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Palestinian body records 1,182 arson attacks by Israeli army, settlers in West Bank
The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission recorded 1,182 arson attacks targeting Palestinian property and land in the West Bank and East Jerusalem between October 2023 and September 2026. Its report was issued hours after settlers burned more than 100 vehicles in the village of Lubban al-Sharqiya, south of Nablus.
The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization, said the Israeli army and settlers carried out 1,182 arson attacks targeting Palestinian property, vehicles and land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem between October 2023 and September 30, 2026.
In a statement on Wednesday, November 11, the commission said 809 of the attacks targeted property, vehicles and facilities, while 373 targeted agricultural land. Some 60.2 percent of the attacks took place in the governorates of Ramallah and al-Bireh and Nablus.
Ramallah and Nablus lead
Commission data show that Ramallah and al-Bireh governorates recorded 376 arson attacks, including 238 targeting property and 138 targeting land. Nablus followed with 335 attacks, including 207 against property and 128 against land. The remaining attacks were recorded in Hebron (112), Jenin (73), Bethlehem (64), Tulkarm (61), Salfit (44), Qalqilya (39), Jerusalem (32), Tubas (29) and Jericho (17).
The commission said the attacks disrupted Palestinians’ work, livelihoods and agricultural production, causing economic and social harm by targeting their homes, property and workplaces. It said the Israeli army’s role extends beyond direct attacks to providing protection for settlers and preventing ambulance and work crews from reaching fire sites.
More than 100 vehicles in one night
The statement was issued hours after settlers burned more than 100 vehicles before dawn on Wednesday at a yard for collecting old and damaged cars and a vehicle repair shop in the village of Lubban al-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported. The burned vehicles belonged to residents of Lubban al-Sharqiya and Amuriya.
The fire spread to dozens of olive trees, storage facilities and streetlight poles, cutting off electricity to the area and causing Palestinians to suffer smoke inhalation. The head of the village council estimated the initial losses at more than 1 million shekels.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs documented 457 settler attacks in the West Bank during October, the highest monthly figure since documentation began in 2006. The West Bank and East Jerusalem have seen a sharp escalation in raids, arrests and armed attacks against Palestinians since October 2023.
Photos: Anadolu. Sources: Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA), Anadolu Agency.
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