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The United Nations has issued a warning about a sharp increase in violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, raising concerns about the risk of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, which could constitute a war crime.
In the West Bank, a wave of deadly violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers Seneweb
In the West Bank, a wave of deadly violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers Seneweb
Israeli settlers reportedly shot and injured several Palestinians, and in a separate incident, stole approximately 100 sheep from Palestinians, according to the Wafa news agency.
The war between the US, Israel, and Iran has intensified with heavy strikes on Iranian targets and regional expansion, leading to nearly 800,000 people displaced and a serious humanitarian emergency.
Israeli settlers reportedly spray-painted a synagogue's name on a mosque in Duma, outside Nablus in the West Bank, before setting it on fire.
Hezbollah has issued an evacuation warning to illegal Israeli settlers, signaling a potential escalation of conflict in the region.
Two brothers were killed during an attack by Israeli settlers. As war with Iran rages, settlement expansion in the West Bank is continuing at an unprecedented pace, with almost total impunity.
The Voice of the Victims of Israeli Settlers: 'No, Please, No' Haaretz
A Palestinian man was seriously wounded after illegal Israeli settlers opened fire on his vehicle south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian media on Thurs...
Residents of the Palestinian village of Susiya reported that Israeli settlers set fire to vehicles and tents, in the latest incident of settler violence in the West Bank.
Rights advocates say US envoy Mike Huckabee has failed to push for accountability for Israeli abuses against Americans.
Israeli settlers reportedly torched and defaced a mosque in the West Bank during the holy month of Ramadan.
Israeli settlers reportedly attempted to set fire to a part of the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Mosque in Tell village, near Nablus, and wrote racist slogans on its walls.
A mosque in the West Bank was set on fire in what is believed to be an attack by Israeli settlers, escalating tensions in the area.
Israeli settlers have declared a new settlement deep inside Palestinian Hebron in the West Bank, a move reported by Haaretz.
A young Palestinian-American man was killed trying to stop Israeli settlers from stealing his sheep.
Israeli planes sprayed chemicals on farmland in Quneitra, Syria in late January and early February, 2026. Farmers say that their crops yellowed and died in just a few days and that they lost dozens of hectares of farmland. There have been similar reports of the Israeli Army spraying fields in southern Lebanon and of Israeli settlers doing the same in the West Bank.
• Pakistan asks international community to reject provocative decision allowing takeover of occupied land as state property • EU calls annexation illegal, Arab nations denounce ‘threat to peace efforts’ • Israel imposes restrictions, deploys police around Al-Aqsa JERUSALEM / ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan denounced the latest Israeli move to convert areas of the West Bank into “state property”, the UN chief called upon Tel Aviv to reverse its new, “unlawful” policy allowing registration of the occupied land in the occupied territory as state property. Israel’s foreign ministry claimed the measure, approved late on Sunday, would enable “transparent and thorough clarification of rights to resolve legal disputes” but the move drew strong condemnations from across the globe for its violation of international law. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this new measure was destabilising and unlawful, according to a statement by his spokesman Stephane Dujarric. Pakistan also denounced the step as a clear violation of international law as well as relevant United Nations Security Council and General Assembly resolutions. Islamabad urged the international community to reject the decision, said a statement issued by the Foreign Office spokesperson. It added that the occupying power continued to disregard international law and its provocative actions undermined the prospects for a just, comprehensive, and lasting peace in the region. “Pakistan calls on the international community to take concrete measures to end Israeli impunity, and ensure respect for international law,” the spokesperson added. ‘Undermine peace efforts’ Arab nations Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar and Jordan also criticised the move as illegal. The measure is “aimed at imposing a new legal and administrative reality in the occupied West Bank” that would undermine peace efforts in the region, Saudi Arabia’s foreign affairs ministry said in a statement. Jordan’s King Abdullah II said the actions “undermine efforts to restore calm and threaten to exacerbate the conflict,” according to a statement released by the royal court. The European Union called on Israel to reverse the move. “This constitutes a new escalation after recent measures already aimed at extending Israeli control,” EU foreign affairs spokesman Anouar El Anouni said. “We reiterate that annexation is illegal under international law.” The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority called for international intervention to prevent the “de facto beginning of the annexation process and the undermining of the foundations of the Palestinian state”. Israeli anti-settlement watchdog Peace Now called the measure a “mega land grab”. Jonathan Mizrachi, the NGO’s co-director, told AFP that the move would attribute new resources for land registration. “There was a lot of ambiguity regarding the land, and Israel decided now to deal with it,” Mizrachi said, adding that the grey area over Area C land ownership was likely to be used against Palestinians. “A lot of land that Palestinians consider theirs, they will find out it’s not theirs under this new registration process,” he said, believing the move would further the Israeli right’s annexation agenda. Changing demography Palestinians see the West Bank as foundational to any future Palestinian state, but many on Israel’s religious right want to take over the land. The latest Israeli initiatives come in the wider context of increasing attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, according to rights groups. “We are witnessing rapid steps to change permanently the demography of the occupied Palestinian territory, stripping its people of their lands and forcing them to leave,” UN rights chief Volker Turk said in a recent statement. US President Donald Trump has opposed Israel’s annexation of the West Bank, saying stability in the territory helps keep Israel secure. However, he has held off from directly criticising the new Israeli measures, despite the international outrage. Excluding Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, more than 500,000 Israelis live in West Bank settlements and outposts, which are illegal under international law. Around three million Palestinians live in the territory, which Israel has occupied since 1967. Al-Aqsa restrictions Israeli police said Monday that they would deploy in force around the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramazan, as Palestinian officials accused Israel of imposing restrictions at the compound. Over the course of the month of fasting and prayer, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians traditionally attend prayers at Islam’s third-holiest site. Arad Braverman, a senior Jerusalem police officer, said forces would be deployed “day and night” across the compound, adding that thousands of police would also be on duty for Friday prayers. Braverman said police had recommended issuing 10,000 permits for Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, who require special permission to enter Jerusalem. The Palestinian Jerusalem Governorate said it had been informed that permits would again be restricted to men over 55. Published in Dawn, February 17th, 2026
Israeli settlers reportedly attacked the Palestinian village of Khirbet Humsa, where witnesses described brutal abuse of residents, including sexual assault and beatings.
