Escalating violence across the West Bank
Israeli military raids and attacks by settlers injured at least 19 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian health officials and local media reports. The incidents, described as near-daily, come amid a surge in settler violence and military operations.
In ar-Ram, near occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli forces shot and injured three Palestinians attempting to enter the city near the separation wall, the Jerusalem Governorate said on Saturday.
In the Tubas Governorate, the Palestine Red Crescent Society treated at least 11 Palestinians, including four children, for tear gas inhalation during army raids. Two young men were hospitalized after being beaten by settlers in Arrabeh, south of Jenin, and a 15-year-old boy was hospitalized after a severe beating in Tammun, where another child was injured in a settler assault.
In Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, an elderly man was beaten by armed settlers, after which Israeli forces raided his home, damaged its contents, and confiscated his family's phones, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
Two Palestinians were killed in separate incidents on Friday—one in Hebron and one in Jenin—involving the Israeli army and settlers.
Arrests and property destruction
The Israeli army arrested 13 Palestinians, including a child, during Sunday raids, according to Anadolu. In Osarin, south of Nablus, occupiers burned a residential room, set fire to a vehicle, and spray-painted racist slogans, local sources told Anadolu.
In Bethlehem, occupiers attacked the Khala'il al-Louz area, damaging irrigation pipes, cutting down trees, and destroying agricultural land. In al-Minya, olive and grape trees were uprooted from Palestinian-owned land, per Wafa.
Two Palestinians, including a child, were detained from al-Rashaydeh in Bethlehem. Six were arrested in Qalqilya, and five in Tulkarem.
In al-Mughayyir village, northeast of Ramallah, Israeli forces closed the western entrance, preventing entry and exit, subjected Palestinians to field interrogations, and fired tear gas at vehicles. Local sources told Anadolu that the western entrance is the village's only access point after the eastern entrance was closed on Oct. 7, 2023.
In Burqa village, east of Ramallah, occupiers burned a tent, equipment, and animal feed belonging to a Palestinian farmer.
Settler expansion and displacement
The Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said Israeli settlers number roughly 780,000 across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, living in 192 settlements and 400 outposts. They now control 71 percent of Area C and 91 percent of the Jordan Valley.
The UN humanitarian office recorded more than 1,330 settler-related attacks between January and late July, averaging about six per day—the fastest pace since systematic tracking began. UN figures also show more than 2,300 Palestinians forced from their homes this year due to settler violence or restrictions.
UN findings on settler attacks
A UN-appointed commission of inquiry found that Israeli authorities repeatedly failed to prevent foreseeable settler attacks and, in some cases, directly enabled them through army protection and provision of weapons and funding.
In Qusra, south of Nablus, the Hassan and Abu Rida families remain besieged in their homes for a 14th consecutive day, with Israeli forces maintaining a closed military zone around the site.