On May 25, 2025, the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank experienced a series of violent incidents involving Israeli forces and settlers, leading to significant unrest and casualties. **Israeli Military Raids:** Israeli troops conducted raids in Nablus and Ramallah, following a surge in violent settler attacks across the West Bank. The Israeli occupation forces raided the old city of Nablus and detained the Palestinian youth Jehad Aqoub after shooting him on the roof of his home. The operation was under Shin Bet direction, Israeli undercover counter-terror forces (Yamam). The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported on Sunday morning that around 10 Palestinians were wounded during the latest Israeli raid in the Old City of Nablus this morning, who suffered suffocation due to tear gas inhalation and were treated at the scene. The PRCS also reported that a 16-year-old boy, Mujahid Akoub, was shot during a raid on the Old City, stating he was struck by live ammunition in the foot. According to al-Araby al-Jadeed, The New Arab’s Arabic-language news site, three (under) 10-year-old children from the village of Beit Dajan, east of Nablus, were arrested on Sunday. Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestinian child from his home in Beit Dajan, east of Nablus. They took him into a military vehicle. It seems he was only seven years old. **Settler Violence:** Illegal Israeli settlers set fire to wheat fields in the Salim plain, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank,causing substantial losses to Palestinian farmers. Settlers from the illegal Shavei Shomron settlement and a nearby outpost set fire to about 10 acres of wheat fields in Sebastian.The blaze destroyed the entire crop of two Palestinian farmers—roughly 7.5 football fields. Settlers also used sheep to graze on the Palestinian farmland, further destroying crops.

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.**

Umm al-Fahm is a city located in northern Israel, within the Haifa District. It is situated in the Wadi Ara area of the Jezreel Valley region. Umm al-Fahm is one of the largest Arab cities in Israel and lies approximately 20 kilometers southeast of Haifa.

On May 22, at the first hours of the night, Israeli settlers are carrying out a pogrom in the village of Burqin, Salfit, in the West Bank. Around 40 Israeli settlers rioted in the village of Burqin, in the West Bank, Palestine, burning houses and cars, according to a report by Israel’s state-owned television station, Kan TV News, on Friday (May 23). They setting Palestinian homes on fire in an apparent attempt to burn families alive and opening fire at houses. - Residents are urgently pleading for help. - 8 Palestinians, including children, have been injured - Six homes and five cars have been set on fire in the ongoing assault. - According to the report, the riots took place overnight, shortly after Israeli soldiers completed a mapping operation in preparation for the possible demolition of two homes belonging to Palestinian residents suspected of involvement in a shooting attack that killed a pregnant Israeli woman near the village on May 14. - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that the two individuals whose homes were mapped are Maher Samara and Jamil Samara, accusing them of assisting Nael Samara in carrying out the shooting attack. **Franceska Albanese appeal on X** ALARMING! Burqin, near Salfit, occupied West Bank- Desperate phone calls report violent attack by armed settlers, escorted by army- babies at great risk- Need for urgent intervention and protection from diplomats and NGOs in loco. ### **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** On Wednesday (May 21), the IDF claimed that Nael Samara, who was shot dead by its forces on Saturday (May 17), was the gunman responsible for the shooting attack. 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. **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.**

