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UN: 1,000 West Bank Deaths as Settler Raids Escalate

5/11/2026

Summary

Story summary

Settler raids under Israeli military protection surged across the West Bank, targeting homes, farms and olive groves.
Settlers injured a 35-year-old pregnant woman and a 65-year-old woman in Jurish during 20 attacks.
Settlers used bulldozers to demolish Bedouin greenhouses in Qalqilya and erected an illegal outpost on Islamic Waqf land.
The United Nations says at least 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year, a quarter children.

History

Historical Context

Israel captured Hebron in the 1967 Six-Day War and the 1997 Hebron Agreement—under the Oslo framework—kept the Old City (H2) under Israeli military rule while transferring 80 % of the city to the Palestinian Authority (H1). About 700 settlers remain in H2, a presence that fuels periodic raids such as the recent attacks on Jurish and Qalqilya and sustains UN criticism of settlement expansion.

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Story summary

Settler raids under Israeli military protection surged across the West Bank, targeting homes, farms and olive groves.
Settlers injured a 35-year-old pregnant woman and a 65-year-old woman in Jurish during 20 attacks.
Settlers used bulldozers to demolish Bedouin greenhouses in Qalqilya and erected an illegal outpost on Islamic Waqf land.
The United Nations says at least 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year, a quarter children.

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