US EditionIsraeli Settlers Attack Two Palestinian Villages in the West Bank
The attack injured journalists and villagers amid a record 266 settler assaults in October, reflecting escalating violence during the olive harvest season, UN data shows.
- During the olive harvest last week, Reuters journalist Raneen Sawafta was beaten south of Nablus by settlers from an illegal outpost targeting about 40 people, including journalists and Palestinians.
- OCHA reported that attacks surged since the olive harvesting season began last month, with more damage this year than any year since 2020.
- Video and photos captured the assault on those wearing `press` markings, including Reuters journalist Raneen Sawafta, who was beaten despite helmets and jackets, witnesses said.
- The incident leaves the Palestinian farmers and journalists targeted, with OCHA recording nearly 1,500 settler attacks since the beginning of 2025, reflecting broader insecurity.
- Political and planning moves have helped drive expansion on the ground, with the current Israeli government advancing 28,183 housing units and tenders for nearly 5,700 units while Mike Huckabee, US Ambassador to Israel, expressed support that has emboldened settlers.
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Has the Israeli state lost control of the settler movement?
West Bank - In a rare move, senior Israeli officials - including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, and Defence Minister Israel Katz - have publicly condemned the recent wave of settler attacks across the occupied West Bank. Settler attacks surged during the olive harvest in October, marking the most violent month on record since the UN began keeping records in 2006. Since the Gaza war began, there has been a marked incre…
Good Settler, Bad Settler
This article has been adapted from a piece published Nov. 16 on the author's Substack page. Last week, after masked settlers torched a mosque in Salfit, set fire to Palestinian trucks in Huwara, and beat farmers bloody during what the U.N. calls the worst olive harvest for settler violence across the West Bank since it began keeping track in 2006, things finally got bad enough that Israeli authorities felt compelled to issue strongly worded stat…
Time to act: Governments have a legal duty to confront Israeli settler violence in West Bank
In the month of October 2025, there have been 264 settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. This equals an average of eight attacks per day, resulting in material damage and injuries. This is the highest monthly figure since the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) began documenting settler offences in 2006. OCHA notes that out of the 9,600 settler attacks documented since 2006, 1,500 of occurred th…
Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Villagers, Activists and Journalists in Occupied West Bank
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in the Far’a refugee camp. It comes as Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinian villagers, activists and journalists on Saturday who had gathered during an attempt to harvest olives near a settler outpost. Two Reuters journalists–including photographer Raneen Sawafta–were injured in the attack in an area close to the Palestinian village of Beita. This is Mohammed Al-Atrash
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