Riyadh: The United Nations reported a record level in attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during the month of October.
According to Jordan News Agency, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it recorded 264 settler attacks last month that resulted in casualties, property damage, or both.
In a report on its official website last night, the office highlighted that this figure is the highest in nearly two decades since UN officials began tracking settler violence in 2006, with an average of more than eight attacks per day. Since 2006, more than 9,600 attacks have been documented, with approximately 1,500 of them occurring this year alone, representing nearly 15 percent of the total.
The report further detailed that from October 7, 2023, to November 5 this year, Israeli security forces and settlers killed 1,010 Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, among them 215 children. It was noted that the number of Palestinian children killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank reached 42 this year, indicating that one in five Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in 2025 was a child.
UN Human Rights spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan stated, “We have witnessed an increase in attacks recently, particularly with the olive harvest season,” noting that 757 attacks were recorded in the first half of 2025 alone, 13 percent higher than the same period last year.
Since October 2023, more than 3,200 Palestinians have been displaced due to settler violence and related access restrictions. Entire pastoral communities have been emptied of their inhabitants, resulting in fatalities, hundreds of injuries, and loss of livelihoods. The UN office called for accountability for settlers and members of the Israeli security forces involved in attacks, warning of a sharp spike in violence.