Palestine Warns of Escalating Israeli Settler Attacks Across West Bank

KUALA LUMPUR, JULY 2026 – The Palestinian presidency has warned of a dangerous increase in attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian residents and their properties in several areas of the occupied West Bank.

Palestinian presidential spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh said the attacks targeted villages and towns in the Hebron, Nablus and Ramallah regions. He alleged that the incidents were carried out under the protection of Israeli forces.

According to Abu Rudeineh, homes and a mosque were set on fire, while Palestinian residents were assaulted and their properties were destroyed. Livestock was also reportedly stolen, and dozens of olive trees were burned during the attacks.

He described the violence as part of what the Palestinian leadership considers a systematic policy aimed at seizing land and forcing Palestinians from their homes and communities.

Abu Rudeineh said Palestinians were facing a wider conflict, particularly in the Gaza Strip, where Israeli military operations and widespread destruction were continuing despite ceasefire efforts.

He called for urgent intervention from the international community to strengthen the ceasefire and begin the second phase of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2728.

The Palestinian presidency held the Israeli government responsible for the settlers’ actions, alleging that it provided them with protection, support and immunity from legal consequences.

Abu Rudeineh also urged the United States administration to take immediate and serious action to pressure Israeli authorities to end their aggressive policies and ensure the implementation of the ceasefire.

He said such action was necessary if Washington genuinely intended to support efforts to prevent further escalation and restore stability across the region.

The spokesperson stressed that Palestinians would continue defending their land, saying the attacks would neither legitimise the Israeli occupation nor establish a new reality on the ground.

He also reiterated the Palestinian demand for an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital.