Israeli settler sets fire to Palestinian agricultural land in occupied West Bank

A security official reported that an Israeli settler set fire to a Palestinian agricultural area near Al-Janiya, close to Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

Settler violence in the West Bank has been on the rise over the last year, threatening Palestinian communities and their livelihood. 

Between 7 October and 3 April, the UN recorded more than 700 settler attacks, with soldiers in uniform present in nearly half of these incidents.

These attacks have displaced over 1,200 people, including 600 children, from rural herding communities.

Additionally, at least 17 Palestinians were killed and 400 wounded, while Palestinians have killed seven settlers in the West Bank since 7 October, according to UN estimates.