Yesh Din under spotlight as West Bank tensions spike; monitors rights abuses by both sides. Founded 2005 in Israel/West Bank to document abuses.
Since early March 2026, Israeli settlers have intensified violent attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank, killing at least six and displacing dozens. The Israeli military has condemned some incidents and opened investigations, but rights groups report near-impunity for settlers. Movement restrictions amid the Israel-Iran war hamper emergency responses, worsening the humanitarian situation.
Since late February, following US and Israeli strikes against Iran, the West Bank has seen increased Israeli military restrictions, settler violence, and arrests. At least 11 Palestinians have been killed, with movement restrictions and settler attacks intensifying, especially in rural areas and East Jerusalem.
A family of six in Tammun has been killed and two children injured after Israeli forces say a car accelerated toward them during an operation targeting suspects. Palestinian authorities say the family was returning from Eid shopping when the shooting occurred. Israeli investigators are reviewing the incident, while rights groups cite ongoing tensions in the West Bank amid broader conflict.
The UN human rights office has reported a 24% rise in Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank between November 2024 and October 2025, recording 1,732 incidents. The report has found that more than 36,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced while Israeli authorities are advancing tens of thousands of settlement housing units, prompting warnings the pattern could amount to mass forcible transfer.
On April 11, 2026, Ali Majed Hamadneh, 23, has died after Israeli settlers opened fire during a raid on Deir Jarir village in the West Bank. The attack occurred under Israeli military protection amid a surge in settler violence and government approval of 34 new settlements. The incident has intensified criticism of settlement expansion and settler attacks in the occupied territory.
Reports have documented a continuing surge of violent attacks by Israeli settlers across the occupied West Bank this spring: arson, beatings, shootings and property destruction. Israeli forces are regularly present during incidents, with limited arrests reported; Palestinian authorities say bodies have been withheld after some killings, preventing burial and mourning.