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Escalating Violence: Settler Attacks Surge in West Bank

2/22/2026

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Violence in the West Bank has intensified, with gunfire and a critically injured child.
A Palestinian man was injured by illegal settlers in Masafer Yatta.
A two-year Gaza-linked violence began in October 2023.
A report details extensive settler violence, including 29 vehicles and 12 homes set ablaze, and it notes that Israel's government approved 54 settlements in 2025, despite international law deeming them illegal.

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Story summary

Violence in the West Bank has intensified, with gunfire and a critically injured child.
A Palestinian man was injured by illegal settlers in Masafer Yatta.
A two-year Gaza-linked violence began in October 2023.
A report details extensive settler violence, including 29 vehicles and 12 homes set ablaze, and it notes that Israel's government approved 54 settlements in 2025, despite international law deeming them illegal.