Violence and arrests increase in the West Bank during Ramadan

A series of violent incidents and arrests occurred in the West Bank. Israeli settlers attacked a mosque, setting it on fire and spray-painting the word 'revenge' on it. Settlers also shot and killed a 19-year-old Palestinian-American and wounded several other Palestinians.

Israeli military forces conducted raids, arresting over 100 Palestinians since the start of Ramadan. The Israeli military also demolished Palestinian structures and blocked Palestinians from plowing their land. In a separate incident, Palestinian Authority forces killed two children while arresting their father.

Israeli prosecutors plan to charge a settler with killing a Palestinian activist. Dozens of people rallied in Tel Aviv to protest settler violence. A police report noted an average of four daily incidents of settler violence in early 2026.