Two Palestinians killed during settler attack on West Bank village, officials say - BBC News
BBC News21 Apr 2026
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It is the latest attack in what the United Nations (UN) has called a surge in settler violence.
Before Tuesday, at least 10 Palestinians had been killed and 385 others injured by settlers across the West Bank since the start of 2026,
according to the UN
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Six were killed in March, when it documented more than 200 settler attacks resulting in casualties or property damage - an average of six attacks every day.
The UN has said that some 1,750 Palestinians have also been displaced by settler violence and Israeli access restrictions so far this year.
"This is our reality in al-Mughayyir village; it's a displacement operation," said Kathem al-Haj Ahmed. "They attack us from all sides... and both the army and the settlers are exchanging roles among them."
Human rights groups have accused the Israeli military of allowing extremist settlers to operate with impunity.
Israel has built about 160 settlements housing 700,000 Jews since it occupied the West Bank and East Jerusalem - land Palestinians want, along with Gaza, for a future state - during the 1967 Middle East war. An estimated 3.3 million Palestinians live alongside them.
The settlements are illegal under international law.