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West Bank: Escalating settlement growth and violence

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Since the July 2023 escalation, Israeli forces have intensified raids across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, while settler militias have increased arson and property destruction. In late July 2026, the Israeli government authorized 104 new settlements and approved 1.3 billion shekels for 34 more. As national elections approach in October, settlement activity has accelerated, with Defence Minister Israel Katz noting that 104 illegal settlements and 160 settlement farms have been approved since 2022. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has promoted the E1 project, claiming it “buries the idea of a Palestinian state.” Recent developments show settlement expansion is moving beyond Area C into Areas A and B. Reports from late August and early September 2026 indicate settlers have forcibly seized over 100,000 dunams in these areas, including the establishment of 26 new outposts and pastoral farms. A report titled ‘Maximum Area, Minimum Population’ by Yesh Din, Bimkom, and HaMoked further details how policies are being used to control Palestinian land, such as preventing farmers like Adnan Qabha from harvesting olive trees and surrounding the Area A community of Al-Rummanah with pastoral outposts. Violence and military operations have surged. In early September 2026, Israeli military raids in Qalqilya, Nablus, Tulkarm, Bethlehem, Hebron, Jenin, and Tubas resulted in numerous arrests, including two journalists and several minors. These incidents have brought the Palestinian death toll in the West Bank to 100 for the year. Additionally, settlers have continued attacks against residents and property in Tubas, Qalqilya, Ramallah, and East Jerusalem. In mid-September 2026, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society reported that Israeli forces detained more than 100 Palestinians in a single week, including children, through extensive home raids and field interrogations. The group noted that journalists Muath Amarneh and Sabri Jibril were among those detained.

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