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West Bank attacks reported
Israeli settlers injured at least five Palestinians in two separate attacks in the occupied West Bank on Friday, according to Wafa news agency, including an assault in the Wadi al-Zarqa nature reserve near the village of Beitillu, northwest of Ramallah, that left one person with a broken arm and resulted in the settlers stealing mobile phones.
“Israeli settlers have attacked several parts of the occupied West Bank, seizing or destroying Palestinian homes and damaging essential supplies like water springs, electricity lines, and greenhouses, as they intensify their assaults and land seizures in recent weeks”
In a separate incident near al-Khan al-Ahmar, east of East Jerusalem, the Jerusalem Governorate said one settler on a motorbike rammed into two Palestinians causing bruising, while another settler pepper-sprayed several other villagers and attempted to steal a flock of sheep before being driven back by residents.
The governorate added that Israeli forces later entered the village and detained four Palestinians after they tried to fend off the attack, as the Times of Israel reported that Palestinian media described multiple injuries from settler attacks on Friday.
The Times of Israel also said footage circulated online showed dozens of settlers throwing stones near the village of Abu Falah, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) north of Ramallah, as Wafa reported that three Palestinians were injured in Beitillu, including one with a broken arm.
Voices and competing framing
In the West Bank violence described by Reuters and echoed by Al Jazeera, Palestinian residents said the pattern of attacks includes raids on homes and attempts to run over Palestinians with vehicles, while Reuters reported that Mohammed Salameh said appeals to Israeli authorities did not help after settlers seized his unfinished home in Jalud.
Salameh told Reuters, “If there is law and order, then they [Israeli settlers] will leave,” and he warned, “But if they succeed in taking one, then the rest will follow.”
Amnesty International accused Israel of state-led ethnic cleansing operations in the occupied West Bank, saying a 150-page report found the Israeli government leading a campaign of land grabbing and forced displacement targeting Bedouin and pastoral communities in Area C.
Amnesty International Secretary-General Agnès Callamard was quoted in the report as saying that states “should immediately ban all forms of trade, investment, cooperation, or financial assistance that contribute to the illegal Israeli occupation.”
Humanitarian and livelihood stakes
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs described the occupied Palestinian territory as marked by insecurity, ongoing attacks that threaten lives, and the erosion or destruction of vital infrastructure, with repeated displacement and movement restrictions disrupting daily life.
“Israeli settlers injured at least five Palestinians in two separate attacks in the occupied West Bank on Friday, according to Wafa news agency”
In Gaza, OCHA said the death toll among those reported killed since the ceasefire was announced in October 2025 has risen to 856 killed and 2,463 injured, and it added that an additional 103 deaths were added retrospectively after the Ministry of Health certified identities.
OCHA also warned that in Khan Yunis, the main wastewater pumping stations have ceased operating, resulting in sewage flooding in residential areas and its flow into drainage channels and catch basins, while it noted that partner organizations had to operate more than 200 facilities using backup generators for more than two and a half years due to limited access to essential maintenance materials.
In the West Bank, OCHA reported that between 16 and 22 June Israeli military operations and demolitions, settler violence, and movement restrictions continued to generate humanitarian needs and displacement, and it said Israeli authorities demolished 21 Palestinian-owned buildings for lacking building permits issued by Israeli authorities, displacing seven families totaling 37 people including 19 children and nine women.
