Ethnic cleansing of Palestinian communities and lone families in the West Bank (59 communities as of 16 Mar 2026)
In recent years — and especially since 7 October 2023 — there has been a sharp increase in both the number and severity of settler attacks against Palestinians. The incidents reported on this blog do not reflect all incidents of settler violence in the West Bank, but only those that B’Tselem was able to document and investigate.
Displaying 1921-1940 of 2072 updates. An update can cover more than one incident.
2020
October
Tel Rumeidah
35.1015
31.5246
Incident(s) :
Incident Count
1
Tel Rumeidah, Hebron: Settlers harvest most of the Abu Haikal family's olive trees
Jalud
35.3148
32.0677
Incident(s) :
Incident Count
1
Jalud, Nablus District: Settlers harvest olive trees belonging to village resident and steal the fruit
Ni'lin
35.0198
31.9464
Incident(s) :
Incident Count
1
Ni'lin, Ramallah District: Settlers attack family harvesting their own olives and injure elderly man
Burin
35.2491
32.183
Incident(s) :
Incident Count
1
Burin, Nablus District: Settler harvests olive trees belonging to village resident and steals the fruit
Burqah
35.2534
31.8964
Incident(s) :
Incident Count
4
Burqah, Ramallah District: Settlers repeatedly attack harvesters in olive groves; military promises protection yet uses crowd control measures to disperse the victims
Deir Istiya
35.1395
32.131
Incident(s) :
Incident Count
1
Deir Istiya, Salfit District: Police arrest Palestinian after settlers file false complaint against him in order to take over his land. During the arrest, settlers and soldiers try to prevent olive harvesting on the land.
Burin
35.2491
32.183
Incident(s) :
Incident Count
1
Burin, Nablus District: Israeli settlers stone homes, escorted by soldiers who fire tear gas at residents; child faints from inhalation
Burin
35.2491
32.183
Incident(s) :
Incident Count
1
Burin, Nablus District: A settlement security coordinator “arrested” a Burin resident and “turned him in” to soldiers for no reason. He was released only three days later.
Nahhalin
35.1199
31.685
Incident(s) :
Incident Count
1
Nahhalin/Neve Daniel, Bethlehem District: Settlers throw stones at car on Route 60 and smash windshield
'Ein Yabrud
35.2447
31.9393
Incident(s) :
Incident Count
1
‘Ein Yabrud, Ramallah District: Settlers harvest 70 ancient olive trees belonging to Palestinians, and steal the olives
Huwarah
35.2595
32.1576
Incident(s) :
Incident Count
1
Huwarah, Nablus District: Dozens of settlers attack residents and volunteers harvesting olives. Soldiers hurl stun grenades and tear gas canisters at the victims instead of protecting them.
Yatta
35.0945
31.4469
Incident(s) :
Incident Count
1
Yatta, Hebron District: Settlers cut down 41 olive trees in resident’s plot
Deir Ballut
35.0244
32.065
Incident(s) :
Incident Count
1
Deir Ballut, Salfit District: Settlers set fire to grove
Kafr a-Dik
35.0819
32.0673
Incident(s) :
Incident Count
1
Kafr a-Dik, Salfit District: Settler damages eight mature olive trees
September
Qusrah
35.3298
32.0857
Incident(s) :
Incident Count
1
Qusrah, Nablus District: Israeli settlers attack farmers, damage chicken coops and kill over 300 chickens
'Asirah al-Qibliyah
35.2161
32.1779
Incident(s) :
Incident Count
1
‘Asirah al-Qibliyah, Nablus District: Settlers expel farmers from their land; soldiers fire tear gas at the farmers
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