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A report by Al-Haq reveals that Israeli settler Yinon Levi shot dead Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in the West Bank in July 2025 and remains unpunished. Forensic evidence and video show the killing was not self-defense. The incident reflects a pattern of state-backed settler violence.
A 92-year-old US national recalls the moment he nearly burned alive when Israeli settlers stormed a mosque near Ramallah. Attacks on Palestinian religious sites and homes are escalating across the West Bank, with coordinated assaults and settlers operating under Israeli military escort.
Despite holding legal land ownership documents, Palestinian families in the West Bank continue to be violently driven from their homes by Israeli settlers, replicating a brutal pattern seen in previous years. Muhammad Mleihat, 57, was forced to flee his previous community and now faces renewed attacks on land he holds with an official deed.
The UK, Australia, and Canada have each contributed £1 million to create a joint peace fund promoting a two-state solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict. The fund targets community projects involving youth, civil society, and women, and aims to curb Israeli settler violence while providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
The UK, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, and Norway jointly announced sanctions targeting networks that fund and perpetrate settler violence in the occupied West Bank. They warned of further measures if Israel fails to address the situation. Israel condemned the sanctions as a political move, while Amnesty International called them a step but insufficient.
Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank, especially in the Jordan Valley, have intensified since late 2023, forcing Palestinian families to abandon ancestral grazing lands. Livestock theft, crop destruction, and violence have devastated farming communities, with the UN reporting a sharp rise in monthly attacks.
A Palestinian village in the West Bank has been deserted after months of violent attacks by Israeli settlers. Palestinian officials warn this is part of a systematic forcible transfer campaign violating international law.
A Palestinian activist was assaulted by an Israeli settler while leading a tour on settler violence in the West Bank. The attack was caught on video and went viral, intensifying concerns over rising tensions in the occupied territories. Rights groups urge global action.
Abu Najjeh, former head of the Bedouin community at Ein Samiya, has been forcibly displaced seven times since 1948. He calls the latest wave, which began in 2023, the 'third Nakba' – a violent, ongoing expulsion campaign in the occupied West Bank.
