The Israeli occupation forces and extremist settlers carried out a total of 11,280 attacks against Palestinian civilians, property, land, and holy sites across the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem during the first half of 2025, according to Muayyad Shaaban, Head of the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission in the Palestinian Authority.
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Speaking at a press conference on Monday to announce the commission's mid-year report titled “Violations of the Occupation State on Palestinian Lands and Colonial Expansion Policies”, Shaaban stated that this sharp escalation in both the number and intensity of attacks coincides with Israel’s ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip and other areas of Palestinian presence.
He noted that the attacks included:
Land confiscations
Settlement expansion
Forced displacement
Field executions
Land destruction and tree uprooting
Property seizures
Road closures and checkpoints, which fragment Palestinian geography
Geographical Breakdown of Attacks:
Ramallah: 1,975 incidents
Hebron: 1,918 incidents
Nablus: 1,784 incidents
Shaaban emphasized that in the past six months, Israel has intensified its efforts to seize Palestinian territory through not only the expansion of illegal outposts and settlements, but also through unprecedented legislative measures and military orders aimed at altering the geographic and political landscape of Palestine.
Settler Violence:
A total of 2,153 attacks were carried out by settlers during the same period, leading to the killing of four Palestinian civilians. These attacks involved:
Assaults on villages
Arson attacks on homes
Live fire at residents
Land grabs and the establishment of new outposts
Vandalism of roads and vehicles
Organized, high-intensity raids—such as those in Kafr Malik, Al-Mughayyir, Beita, and Sinjil
Shaaban warned that the Palestinian cause is facing its most dangerous phase yet, with Israel’s policies aiming at annexation and imposition of sovereignty, putting the Palestinian people and leadership at a critical crossroads.
— (Petra News Agency)
