Israeli Settlers Assault Peace Activists Near Ein Samiya as Israeli Security Forces Arrest Them

Israeli settlers attacked Israeli rights activists during a tour near illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, and Israeli security forces arrested the activists.

“Toggle Play Israeli settler attacks activist during tour on settler violence A group of Israeli settlers attacked Israeli rights activists as they were conducting a tour near illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank”

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Haaretz reported that Israeli settlers were filmed on Thursday assaulting a prominent peace activist during a group tour at Ein Samiya in the central West Bank.

Al Jazeera

The Al Jazeera item says the activists were conducting the tour near illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank when they were attacked.

Haaretz identifies the location as Ein Samiya in the central West Bank and dates the incident to Thursday, May 14, 2026.

Yeni Safak English said Israeli settlers launched attacks on several Palestinian villages across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, injuring Palestinians including a child and a foreign activist, and setting fire to land.

In Masafer Yatta, a Palestinian and a foreign activist sustained bruises after armed settlers attacked the area and hurled stones at residents' homes, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

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Yeni Safak English also described an incident in Al-Mughayyir village northeast of Ramallah where settlers set fire to land in the village plain as Israeli forces stormed the area simultaneously.

The same report said Israeli soldiers fired stun grenades and tear gas at Palestinians who gathered to confront the settlers and extinguish the fire.

Amnesty International said impunity fuels Israel's illegal annexation measures in the West Bank, describing an "unprecedented acceleration" of the Israeli project to expand illegal settlements.

Amnesty International quoted Erika Guevara-Rosas saying, "We are facing a state, led by a prime minister sought by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity," and added that Israel continues to expand illegal settlements.

The Amnesty International report also cited a December 10, 2025 Israeli Land Authority bid for 3,401 housing units in the E1 area, east of Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank.

Amnesty International further said that on December 11, 2025 the Israeli security cabinet approved plans to establish 19 new settlements, bringing the total number approved by the current coalition government to 68 in just three years and to about 210 the total number of official settlements.