On May 21, in the afternoon, Israeli soldiers opened fire on an international diplomatic delegation at the eastern entrance of Jenin refugee camp, West Bank. The incident occurred near the Jenin refugee camp, an area under a major Israeli military operation. The incident occurred during an official visit. The occupation forces opened heavy fire from inside the Jenin refugee camp to intimidate the diplomatic delegation that is conducting a field tour around the camp to witness the extent of the suffering endured by the residents of the area. According to the Israeli army, the diplomats had deviated from the pre-approved route and entered an active military zone. In response, soldiers fired into the air to push them back, and no injuries were reported. Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot expressed serious concern, noting that the visit had been coordinated with the Israeli army and that the convoy of about twenty vehicles was clearly marked as diplomatic. He demanded credible explanations from Israel. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called the incident "unacceptable" and urged Israel to conduct a thorough investigation to identify those responsible. The delegation included diplomats from several countries, including the UK, Canada, France, China, Russia, and the European Union. The event comes amid growing international criticism of Israeli military operations in the West Bank and Gaza, which continue to cause civilian suffering and raise legal and human rights concerns. - France - Belgium - Nerderland - United Kingdom - Canada - Egypt - Jordan - Morocco - Austria - Ireland - Spain - Portugal - China - Brazil - Bulgaria - Türkiye - Lithuania - Poland - Russia - Japan - Romania - Mexico - Sri Lanka - India - Chile **Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) statement** *"@IDF : Earlier today (Wednesday), a coordinated entry of a diplomatic delegation into Jenin took place. As part of the coordination, an approved route was provided to the delegation members, which they were instructed to follow due to the area being an active combat zone. According to an initial inquiry, the delegation deviated from the approved route and entered an area where they were not authorized to be. IDF soldiers operating in the area fired warning shots to distance them away. No injuries or damages were reported. At the end of the incident, once it was clarified that the individuals were part of a diplomatic delegation, the Commander of the Judea and Samaria Division, Brigadier General Yaki Dolf, immediately reviewed the incident. In addition, the Head of the Civil Administration, Brigadier General Hisham Ibrahim, instructed unit officers to immediately speak with representatives of the relevant countries, and he will soon hold personal conversations with the diplomats to update them on the findings of the initial inquiry. The IDF regrets the inconvenience caused."* **Statement of Roland Friedrich, the Director of UNRWA Affairs for the West Bank, including East Jerusalem** *Today the Israeli Security Forces opened fire on a diplomatic delegation in the vicinity of #JeninCamp during an official visit hosted by the @pmofa. The @UNRWA colleagues who were present are safe and accounted for. This incident is a stark reminder of the lax use of excessive force routinely deployed by Israeli Security Forces in the #WestBank, often with lethal consequences. While the West Bank is not a war zone, so far this year 137 Palestinians have been killed in occupation-related violence. The IDF has said they are investigating the incident. However, claims such as “mistakenly identifying [the delegation] as a threat” and firing “warning shots” do not fully capture the severity of today's events. This raises serious concerns over the way rules of engagement are applied to unarmed civilians. Access to Jenin Camp has been near-impossible since the Israeli Security Forces operation ‘Iron Wall’ commenced on 21 January 2025. All #PalestineRefugees have been forcibly displaced from the camp, and @UNRWA services there have been fully suspended. Safe #HumanitarianAccess must be restored, and those displaced must be allowed to return immediately."

