Palestinian family of Barakat in Burqin forced to leave

On May 25, in the morning, reports were published confirming that the Barakat family in Burqin, Salfit, was forced to leave their home during the night of May 23–24, 2025. According to Al-Jarmaq News, the family was compelled to evacuate due to repeated attacks by Israeli settlers. Additionally, Suribelle reported that Yafi Barakat, along with his wife and children, was forced to leave their home in Burqin, west of Salfit, in the occupied West Bank. These sources indicate that the Barakat family's displacement was a result of coordinated settler violence, which has been escalating in Burqin over recent days.

For Activstills reporting by the Palestinian Photographer Wahaj Bani Moufleh the house targeted ownes to Mustafa abdlrahman Khater, located just a few meters of a new Israeli outpost

During the night of May 25,while the residents were asleep,gangs of Israeli settlers infiltrated the village of Burqin, west of Salfit in the West Bank, and set fire to their homes with them inside

A Palestinian elderly woman was injured and is receiving first aid after Israeli settlers tried to burn her and her family alive. She was rescued just moments before the flames engulfed their home.

Chronological summary of the events in Bruqin (Burqin) village near Salfit, May 14–24, 2025

** May 14, 2025 – Evening**

• After a shooting attack kills an Israeli settler and injures her husband near Bruqin, the Israeli Forces (IDF) storm the village.

• They raid homes, assault residents, and turn some houses into military posts and interrogation centers.

May 15, 2025 – Morning

• IDF announces seizure of 2,336 dunums of land (2,323 in al-Balata; 13 in al-Fakhakhir and al-Shayyab).

• 20 bulldozers begin razing the land.

• In the evening, settlers set up a large tent and raise Israeli flags, declaring a new outpost.

May 16, 2025

• Additional settlers arrive, erecting two more tents on the razed land.

May 17, 2025 – Morning

• IDF announces the killing of Nael Samara, alleged perpetrator of the earlier shooting, after arresting him that day.

May 19, 2025

• IDF demolishes a 3-storey house after forcibly evacuating its residents.

• They take measurements of Nael Samara’s family home, suggesting a pending demolition.

May 21–22, 2025

Ongoing IDF siege of Bruqin includes:

• Closure of village entrances.
• Restriction of movement.
• Closure of shops and main bakery.
• Continued settler violence including attacks, threats, and property seizures.

May 22 pogrom:

• Resident Rakiz Khatir is attacked by 30 settlers while driving.
• Vehicle is stoned, he sustains eye and head injuries.
• IDF allegedly watched but did not intervene.

May 23, 2025 – 22:00 Violent pogrom with several arsons

Coordinated settler attacks on the al-Buq’an area:

• Houses and vehicles set on fire.
• IDF fires tear gas and stun grenades at Palestinians trying to defend themselves.
• 8 people sustain burns, 2 injured by stones, 6+ vehicles and houses burned.
• Israeli soldiers obstructs firefighters and allows violence to continue.

Establishment of an Israeli outpost, Bruqin, 23.5.2025 Photographer: Wahaj Bani Moufleh

Israeli settlers dance to celebrate the establishment of a new outpost, right above Palestinian homes in the village of Bruqin, west of the city of Salfit in the West Bank, May 23, 2025. The previous night, Israeli settlers seized Palestinian land, attempted to burn Palestinian houses, sat fire to agricultural land, raised Israeli flags, and began constructing a settlement outpost after a settler was killed in a shooting attack near the village on May 14.

Bruqin, 23.5.2025 Photographer: Wahaj Bani Moufleh The vandalized roof of the Palestinian home of Mustafa Khater after Israeli settlers established a new outpost, seen at the background, located right above Palestinian homes

Ongoing Situation (as of May 24, 2025)

Bruqin remains under siege while soldiers and settlers continue:

• Land confiscation and settlement expansion.
• Raids and collective punishment.
• Communication with villagers is limited due to restrictions.

Human rights groups (e.g. PCHR) condemn the actions and call for international accountability.