Israeli settlers set fire to homes and vehicles near Jenin amid reports of widespread violence in the occupied territory.
Published on 22 March 2026
Israeli settlers have set fire to homes and vehicles in at least two areas of the occupied West Bank, injuring at least one person, amid reports of settler violence in the Palestinian territory.
Palestinian Wafa news agency, citing local sources, said Israeli settlers attacked the village of al-Fandakumiya and the town of Seilat al-Dahr, south of Jenin, late Saturday.
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The agency reported that in al-Fundaqumiya, Israeli settlers “set houses and vehicles on fire and damaged additional homes by breaking windows” as Palestinians “attempted to confront them and extinguish the fires”.
In Silat al-Dahr, Israeli settlers targeted several houses, attempting to burn them down, and physically attacked a resident, injuring him.
Footage verified by Al Jazeera showed large fires burning inside homes in Silat al-Dahar, and another home in al-Fandakumiya engulfed in flames as residents tried to extinguish them.
Masafar Yatta, south of Hebron, was also attacked, where settlers wounded two Palestinians. According to Wafa reports, three other people were arrested as settlers invaded the area under the protection of Israeli forces.
The attacks, which took place late Saturday night during Eid al-Fitr celebrations, are the latest in a wave of violence against settlers in the occupied territory, which has previously resulted in killings.
Other images and videos shared by Palestinian officials showed attacks by settlers on the villages of Qayriut and Jalud, south of Nablus. After the attack in Jalud, a four-wheeler was completely burnt to ashes.
Violence was reported elsewhere in the occupied West Bank.
According to Wafa, near the town of Haris, west of Salfit, residents gathered on the main road and threw stones at Palestinian vehicles. In Ramallah, settlers threw stones at Palestinian-registered vehicles near Rawabi Square on the Ramallah-Nablus road, with no injuries reported.
Similar incidents were reported in Tuku, southeast of Bethlehem.
Settler violence in the West Bank has intensified in the shadow of Israel’s genocidal war on nearby Gaza.
At least 1,094 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops and settlers in the West Bank since the Gaza war began in October 2023, according to the latest UN. statistics.
In late February, Israeli settlers defaced and set fire to a mosque near Nablus in the occupied West Bank during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
In February the UN Human Rights Council warned in a new report (PDF) that Israeli policies in the West Bank – including “systematic unlawful use of force by Israeli security forces” and unlawful demolition of Palestinian homes – are aimed at uprooting Palestinian communities.
Human rights groups say Israeli authorities have allowed settlers to operate with complete impunity in attacks against Palestinians.
The Israeli organization B’Tselem has also accused its government of actively supporting settler violence “as part of its strategy to annex Palestinian lands.”
Elsewhere in the occupied West Bank, two Palestinians were wounded Saturday night by gunfire from Israeli forces south of Tulkarem.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that at least two people were injured by shooting by Israeli forces at the Jabara checkpoint.
