- An attack near the Havat Gilad settlement resulted in the deaths of two Israeli soldiers and injuries to three others.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered a widescale military operation in Palestinian villages following the attack.
- Israeli forces arrested nearly 50 Palestinians and raided roughly 70 homes in the village of Tal, southwest of Nablus, as part of an extensive military operation.
- Israeli settlers attacked several Palestinian communities in the Nablus governorate, setting fire to Palestinian homes and other property.
- UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese described the attacks as pogroms and called for an immediate arms embargo and halt to trade with Israel.
- The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that at least 87 Palestinians have been killed by Israelis in the West Bank since the beginning of the year, 21 of them by settlers.
- Israeli human rights groups urged the international community to take immediate action to stop state-backed settler violence in the West Bank.
- Human Rights Watch called on the Israeli government to prevent settlers from carrying out revenge attacks against Palestinians.
Israeli settlers have intensified attacks on Palestinian communities in the West Bank, with reports of homes being set ablaze in the Nablus governorate. This surge in violence follows a shooting that resulted in the deaths of two Israeli soldiers, prompting a widescale military operation by Israeli forces.125
On Saturday, nearly 50 Palestinians were arrested in the village of Tal, where the shooting occurred, as Israeli forces raided approximately 70 homes. The military operation was ordered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz in response to the attack near the illegal Havat Gilad settlement.
The Palestinian Health Ministry reports that at least 87 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank this year, with 21 deaths attributed to settlers. Critics argue that settler violence has escalated due to a lack of international pressure on Israel and the rhetoric of far-right ministers like Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese condemned the attacks as “pogroms” and called for an immediate arms embargo against Israel. Human rights organizations have echoed these calls, urging the international community to intervene and halt the violence, which has surged since the onset of Israel's military actions in Gaza in 2023.6
“Israeli forces raided roughly 70 homes in the village of Tal during the operation. The Palestinian Health Ministry reports at least 87 Palestinians killed in the West Bank this year, 21 by settlers, and the UN special rapporteur called the attacks 'pogroms' and urged an arms embargo.”
