West Bank Violence

Two Palestinians killed, four wounded in West Bank settler attack on school

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society later confirmed that two Palestinians had been killed, a 14-year-old and a 32-year-old. It also stated that four others had been wounded by gunfire.

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.
Graffiti paint saying "revenge" and "hello from Khirbat Abu Falah" is seen in the Palestinian village of Turmus Aiya after a group of masked Israeli settlers entered the village and set a house and car on fire and sprayed graffiti on the walls.

WATCH: West Bank settlers set home, car ablaze in Palestinian village, spray threatening graffiti

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

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

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.

IDF diverts forces from Lebanon invasion to W. Bank to control Jewish violence against Palestinians


'Campaign of lies': Smotrich blasts Biden order against Jewish settler violence

The order was set to be released later Thursday, according to the documents and the US official, and is expected to include sanctions against the settlers, the news outlet reported.

 People overlook the Jewish settlement of Kokhav Hashahar, in the West Bank during a scouting mission to find new hilltops to settle, November 6, 2022.

Blinken, Abbas discuss West Bank violence, civilian harm in Gaza

The two officials also discussed "administrative reforms, which, if implemented, would benefit the Palestinian people."

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, in the Muqata'a, in Ramallah in the West Bank on January 10, 2024

Israeli soldier wounded in terror ramming attack on IDF post in West Bank

This comes less than a day after five IDF soldiers were wounded in a similar incident.

 Israeli security forces at the scene of an attempt stabbing attack near Fawwar, south of Hebron, in the West Bank, November 8, 2020

Israel approves NIS 75 million for West Bank settlement security

The money is intended to supply security equipment like security cameras, patrol vehicles, and sirens to settlements in the West Bank.

Israeli soldiers guard in a bus station at the entrance to the Israeli settlement of Ofra, where a Palestinian man tried to ram Israeli security forces who stopped him for inspection, October 4, 2022.

There is no comparison between Palestinian and Jewish violence in West Bank - editorial

Jews, including “extremist settlers,” are not waking up in the morning thinking about how to go out and murder innocent Palestinian civilians.

 ISRAELI PERSONNEL secure the scene of Monday’s terrorist shooting attack on Highway 60, near Hebron.

UK to ban extremist West Bank settlers amid Gaza war

The announcement comes on the heels of a similar move by the United States.

 Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron gestures as he speaks in Leeds, Britain September 11, 2015. Cameron said on Friday he was extremely worried about the political crisis in Northern Ireland where the power-sharing government is on the brink of collapse.

IDF reservist arrested for killing civilian in Jerusalem terror attack

Significant gaps were found between the reservist's testimony and evidence found at the scene of the shooting | Reservist claims civilian was moving hands suspiciously

 Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the press at the scene of the terror attack in Jerusalem on November 30, 2023.

Extremist violence in West Bank settlements must stop - EU's von der Leyen

"The Palestinian people and the Arab neighbors need the reassurance that there will be no forced displacement but a viable perspective, with an independent Palestinian state," she added.

 ‘YOU HAVE literally made the desert bloom,’ declared European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

IDF arrests Ahed Tamimi who called for Jews to be slaughtered

Last week, Tamimi called for the murder of settlers in the West Bank in an Instagram post.

Ahed Tamimi next to a large Palestinian monument

Settler violence in the West Bank endangers Muslims and Jews

Since Oct. 7, more than 100 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been killed, mostly by soldiers but also by settlers.

 Palestinians inspect the damage after last night raid of Israeli security forces, in the West Bank city of Jenin, October 30, 2023.