Mapping the rise in Israeli settler attacks across the occupied West Bank

"There have been more than 1,000 violent settler attacks in the first eight months of 2025 alone. While much of the globe's 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. 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."

"Since Israel's war on Gaza began in October 2023, violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank has steadily risen. 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. The number of settler attacks has risen sharply since 2016, with 852 recorded in 2022, 1,291 in 2023 and 1,449 in 2024."

Violent attacks by Israeli settlers across the occupied West Bank have escalated sharply, with more than 1,000 attacks recorded in the first eight months of 2025. Settlers, sometimes backed by soldiers, carry out daily assaults, raids, land seizures, arson, crop destruction and intimidation aimed at expanding illegal settlements and displacing Palestinians. Incidents include uprooting 150 olive trees in Bardala and attacks on farmers in Beit Fajjar involving stones, dogs and vehicle fires. OCHA data show nearly 3,000 settler attacks over the past two years, rising from 852 in 2022 to 1,449 in 2024. Between 600,000 and 750,000 settlers live in over 250 settlements and outposts.

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