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U.S. Ambassador Huckabee calls settler violence in West Bank terrorism
At least two of seven Palestinians shot by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank village of al-Mughayyir over the past week have been killed. U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee called rising settler violence in the West Bank “terrorism” in August.
At least seven Palestinians were shot by Israeli soldiers in three incidents in the occupied West Bank village of al-Mughayyir over the past week. Two were killed and the others were beaten.
On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers opened fire after a group of settlers entered the village with a flock of sheep, killing two Palestinian youths. One of the youths was shot in the neck and the other in the back.
A similar pattern was repeated in the incidents. Israeli settlers approached homes on the western outskirts of the village with their flocks while soldiers were present, raising claims that the sheep had gone missing, been stolen or been poisoned.
The settlers later moved among Palestinian homes under the protection of Israeli security forces, and soldiers opened fire on Palestinians after encounters. Footage also showed settlers grazing sheep on the outskirts of al-Mughayyir, where homes are located, and approaching the houses while Israeli army and Border Police forces were in the area.
Security forces did not intervene to remove the settlers from the area. In one video, Border Police officers searched a Palestinian woman in the courtyard of her home, while young settlers shouted at her in Arabic, “Shut up.” The officers later escorted the woman into her home.
Villagers said the settlers stole 100 sheep and goats during the incident. The settlers initially claimed in social media posts that the animals had been poisoned in the grazing areas of a farm. They later alleged that the animals had been stolen from two illegal outposts, Havat Metzudat David and Givat Or Nahman, prompting soldiers to search for the flock.
Israeli soldiers have reportedly been closing the village’s only western entrance for hours every day for several months. Villagers said settlers entered the village’s lands under the supervision of soldiers, who pointed their weapons at the villagers instead of intervening.
U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee called rising settler violence in the West Bank “terrorism” in August and said those responsible were damaging Israel’s image.
United Nations experts warned that settler violence had increased with the support and acquiescence of Israeli officials. They said the situation threatened Palestinian communities’ ability to remain on their lands and recorded that 13 Palestinians had been killed and 500 wounded in the first five months of 2026.
According to the latest figures released by the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, approximately 780,000 Israeli settlers live in 192 illegal settlements and 400 outposts in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
The United Nations considers Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories illegal under international law and continues to call on Israel to halt settlement activity.
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