Why are Israeli settlers on a rampage in the occupied West Bank? - Al Jazeera
Tensions in the occupied West Bank have escalated following a series of violent confrontations between Israeli settlers and Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to increase military operations in the region following the deaths of both Palestinians and Israelis.
Why it matters
The ongoing violence represents a significant escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, threatening regional stability and humanitarian conditions.
Settlers torch two mosques in the Palestinian territory as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu threatens ‘more broad action’.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info An Israeli soldier aims his weapon as he and other soldiers keep watch during Israeli settlers' weekly tour in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 25, 2026 [Mussa Qawasma/Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 26 Jul 2026 26 Jul 2026 Israeli settlers, backed by the military, have been on a rampage in the occupied West Bank, torching at least two mosques and detaining dozens of Palestinians days after killing four of them.
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been on edge for the last two days after Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinians in the town of Tal, near Nablus, during a settler incursion on their land.
Two Israelis were also killed in the confrontation.
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