On Tuesday, Israel's police and military said security forces had arrested several Israeli settlers after clashes near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, during which Palestinians were injured and property destroyed.
The military said it dispatched troops after ‘masked Israeli civilians… attacked Palestinians and set fire to property in the area,’ adding that four injured Palestinians were evacuated for medical treatment.
Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967, and more than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements in the Palestinian territory.
All settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law.
The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that October 2025 was the worst month for settler violence since it began recording in 2006, with 264 attacks that caused casualties or property damage.
Almost none of the perpetrators have been held to account by the Israeli authorities.
At least 1,003 Palestinians, have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces or settlers since the war started, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
