Overview
- Officials in Brussels and London called recent attacks unacceptable and urged Israeli authorities to protect Palestinians and carry out swift, thorough investigations.
- At least six Palestinians were reported killed in recent settler raids, including Fara Hamayel and Thaer Hamayel in Abu Falah on 8 March, with Israel’s Central Command chief calling that incident unacceptable.
- Earlier killings included two brothers shot dead near Qaryut on 2 March and the fatal shooting of Amir Muhammad Shanaran in the South Hebron Hills on 7 March, with the suspected Qaryut shooter identified by Israeli media as a member of an IDF area‑defense unit.
- Yesh Din documented 109 incidents across 62 communities in the first 10 days after 28 February, while rights groups describe permissive or coordinated conduct by security forces that has left attackers rarely held to account.
- OCHA reported family displacements and tightened road closures and checkpoints, and UK civil society groups alongside 119 MPs urged a ban on settlement goods and tougher sanctions.