In brief
Human rights organisations are reporting a surge in settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, with attacks expected to hit record levels this year. The BBC’s Lucy Williamson has collected evidence of a concentrated burst of violence over a single week, highlighting that many incidents go largely unreported. This uptick comes alongside a rapid expansion of Israeli settlements, which international law considers illicit. The data suggest that the violence is spreading into new territories, raising alarms for regional stability and human rights compliance.
Violence by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank is set to reach record levels this year, as human rights groups warn that they are increasingly spreading into new areas of the territory.
Attacks on Palestinians have risen under Israel's current government, alongside a rapid increase in Israeli settlements, illegal under international law.
Many of these attacks are not widely reported on.
The BBC's Lucy Williamson has been tracking settler attacks on Palestinians, which have been observed over the last week alone.
