18 Palestinians Killed by Settler Attacks in West Bank So Far in 2026 Amid Palestine Conflict
Israeli forces conducted raids, detentions and assaults across the occupied West Bank on Monday, including at an UNRWA training centre in Qalandiya refugee camp, while settler violence in the Nablus area has escalated with multiple fatalities reported in recent days amid the Palestine conflict. [1] [2]
Recent Israeli Raids in Qalandiya and Nablus
Israeli troops raided the UNRWA training centre in Qalandiya, firing teargas, detaining UN staff and triggering a fire with stun grenades during an overnight camp incursion. [1] The Israeli army raided a training centre for UNRWA in the Qalandiya refugee camp north of occupied East Jerusalem. [1] Troops stormed the facility, fired teargas and detained UN staff according to the Jerusalem Governorate. [1] The Israeli army also raided the Qalandiya camp overnight firing stun grenades and teargas that triggered a fire. [1] Local sources reported eight Palestinians were detained across five locations in Nablus. [1] Israeli forces stormed Nablus Specialised Hospital alongside clashes elsewhere in the governorate that killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers. [2] These incidents occurred on Monday as Israeli forces expanded their incursions. [1]
Settler Attacks and Reprisals Near Nablus
Two Israeli settler attacks on Tal village near Nablus on 24 July 2026 killed four Palestinians and two Israelis triggering reprisal attacks on nearby villages. [3] The incident triggered a wave of settler reprisal attacks in nearby Palestinian villages. [3] Human Rights Watch stated the July 24 2026 attacks resulted in the killing of four Palestinians and two Israelis. [3] The attacks on Tal village near Nablus in the West Bank on July 24 2026 resulted in those deaths according to the organisation. [3]
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Broader Pattern of Violence and Demolitions
A series of demolitions and raids on Palestinian homes were also reported on Monday across Jenin, Ramallah, Qalqilya, Hebron and Bethlehem followed by further detentions of Palestinians. [1] Heavy machinery was burned inside a Palestinian quarry after Israeli settlers attacked near Ramallah. [1] Raids assaults and detentions continued across the occupied West Bank on Monday as Israeli forces expanded their incursions. [1] Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian quarry near Ramallah burning heavy machinery. [1] These events form part of raids assaults and detentions that continued on Monday. [1]
Rising Fatalities and Displacement in 2026
Fatalities linked to settler attacks in 2026 have already surpassed the total recorded during all of 2025 with 18 Palestinians killed as of 20 July compared with 17 throughout 2025. [4] About 90 Palestinians were displaced by demolitions and settler attacks during the reporting period most following a large-scale demolition carried out by Israeli authorities. [4] Fatalities from settler attacks in 2026 have surpassed all of 2025 with 18 Palestinians killed as of 20 July. [4] About 90 Palestinians were displaced by demolitions and settler attacks in the reporting period. [4]
Humanitarian and Medical Concerns
Médecins Sans Frontières stated they are deeply alarmed by reports coming out of Nablus today including that of Israeli forces storming Nablus Specialised Hospital. [2] These violent incidents in Nablus are not isolated. [2] They sit within a wider pattern of Israeli raids state-sponsored settler violence the disruption of essential services and mounting concerns. [2] Médecins Sans Frontières reported alarm over the Nablus incidents within the wider pattern of raids settler violence and disruption of essential services. [2]
Ongoing Developments in the Palestine Conflict
The raids on the UNRWA training centre and the Qalandiya camp overnight form part of expanded incursions reported on Monday. [1] Clashes in the Nablus governorate killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers with Israeli forces storming Nablus Specialised Hospital. [2] Eight Palestinians were detained in five locations in Nablus with additional raids home demolitions and detentions reported in Jenin Ramallah Qalqilya Hebron and Bethlehem. [1] Israeli settler attacks on Tal village near Nablus on 24 July 2026 killed four Palestinians and two Israelis triggering reprisal attacks on nearby villages. [3] Fatalities linked to settler attacks in 2026 have already surpassed the total recorded during all of 2025 with 18 Palestinians killed as of 20 July compared with 17 throughout 2025. [4] About 90 Palestinians were displaced by demolitions and settler attacks during the reporting period. [4]
What to watch next: Further raids assaults and detentions across the occupied West Bank alongside continued settler violence that has already produced 18 Palestinian fatalities as of 20 July 2026.
