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<div class="gmail-breadcrumbs"><div class="gmail-topics"><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/">News</a>|<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/israel-palestine-conflict/">Israel-Palestine conflict</a></div></div><h1>Mapping the rise in Israeli settler attacks across the occupied West Bank</h1><p class="gmail-article__subhead"><em>There have been more than 1,000 violent settler attacks in the first eight months of 2025 alone.</em></p><div class="gmail-responsive-image"><img src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/reuters_68b0771c-1756395292.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80" alt="An armed settler stands near Israeli troops during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the Ioccupied West Bank," width="395" height="263" style="margin-right: 25px;"></div>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]<div class="gmail-article-info gmail-m--t-20 gmail-m--desktop-b-30 gmail-m--b-mobile-20"><div class="gmail-byline gmail-byline--no-avatars"><div class="gmail-byline-content"><p class="gmail-contributors-list gmail-contributors-list--byline"><span class="gmail-contributors-list__by-prefix">By </span><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/author/alimar">Marium Ali</a></p></div></div><div class="gmail-article-dates"><div class="gmail-date-simple"><span class="gmail-screen-reader-text">Published On 14 Oct 2025</span></div></div><div class="gmail-rich-share"><div class="gmail-rich-share__wrapper"><div class="gmail-rich-share__button-wrapper"></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-wysiwyg gmail-wysiwyg--all-content"><p>While
much of the globe\u2019s 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.</p><p>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.</p></div><p>Settlers
regularly seize Bardala\u2019s land, burn property and destroy crops in an
effort to take over Palestinian land, expand illegal Israeli
settlements, and intimidate local communities into leaving.</p><p>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.</p><h2 id="gmail-settler-attacks-on-the-rise">Settler attacks on the rise</h2><p>Since Israel\u2019s war on Gaza began in October 2023, violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank has steadily risen.</p><p>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.</p><p>The number of settler attacks has risen sharply since 2016, with 852 recorded in 2022, 1,291 in 2023 and 1,449 in 2024.</p><p>With more than 1,000 attacks in the first eight months of 2025, this year is on track to become the most violent yet.</p><img class="gmail-size-arc-image-770 gmail-wp-image-4034969" src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/INTERACTIVE-Israeli-settler-attacks-on-the-rise0D0D-west-bank-October-14-2025-copy-1760450281.png?quality=80" alt="INTERACTIVE - Israeli settler attacks on the rise-west bank - October 14, 2025 copy-1760450281" width="316" height="395" style="margin-right: 0px;">(Al Jazeera)<p>Settler attacks often escalate during the <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/14/infographic-palestines-olive-industry">olive harvest</a> season from September to November, a vital time of year that provides a key source of livelihood for many Palestinian families.</p><h2 id="gmail-who-are-the-israeli-settlers-attacking-palestinians">Who are the Israeli settlers attacking Palestinians?</h2><p>Israeli settlements are Jewish-only <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/16/mapping-the-21-illegal-settlements-israel-had-in-gaza-20-years-ago">communities built</a> on Palestinian land that Israel occupied in 1967.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-3952873 gmail-size-arc-image-770" src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/INTERACTIVE-Israeli-settlements-continue-to-grow-1758014045.png?quality=80" alt="INTERACTIVE - Israeli settlements continue to grow-1758014045" width="316" height="395" style="margin-right: 0px;"></p><h2 id="gmail-where-have-settlers-attacked-in-the-occupied-west-bank">Where have settlers attacked in the occupied West Bank?</h2><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><img class="gmail-size-arc-image-770 gmail-wp-image-4034971" src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/INTERACTIVE-Settler-attacks-across-the0Doccupied-West-Bank-2024-2025-west-bank-October-14-2025-1760450290.png?quality=80" alt="INTERACTIVE - Settler attacks across theoccupied West Bank (2024-2025)-west bank - October 14, 2025-1760450290" width="316" height="395" style="margin-right: 0px;">(Al Jazeera)<p>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.</p><h2 id="gmail-more-than-1-000-palestinians-killed-in-the-west-bank">More than 1,000 Palestinians killed in the West Bank</h2><p>Since October 7, 2023, more than <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/1/israel-has-killed-1000-palestinians-in-the-west-bank-since-october-7-2023">1,000 Palestinians</a>
have been killed and nearly 10,000 injured across the occupied West
Bank by Israeli forces and armed settlers, according to UN figures.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>
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