Mapping Israeli settler violence in the West Bank

What the report says

Al Jazeera reported on July 27, 2026, that Israeli settlers attacked and set fire to two mosques in the occupied West Bank in the early hours of Sunday, leaving major damage and racist graffiti. The sites were identified as Al-Rahma mosque in Qusra, south of Nablus, and another mosque in Kour, south of Tulkarem. The report said the words “Jewish revenge” were sprayed as the buildings were burned.

The article placed the mosque attacks within a broader pattern of settler violence. Citing Palestinian officials, Al Jazeera said at least 45 mosques were vandalised or burned by settlers in the West Bank in 2025. It also described a confrontation on Friday in Tal, southwest of Nablus, where settlers entered a Palestinian village, clashed with residents after returning near the Havat Gilad outpost, and an incident left four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers dead, with others wounded, according to the report.

Al Jazeera cited UN humanitarian office data indicating 3,033 settler attacks between January 2025 and June 2026, with Ramallah and el-Bireh, Nablus and Hebron recording the highest numbers. The report said settler attacks have risen since October 2023 and that 1,988 Palestinians were displaced in the first four months of 2026.

For context, Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are widely considered illegal under international law, a position Israel disputes. The report also highlighted Area C, which remains under full Israeli military and administrative control, as a major focus of demolitions, settlement expansion and attacks.