Death toll from Israeli settler attacks spirals in 'most violent' year for West Bank

Death toll from Israeli settler attacks spirals in 'most violent' year for West Bank Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 13:59 Thousands of attacks by Israeli settlers and soldiers have left at least 76 Palestinian dead in 2026 An Israeli settler attacks a left-wing activist at an Israeli outpost in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian village of Jannatah, just south of the city of Bethlehem on 25 August 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich / AFP) Off During a settler attack aimed at stealing sheep, the Israeli army killed a Palestinian boy and a young man on Wednesday evening in the village of Al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Omar Muhammad Na’san, 19, and Khalil Rasem Shahada, 16, were shot dead by Israeli soldiers. Marzouq Abu Na’im, a member of the village council and an activist documenting settler attacks there, told Middle East Eye that armed settlers attacked a house to steal livestock.