The occupied West Bank has witnessed an unprecedented escalation of attacks and violence perpetrated by settlers against Palestinians, under the protection, sponsorship, and incitement of the occupation government and its extremist ministers.
Official Israeli data revealed on Monday a 25 percent increase in crimes of violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian citizens in the West Bank during 2025.
Haaretz newspaper stated that since October 7, 2023, "there has been a continuous and sharp increase in the number and scope of crimes by Jewish nationalists (settlers) against Palestinians in the West Bank."
It continued: "According to data from the military establishment, 1,720 incidents of violence have been recorded since the outbreak of the war," referring to the two-year Israeli genocide war in the Gaza Strip.
"In 2025, 845 nationalist violence crimes committed by settlers against Palestinians were recorded, resulting in 4 casualties and 200 injured," according to the newspaper.
It added that "these figures indicate an increase of about 25 percent compared to 2024, when 675 incidents of violence were recorded, leading to the killing of 6 Palestinians and the injury of 149."
About 750,000 Israeli settlers live in hundreds of settlements in the West Bank, including 250,000 in Jerusalem, and they commit daily attacks against Palestinian citizens with the aim of forcibly displacing them.
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Settler crimes against Palestinians in West Bank up 25% in 2025