AP PHOTOS: Palestinians report Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank
Palestinian boys play by their family’s vehicle, which was burnt during an overnight attack by Israeli settlers and left several burnt vehicles and damaged homes, residents said, in the West Bank village of Bruqin, near Salfit, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Palestinians in the village of Bruqin in the northern West Bank said that Israeli settlers attacked them, burning cars and damaging houses.
“We’ve been suffering since Wednesday from settler attacks and assaults — verbal abuse, stone throwing and constant harassment at all times,” said Mustafa Khater, whose house was attacked Thursday. He said Friday that he had previously evacuated his wife and four children for fear of attacks, but had stayed behind to protect the house.
The war in Gaza has sparked a surge of violence in the West Bank, with the Israeli military carrying out large-scale operations targeting militants that have killed hundreds of Palestinians and displaced tens of thousands. That has coincided with a rise in settler violence and Palestinian attacks on Israelis.
A burnt children bicycle is seen on the Palestinian properties that were under attack by Israeli settlers overnight, leaving several burnt vehicles and damaged homes, residents said, in the West Bank village of Bruqin, near Salfit, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
A burnt children bicycle is seen on the Palestinian properties that were under attack by Israeli settlers overnight, leaving several burnt vehicles and damaged homes, residents said, in the West Bank village of Bruqin, near Salfit, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Palestinian landlord Akram Sabra, 60, inspects his house, burnt overnight by Israeli settlers in an attack that left several burnt vehicles and damaged homes, residents said, in the West Bank village of Bruqin, near Salfit, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Palestinian landlord Akram Sabra, 60, inspects his house, burnt overnight by Israeli settlers in an attack that left several burnt vehicles and damaged homes, residents said, in the West Bank village of Bruqin, near Salfit, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Palestinian boys play by their family’s vehicle, which was burnt during an overnight attack by Israeli settlers and left several burnt vehicles and damaged homes, residents said, in the West Bank village of Bruqin, near Salfit, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Palestinian boys play by their family’s vehicle, which was burnt during an overnight attack by Israeli settlers and left several burnt vehicles and damaged homes, residents said, in the West Bank village of Bruqin, near Salfit, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
A general view shows the Israeli settlement of Bruchin, center on top of a hill and adjacent to the West Bank village of Bruqin, that was under attack by Israeli settlers overnight and left several burnt vehicles and damaged homes, residents said, near Salfit, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
A general view shows the Israeli settlement of Bruchin, center on top of a hill and adjacent to the West Bank village of Bruqin, that was under attack by Israeli settlers overnight and left several burnt vehicles and damaged homes, residents said, near Salfit, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Bulldozers work by an Israeli settlers outpost, near the Israeli settlement of Bruchin, on top of a hill and overlooking the adjacent West Bank village of Bruqin, that was under attack by Israeli settlers overnight and left several burnt vehicles and damaged homes, residents said, near Salfit, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Bulldozers work by an Israeli settlers outpost, near the Israeli settlement of Bruchin, on top of a hill and overlooking the adjacent West Bank village of Bruqin, that was under attack by Israeli settlers overnight and left several burnt vehicles and damaged homes, residents said, near Salfit, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Palestinian landlord Akram Sabra, 60, stands next to a vehicle burnt under attack by Israeli settlers overnight, in the West Bank village of Bruqin, near Salfit Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Palestinian landlord Akram Sabra, 60, stands next to a vehicle burnt under attack by Israeli settlers overnight, in the West Bank village of Bruqin, near Salfit Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Israeli flags fly flutter on top of a hill that is adjacent to Palestinian properties that were under attack by Israeli settlers overnight, leaving several burnt vehicles and damaged homes, residents said, in the West Bank village of Bruqin, near Salfit, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Israeli flags fly flutter on top of a hill that is adjacent to Palestinian properties that were under attack by Israeli settlers overnight, leaving several burnt vehicles and damaged homes, residents said, in the West Bank village of Bruqin, near Salfit, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
A Palestinian vehicle burnt during an overnight attack by Israeli settlers that left several burnt vehicles and damaged homes, residents said, in the West Bank village of Bruqin, near Salfit Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
A Palestinian vehicle burnt during an overnight attack by Israeli settlers that left several burnt vehicles and damaged homes, residents said, in the West Bank village of Bruqin, near Salfit Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)