[News] Mapping the rise in Israeli settler attacks across the occupied West Bank

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Mapping the rise in Israeli settler attacks across the occupied West Bank

*There have been more than 1,000 violent settler attacks in the first eight
months of 2025 alone.*
[image: An armed settler stands near Israeli troops during a weekly
settlers' tour in Hebron, in the Ioccupied West Bank,]
An armed settler stands near Israeli troops during a weekly settlers' tour
in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on August 23, 2025 [Mussa
Qawasma/Reuters]

By Marium Ali <https://www.aljazeera.com/author/alimar>
Published On 14 Oct 2025

While much of the globe’s attention remains on the Gaza ceasefire deal,
less than 33 kilometres (21 miles) away, Israeli settlers, often backed by
soldiers, continue daily assaults and raids across the occupied West Bank.

On Monday night, Israeli settlers uprooted 150 olive trees in the village
of Bardala, in the northern Jordan Valley, destroying the livelihood of
several families.

Settlers regularly seize Bardala’s land, burn property and destroy crops in
an effort to take over Palestinian land, expand illegal Israeli
settlements, and intimidate local communities into leaving.

Earlier on Monday, settlers attacked Palestinian farmers in Beit Fajjar,
south of Bethlehem, injuring several of them. Witnesses said the attackers
hurled stones, sicced dogs on people, and set fire to vehicles.
Settler attacks on the rise

Since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023, violence by Israeli
settlers in the occupied West Bank has steadily risen.

According to data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), settlers have attacked Palestinians nearly
3,000 times in the occupied West Bank over the past two years.

The number of settler attacks has risen sharply since 2016, with 852
recorded in 2022, 1,291 in 2023 and 1,449 in 2024.

With more than 1,000 attacks in the first eight months of 2025, this year
is on track to become the most violent yet.
[image: INTERACTIVE - Israeli settler attacks on the rise-west bank -
October 14, 2025 copy-1760450281](Al Jazeera)

Settler attacks often escalate during the olive harvest
<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/14/infographic-palestines-olive-industry>
season from September to November, a vital time of year that provides a key
source of livelihood for many Palestinian families.
Who are the Israeli settlers attacking Palestinians?

Israeli settlements are Jewish-only communities built
<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/16/mapping-the-21-illegal-settlements-israel-had-in-gaza-20-years-ago>
on Palestinian land that Israel occupied in 1967.

Today, between 600,000 and 750,000 settlers live in more than 250
settlements and outposts across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Many of these are near Palestinian towns and villages, often leading to
heightened tensions and severe movement restrictions for Palestinians.

Settlers are often armed and frequently accompanied or protected by Israeli
soldiers. In addition to destroying Palestinian property, they have carried
out arson attacks and killed Palestinian residents.

[image: INTERACTIVE - Israeli settlements continue to grow-1758014045]
Where have settlers attacked in the occupied West Bank?

Every West Bank governorate has faced settler attacks over the past two
years. Data from OCHA shows that between January 2024 and August 2025, the
Ramallah and el-Bireh governorate recorded the highest number of settler
attacks with 634 incidents, followed by Nablus with 501 and Hebron with 462.

Most of the settler attacks are in Area C, which makes up more than 60
percent of the occupied West Bank, and are concentrated near Israeli
settlements and outposts.
[image: INTERACTIVE - Settler attacks across theoccupied West Bank
(2024-2025)-west bank - October 14, 2025-1760450290](Al Jazeera)

Under the 1993 Oslo Accords, the occupied West Bank was divided into three
zones: Area A, under full Palestinian Authority (PA) control; Area B, under
PA administrative authority and Israeli security control; and Area C,
controlled entirely by Israel.
More than 1,000 Palestinians killed in the West Bank

Since October 7, 2023, more than 1,000 Palestinians
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have been killed and nearly 10,000 injured across the occupied West Bank by
Israeli forces and armed settlers, according to UN figures.

In 2025 alone, OCHA has documented at least 178 Palestinian deaths linked
to settler and military violence. The victims include farmers, children and
residents caught in near-daily raids and attacks on villages and refugee
camps.

Settler violence has also driven widespread displacement. At least 3,434
Palestinians have been forced from their homes due to settler violence and
access restrictions since the war in Gaza began.
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