West Bank tensions rise with injuries and settler attacks
On August 29, 2026, the West Bank witnessed a widespread escalation of settler attacks, including assaults on Palestinian citizens, homes, agricultural lands, and journalists. These attacks involved gunfire, land burnings, and property destruction in the districts of Hebron, Nablus, Ramallah, Salfit, Jenin, and Bethlehem. The assaults resulted in injuries among civilians and international activists, as well as kidnappings and clashes with Israeli forces, who imposed barricades around homes and stationed heavily in the targeted areas. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the international community to take firm political, legal, and economic measures to halt the escalation and protect the Palestinian people and their property, warning that the situation could worsen if political and military support for the settlers continues. Meanwhile, data showed that settlers carried out 798 attacks in July alone. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog condemned the attacks, demanding investigations and prosecutions of those responsible, amid rising unrest in the region.
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