
Palestinians in Qaryut Say Settlers, Backed by Military, Are Forcing Them From Homes in Area B
Al Jazeera reports Palestinian families in Qaryut, West Bank, say settlers backed by Israeli forces are pushing them off homes and land in Area B.
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Al Jazeera reports Palestinian families in Qaryut, West Bank, say settlers backed by Israeli forces are pushing them off homes and land in Area B.
Twelve countries, including France, the UK and Canada, have confirmed plans for national restrictions on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to Anadolu Agency.
Anadolu Agency reports Israeli forces declared a playground in Umm al-Khair a closed military zone and attacked journalists and children there.

Palestinians in Kobar and Deir Jarir describe armed settlers posing as soldiers; B'Tselem says a reservist-settler shot an unarmed man in the back.
Taybeh's municipality is preparing a US civil lawsuit over settler attacks, asking American passport holders to document damage as a funding group offers to cover costs.

OCHA has recorded over 1,300 settler attacks and 2,300 Palestinian displacements in the West Bank in 2026, as recurring military-backed incursions reshape access to land and movement.

Burin farmers describe settlers destroying five greenhouses overnight and burning crops, part of a UN-tracked surge in West Bank settler attacks in 2026.

The billionaire sponsor of the British Museum's Bayeux Tapestry exhibition also funded a therapy center in Efrat, an illegal West Bank settlement now under UK sanctions.

Israeli forces closed al-Mughayyir's only entrance for over 20 hours after a settler raid left three Palestinians wounded and 15 lambs stolen.

UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told Parliament settlers are committing ethnic cleansing with government backing, announcing an import ban, sanctions and arms export restrictions.

Video shows a Palestinian man on the ground outside Al-Mughayyir as soldiers shut a military vehicle's doors and drive away, an Israeli rights group says after a detention and beating.
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Bulldozers razed kilometres of olive groves near Arraba as a new settlement and reoccupied military camp encircle the town, the mayor says.