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Israeli settler attacks in the occupied West Bank have reached record highs in terms of assaults and casualties since the beginning of 2026, coinciding with far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir storming the female Palestinian prisoners' section at Damon Prison and publicly boasting about tightening detention conditions for Palestinian detainees.
​The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has documented more than 1,540 settler attacks since the start of 2026, resulting in injuries to over 1,040 Palestinians during the same period. According to OCHA's latest report, the UN recorded 80 settler attacks that caused casualties, property damage, or both between August 11 and 24, with repeated assaults severely restricting Palestinian access to homes, agricultural lands, roads, and critical water and electricity infrastructure.
​UN data reveals a sharp escalation in the frequency of injuries linked to settler violence, rising from approximately one Palestinian injured every three days in 2020 to two injuries per day in 2025, and exceeding three injuries per day since the start of this year. During the period between August 11 and 24 alone, more than 100 Palestinians were injured—including 11 children and nine women—with OCHA noting that over two-thirds of these injuries occurred directly within the context of settler attacks.
​Meanwhile, political friction surrounding upcoming elections continues to trigger internal fractures and disputes across the Israeli right-wing political spectrum.
​Source: Rum News Agency