They must be hunted down like pigs. God curse you; may not a single pig settler remain," said the 39-year-old Maghar resident in a post.

[FILE PHOTO] Police at the scene of a stabbing attack at the central bus station in Beer Sheva, southern Israel, on March 31, 2024.
The damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.

Israel must confront terror, settler violence with equal resolve - editorial

Aftermath of West Bank mosque set on fire by settlers, July 26, 2026.

Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosque, leave graffiti calling for ‘revenge for Benayahu’

(From R-L) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, National Security Council head Shmuel Ben-Ezra, military secretary Maj.-Gen. Guy Markizeno, IDF chief Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, IDF Intelligence head Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Shin Bet head David Zini consult, July 24, 2026.

Netanyahu orders West Bank crackdown after two Israelis killed in terror shooting amid clashes


Israeli settlers block Palestinian students' path to West Bank school with barbed wire

Khalil Hathaleen, head of the Umm al-Khair village council, said the barbed wire prevented children from taking their usual path through a valley to the school in the village center.

Palestinian school children sit by a barbed wire fence installed by settlers, which blocked their access to the school in Umm al-Khair village in Masafer Yatta, in the West Bank, April 14, 2026.

In the fog of a justified war, Israel does little to stop settler violence - opinion

While settler attacks on West Bank Palestinian villagers and farmers continue to escalate, the government has done little but turn a blind eye.

Palestinians stand at the scene where vehicles and homes were set on fire following an attack by extremist Jewish settlers on the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus in the West Bank, March 22, 2026.

Impunity by design: How the IDF, settlers repress Palestinians in the West Bank - opinion

This military regime is inherently coercive, and the violent acts committed by soldiers against Palestinians are, in effect, what the state expects of them.

A PALESTINIAN man walks past Hebrew graffiti that reads, ‘Death to Arabs,’ on the wall of a home allegedly damaged house by Israeli settlers in the village of Deir al-Hatab in the West Bank, in March 2026.

Far Right Jewish West Bank activists publish document summarizing attacks on Arab population

The document, which lists the terror attacks committed by far Right Jewish activists in West Bank villages, was sent to security officials alongside a poster condemning IDF Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth.

Palestinians stand near damage caused during overnight attacks by Israeli settlers near the Al-Arroub refugee camp in Hebron, March 30, 2026.

Jewish settlers burn farms, buildings in West Bank as retaliation for Palestinian stone attack

The incident came after another Jewish settler was attacked after he accidentally entered Palestinian private property while going from Esh Kodesh to Ahiya.

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

Settler violence spikes amid Iran war, Herzog responds to Diaspora Jews' call for action

Diaspora Jews called on Herzog to advocate for change with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right ministers, who have not interceded to stop the violence.

Boys stand near graffiti, which Palestinians say was written by Israeli settlers, near Hebron.

IDF Chief of Staff suspends battalion that accosted CNN news team in West Bank

The battalion’s operational deployment will be suspended until it has undergone “a process aimed at reinforcing its professional and ethical foundations,” the IDF wrote. 

The IDF detained a group of CNN journalists in the West Bank on Friday, as shown by footage from the US-based news outlet. March 28, 2026.

IDF detains CNN journalists in the West Bank, one crew member injured, cameras damaged

IDF soldiers detained a CNN crew covering settler violence for at least two hours. One photographer was injured, and his camera was damaged.

Israeli forces demolish a home in Tarqumiya, in the West Bank on February 1, 2026.

IDF arrests 80 wanted individuals, seizes weapons during West Bank operations

The IDF completed multiple operations in the West Bank, arresting 80 wanted individuals, seizing firearms and drones, and addressing rising violence amid settler attacks in the region.

IDF forces conduct offensive operations in the West Bank. March 28, 2026.

Hundreds of Diaspora leaders call for action against ‘Jewish-extremist terror in the West Bank’

“Mr. President, the terror, death, and destruction inflicted by Jewish-Israeli extremists against innocent Palestinians across the West Bank is an abomination,” says an open letter published Thursday

The scene where vehicles and homes were set on fire following an attack by extremist Jewish settlers on the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus in the West Bank, March 23, 2026.