Israeli Settlers Sexually Assaulted Palestinian Man in Jordan Valley, Witnesses Say Haaretz
Deadly violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers has reportedly surged in the West Bank amidst the ongoing conflict with Iran.
There has been a spike in deadly settler attacks in the West Bank in recent days.
Israeli settlers have intensified attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in recent days, while the Israeli army has imposed road blockades due to the war with Iran, and medical teams warn...
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More than 30 US senators have signed a letter demanding an investigation into the killing of a ninth American by Israeli settlers or soldiers in the West Bank, citing a pattern of deaths without justice.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah announced that two Palestinians died after an attack by Israeli settlers in a village in the northern part of the occupied West Bank on Monday. The Israeli army confirmed the incident to Agence France-Presse.
Reports indicate that four people were wounded after Israeli settlers assaulted Palestinians and activists in the West Bank.
The US embassy has decided to offer consular services to Israeli settlers in West Bank settlements, a move many consider a violation of international law.
Israeli settlers are reportedly continuing attacks on Palestinian residents in the occupied West Bank, with local residents claiming the Israeli army is assisting them.
The Arab League has condemned an attack by Israeli settlers on a mosque located near the city of Nablus in the West Bank.
The Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Religious Affairs reports that Israeli settlers defaced and set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli settlers torch and deface West Bank mosque during Ramadan Naharnet
Dozens of Israeli settlers, under police protection, entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during Ramadan and performed rituals, despite a ban on Jewish prayer there.
Nasrallah Abu Siyam shot dead in occupied West Bank as UN human rights office accuses Israel of war crimes Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian American man during an attack on a village, the Palestinian health ministry and a witness have said. Raed Abu Ali, a resident of Mukhmas, said a group of settlers came to the village on Wednesday afternoon where they attacked a farmer, prompting clashes after residents intervened. Continue reading...
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian American man during an attack on a village, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
Hamdan Ballal, brother of the co-director of the Oscar-winning film 'No Other Land,' was injured during an attack by Israeli settlers on his family home in the West Bank.
Hamdan Ballal, co-director of 'No Other Land,' stated his brother was hospitalized and family members arrested following an attack.
A Portuguese activist was reportedly beaten by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. A group of settlers is suspected of invading a Palestinian village, sexually assaulting a man, and assaulting and threatening women and children.
Israeli forces opened fire on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank, killing a Palestinian family of four, including two children, in Tammun. Two brothers are reported to be the only survivors of the attack, which occurred amidst a surge of deadly violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers in the region.
The Israeli army announced it is dropping charges against five soldiers who had been accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee.
A rifle-wielding man, identified as a Lebanese immigrant who lost relatives in an Israeli strike in Lebanon, attacked a Detroit-area synagogue and was killed in a shootout. Police operations were underway following the gunfire exchange.
Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in the West Bank and spray-painted racist slogans on its walls. Police have condemned the incident and are searching for the perpetrators.
Israeli Settlers Kill Three Palestinians in West Bank, Palestinian Officials Say Haaretz
Israeli President Isaac Herzog stated that Tel Aviv and the United States (US) did not have "many choices" but to "take action" and attack Iran.
Palestinian medical sources report that two men were shot dead by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
Israeli settlers violently attacked a 71-year-old foreign woman and a 51-year-old foreign man who were acting as 'solidarity activists' in the occupied West Bank.
The US embassy's decision to offer consular services to illegal Israeli settlers, who are reportedly burning Palestinian homes, has been criticized as a violation of international law.
Dozens of Israeli settlers reportedly raided a Palestinian village in the West Bank, setting fires and causing damage, according to local residents.
Three Palestinians were shot by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, with Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops reportedly present during the incident.
Attack on Nablus-area mosque is latest in surge of Israeli settler and military violence targeting Palestinians.
Israeli settlers torch and deface a West Bank mosque during Ramadan AP News
A report indicates that Israeli settlers wounded two Palestinians and set fire to a barn in the West Bank.
Nasrallah Abu Siyam, 19, was shot dead by an Israeli settler, according to a witness and Palestinian health officials, amid rising violent settler attacks in the Israeli-occupied territory.
Attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank have intensified recently, backed by Israeli forces.
Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land,' has reported another attack by Israeli settlers on his family, resulting in his brother's hospitalization and other family members' arrests.