The attacks are part of a sharp uptick in settler violence since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023. In the West Bank alone, nearly 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers since then, according to United Nations figures.

People inspect destroyed cars that were set alight during a reported late-night attack by Israeli settlers on the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on July 15, 2025.