Israeli settlers and army set 900 fires in West Bank since 2023, report says
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Israeli settlers and the Israeli army were responsible for 89% of fires on Palestinian property in the occupied West Bank between January 2023 and July 10, 2026, according to a report by the Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission. The report documented 900 arson attacks on Palestinian homes, vehicles, and facilities, including 799 by settlers and 101 by the army. The violence continued on Thursday, with settler attacks wounding three Palestinians in Ramallah and an Israeli drone strike hitting a hospital warehouse in Gaza.
Key Facts
- Between January 2023 and July 10, 2026, 900 arson attacks targeted Palestinian homes, vehicles, and facilities in the West Bank.
- Israeli settlers carried out 799 of those attacks, while the Israeli army was responsible for 101.
- During the same period, 121 Palestinian communities comprising 6,200 people, including more than 3,000 children, were forcibly displaced.
- On Thursday, settler attacks in Ramallah wounded three Palestinians, including two elderly women.
- An Israeli drone strike on the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital medicine warehouse in Gaza wounded three Palestinians.
Arson Attacks and Displacement
The Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission reported that 89% of fires on Palestinian property in the occupied West Bank since 2023 were caused by Israelis. Between January 2023 and July 10, 2026, Palestinian homes, vehicles, and facilities were set ablaze 900 times. Settlers were behind 799 of those attacks, while the Israeli army carried out 101. The violence displaced 121 Palestinian communities, totaling 6,200 people, including more than 3,000 children.
Thursday Attacks in Ramallah and Gaza
On Thursday, Israeli settlers attacked several areas, wounding three Palestinians in Ramallah, including two elderly women. In Gaza, an Israeli army strike killed a Palestinian farmer and seriously wounded another person. An Israeli drone targeted the medicine warehouse of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, wounding three Palestinians.
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Israeli settlers and army set 900 fires in West Bank since 2023, report says
