West Bank violence: At least 19 Palestinians injured as settler attacks reach record pace
Military raids and settler assaults have caused widespread injuries across the occupied West Bank, with UN data indicating the fastest rate of displacement and violence in two decades.
At least 19 Palestinians have been injured across the occupied West Bank following a series of Israeli military raids and attacks by settlers, according to Palestinian health officials and local media reports. The incidents, which occurred in locations including East Jerusalem, Tubas, Masafer Yatta, Arrabeh, and Tammun, resulted in injuries from shootings, tear gas inhalation, and physical beatings. In separate attacks on Friday, two Palestinians were killed in Hebron and Jenin.
In the Jerusalem Governorate, Israeli forces shot and injured three Palestinians who attempted to enter occupied East Jerusalem near the separation wall in ar-Ram. The governorate stated that the incident was part of near-daily attacks against Palestinian workers who have been barred from their jobs in Israel since the war in Gaza began in October 2023.
In the Tubas Governorate, the Palestine Red Crescent Society reported that its crews treated at least 11 Palestinians, including four children, for tear gas inhalation during Israeli army raids. Further north, two young men were hospitalised after being beaten by settlers in Arrabeh, south of Jenin. In Tammun, a 15-year-old boy was hospitalised after a severe beating by settlers, while another child was also injured in the same area.
In Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, an elderly man was beaten and bruised by armed settlers. Following the assault, Israeli forces raided his home, damaged its contents, and confiscated his family’s phones, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. Meanwhile, in Qusra, south of Nablus, the Hassan and Abu Rida families remain besieged in their homes for a 14th consecutive day by settlers, with Israeli forces maintaining a closed military zone around the site.
The Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission reported that the settler population now numbers roughly 780,000 across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. These settlers live among 192 settlements and 400 outposts, occupying 71 percent of Area C and 91 percent of the Jordan Valley, the commission said.
The United Nations humanitarian affairs office recorded more than 1,330 settler-related attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank between January and late July 2026. This pace, averaging roughly six attacks a day, marks the fastest rate since the agency began systematic tracking two decades ago. More than 2,300 Palestinians have been forced from their homes so far this year due to settler violence or the accompanying restrictions.
A UN-appointed commission of inquiry has found that Israeli authorities repeatedly failed to prevent foreseeable settler attacks and, in some cases, directly enabled them through army protection and the provision of weapons and funding.
