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Palestinian parents fear for children's lives at school as settler attacks grow
A headteacher in the occupied West Bank has installed new barbed wire fencing after three pupils were killed this year.
September 7, 2026US ambassador visits Palestinian town amid rise in West Bank settler violence - Reuters
US ambassador visits Palestinian town amid rise in West Bank settler violence Reuters
September 5, 2026Palestinian teens killed during settler attack on West Bank village, officials say
Al-Mughayyir's council says they were trying to stop settlers stealing sheep, but the Israeli military says they threw stones at its troops.
September 3, 2026BBC tracks one week of Israeli settler violence in occupied West Bank
The BBC's Lucy Williamson reports on settler attacks on Palestinians, which have been observed over the last week alone.
August 28, 2026Israel charges settler over killing of Palestinian involved in Oscar-winning West Bank film
Yinon Levy is charged with reckless manslaughter over the July 2025 shooting of Odeh Hathaleen.
August 6, 2026Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge
Settler violence against Palestinians is on the rise in the West Bank, as settlements and outposts expand.
August 1, 2026Israeli settlers set fire to mosques, cars and farm land in West Bank, Palestinians say
The latest attacks come two days after a clash between settlers and Palestinians near the village of Tell, which left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead.
July 26, 2026Four Palestinians and two Israelis killed in West Bank shooting
Palestinians say villagers came under attack by settlers, while the Israeli military says a Palestinian stole a weapon and opened fire on hikers.
July 24, 2026UK and allies sanction 'networks' enabling settler violence in West Bank
France will also bar far-right Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entry as part of the measures, which Israel condemns as "disgraceful".
June 9, 2026His father had just been buried. Then West Bank settlers forced him to dig up the body
The UN human rights office condemns incident as "'appalling and emblematic of the dehumanisation of Palestinians" in the West Bank.
May 10, 2026Palestinian shot dead during Israeli settler attack on occupied West Bank village
The killing came as ex-security chiefs warned "government sponsored Jewish terrorism" was out of control.
April 10, 2026Palestinian man killed as death toll from West Bank settler violence climbs
Mohammad al-Malhi is the seventh Palestinian killed by a settler in a surge of violence since the start of the war with Iran.
March 27, 2026'There's no safety anymore': Palestinians warn of expanding West Bank settler violence
There has been a surge of attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villages across the occupied territory since the start of the Iran war.
March 25, 2026Watch: Inside a Palestinian home attacked by settlers
Violence began after a teenage settler was killed, reportedly after being hit by a vehicle driven by a Palestinian.
March 23, 2026Israeli settlers target Palestinian villages in occupied West Bank, attacking people and properties
The violence began after 18-year-old settler Yehuda Sherman was killed after reportedly being hit by a vehicle driven by a Palestinian while on his quad bike.
March 22, 2026EU and UK demand Israel stop surge in West Bank settler violence since Iran war
Six Palestinians have been killed during attacks by settlers in the West Bank since the start of Israel's war, the UN says.
March 11, 2026Israeli settler fatally shoots Palestinian in West Bank, health ministry says - Reuters
Israeli settler fatally shoots Palestinian in West Bank, health ministry says Reuters
March 7, 2026Palestinian Authority in dire straits as Israel's hold on West Bank deepens
More than 30 years after its creation, there are increasing warnings that the PA is close to collapse.
February 21, 2026Family of Palestinian-American man killed in West Bank demand accountability
Nasrallah Abu Siyam was the sixth American citizen killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers in the West Bank in the last two years.
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Palestinian parents fear for children's lives at school as settler attacks grow
Fears for children's safety in West Bank school as settler attacks rise On the first day of the new Palestinian school year, the head-teacher of al-Mughayyir boys school arrived at work before dawn,
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Palestinian teens killed during settler attack on West Bank village, officials say
The deaths in al-Mughayyir come amid a recent surge in settler violence in the occupied West Bank Funerals have taken place for two Palestinian teenagers who local officials say were killed by Israel
BBC tracks one week of Israeli settler violence in occupied West Bank
Violence by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank is set to reach record levels this year, as human rights groups warn that they are increasingly spreading into new areas of the territory. Attack
Israel charges settler over killing of Palestinian involved in Oscar-winning West Bank film
Odeh Hathaleen was shot in Umm Al-Khair village in the occupied West Bank Israeli prosecutors have charged a settler over the killing of a Palestinian activist in the occupied West Bank who helped fi
Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge
Watch: Israeli settler challenged in rare access to West Bank outpost The Israeli settler outpost of Havat Gilad, deep inside the occupied West Bank, is spread across several hilltops, its sheds and
Israeli settlers set fire to mosques, cars and farm land in West Bank, Palestinians say
A mosque in the village of Qusra was reportedly targeted by settlers overnight Israeli settlers have set fire to two mosques, as well as cars and agricultural land in the occupied West Bank, Palestin
Four Palestinians and two Israelis killed in West Bank shooting
It was the deadliest incident of its kind in the West Bank for months At least four Palestinians and two Israelis have been killed in a shooting in the occupied West Bank - the deadliest single incid
Six countries sanction enablers of settler violence in occupied West Bank
The UK, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand and Norway also say they will take further measures if Israel fails to address the situation on the ground. Save Share The United Kingdom, Australia,
UK and allies impose sanctions on firms enabling West Bank settler violence
Labour backbenchers disappointed as new trade guidance over illegal settlements stops short of outright ban The UK in alliance with a group of other western powers including Australia, France and Nor
UK and allies sanction networks enabling settler violence in the West Bank
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announces co-ordinated sanctions with international partners targeting individuals and entities involved in financing and enabling settler violence in the occupied West
UK and allies sanction 'networks' enabling settler violence in West Bank
The UK, Australia, Canada, France and Norway have imposed sanctions on what they call "networks" involved in financing and enabling attacks against Palestinian civilians by Jewish settlers in the Isra
Army Compels Villagers to Exhume Body Buried Hours Earlier
Israeli occupation forces forced residents of the village of al‑Asa’sa in Jenin in the northern West Bank on Friday evening to exhume the body of a man who had been buried only hours earlier, after il
Palestinian shot dead during Israeli settler attack on occupied West Bank village
A Palestinian man was shot dead by an Israeli during a settler attack on a village in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday evening. A relative said Alaa Khalid Subeih, 28, was killed as he tried to de
Palestinian man killed as death toll from West Bank settler violence climbs
A Palestinian man has been killed and others seriously injured in separate settler attacks in the occupied West Bank. Locals say that in the past day, several new outposts – clusters of settler homes
'There's no safety anymore': Palestinians warn of expanding West Bank settler violence
"This assault wasn't just meant to burn the houses but also to kill - to kill women and children," says Barhan Omar, standing in the charred ruins of his family's large villa, which Israeli settlers a
Watch: Inside a Palestinian home attacked by settlers
A number of Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank have been attacked by extremist Jewish settlers. The attacks began after a teenage settler was killed on Saturday, reportedly after being hi
Israeli settlers target Palestinian villages in occupied West Bank, attacking people and properties
Extremist Jewish settlers have carried out a spate of attacks on Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank, setting fire to homes, vehicles and agricultural fields. The violence began after a te
EU and UK demand Israel stop surge in West Bank settler violence since Iran war
The European Union and United Kingdom have demanded that Israel halt a surge in violence by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that has taken place since the start
EU says violence in West Bank ‘unacceptable,’ urges Israel to prevent settler attacks
ISTANBUL The European Union said Tuesday that the level of violence in the occupied West Bank is “unacceptable” and urged Israeli authorities to take immediate action to prevent additional attacks ag