Maghayer Al-Dir, also known as Mughayyir al-Deir, is a small Bedouin Palestinian shepherding village in Area C located in the central West Bank, east of Ramallah, east of the Allon Road and is surrounded by Israeli settlements such as Ma'ale Mikhmas and the outpost Mitzpe Dani. It was one of the last Palestinian community remaining in the area before its displacement. Masked and unmasked settlers inflicted violence, creating a climate of terror and dehumanization. Israeli settlers used psychological Warfare tolding Palestinians to come toward them while shooting, then beat and humiliated them once they complied. After this forced displacement, no residents remain in the area between Ramallah and Jericho, except for two other communities: M’arajat and Ras Al-Auja. The entire village was depopulated, 25 houses lost, approximately 150 residents displaced. For many, this was their second displacement (originally expelled in 1948 from Be’er Sheva area). **Timeline of the ethnic cleansing** On May 18, 2025, Israeli settlers establish an illegal outpost (just a basic shelter and sheep pen) within 100 meters of a Palestinian home — a new, more aggressive tactic. On May 21–22, 2025: Confrontations escalate. Settlers violently attack residents and activists. The entire village flees. On May 23, 2025: Maghayer Al-Dir is fully emptied. All 25 families (~150 people) are displaced.Villagers lost homes, sheep, donkeys, and personal possessions. Maghayer Al-Dir is now completely depopulated : the residents fled to Wadi Al-Siq, itself previously emptied in October 2023. Settlers began provocations the same day residents were dismantling the last homes, signaling a deliberate attempt to claim abandoned land. **The Settler Violence & Theft:** - Settlers attacked villagers and activists with clubs, rifles, and stones and kicks while victims lay on the ground - Phones, wallets, keys, cameras, and bags were stolen or smashed. - At least three settlers fired guns, including M16s and pistols. - Settlers arrived on trucks and ATVs, in a clearly coordinated escalation. - Israeli army briefly intervened but then left, allowing settlers to resume attacks. - One settler was injured and lost consciousness; another fired into the air with a pistol. - More than 25 armed settlers participated in the attack. - The Livestock was theft (e.g., sheep and donkeys) was used as a tactic to claim land. - Video evidence shows a settler boasting: “Thank God we’ve driven everyone out … Here too there will be Jews.” - Survivors were “hunted” across a valley by Israeli settlers with pistols, rifles, and batons. - Settlers used drones to track fleeing people. **Victims:** 10 people were hospitalized, including: - A 14-year-old Palestinian boy (Omar), beaten with a club and left bleeding for over half an hour. - 8 other Palestinians - 1 Israeli activist and photographer (Avishay Mohar) who was severely beaten and robbed **Israeli authorities role** - The MK Zvi Sukkot came on the ground, just before the attack to support the settlers. - The Israeli army arrived late, only after significant violence had occurred. - The Israeli Civil Administration had issued a stop-work order for the outpost on May 18 — it was ignored. - Settlers claim impunity: “We’re the government,” one resident was told. -Sanctioned Settlers Present : Neria Ben Pazi and Zohar Sabah, both under UK sanctions, were involved in the broader campaign, though not directly in the physical attack described. British sanctions were imposed on settler leader Neria Ben Pazi, who was seen patrolling the village before the attack. - Despite early police and army presence, no meaningful protection was provided to Palestinians. “This is not done by crazy settlers. It’s a state project.” - Evidence of systematic coordination: phone calls to bring more settlers; deliberate weaponization of settler narratives to justify violence. **Wider Context:** - Since October 2023, over 60 Palestinian shepherding communities have been displaced in the West Bank. - At least 14 illegal settler outposts have been built on or near these ruins. - Settlers have seized over 786,000 dunams (~14% of the West Bank) via herding outposts. - Outposts are part of a state-backed settler strategy to control and annex Area C. **According to of Hasan Mleihat, spokesperson for the al-Baidar organization for the defense of Bedouin rights in Palestine** Israeli settlers have displaced 62 out of the 212 Bedouin communities in the West Bank since October 2023. These include 12,000 out of the roughly 400,000 West Bank Palestinian Bedouins. “It is a wholesale ethnic cleansing campaign of exclusively Bedouin communities, which has been happening far away from the media’s attention”. 8 families from Mughayyir al-Deir moved to the industrial zone of Beitunia, south of Ramallah. The rural Bedouin tents and sheep barracks add an almost surreal contrast to the polluted industrial and urban landscape. “There is nowhere to graze here; we are in the city, and not in the best part of it. We’re located between a dumpsite, a factory, and a cemetery,” said Ahmad. “We used to have a life, and it has come to an end. I can’t be a shepherd anymore, and I don’t know how we will live our lives from now on.”  *A part of the Maghayer al-Deir Bedouin community relocated to Beitunia outside of Ramallah. (Photo: Qassam Muaddi/Mondoweiss)* **Testimony of Mistaclim Activist group:** "The residents of the Bedouin shepherds community of Mughayyir Al-Dir received a "surprise" that has become all too familiar to Palestinian shepherd communities in Area C, and increasingly even in Area B, in recent years: settlers had established a new outpost nearby. What does a “new outpost” look like? A few shade nets, fences, a herd that were brought to the site, and most importantly a handful of young settlers guarded by armed militia members. This time, the outpost was set up a few dozen meters from the community's homes. In a report that was published in Haaretz about the outpost’s establishment, one of the settlers in the new outpost was quoted saying: “This is the only place that's left. That’s it, thank God we kicked everyone out, including you along with them.” >> The settler was referring to the fact that Mughayyir Al-Dir is now the only Bedouin community still living in the area, after a wave of expulsions that began in the summer of 2022 expelled the neighboring communities. In January 2024, we published a post about the community of Mughayyir Al-Dir, as part of a series highlighting communities at risk of imminent expulsion due to settler violence. Much of that violence stems from the isolated and violent settlement of Maale Michmash and the chain of ultra violent outposts surrounding it. We recommend revisiting that post for a deeper understanding of what has been unfolding in the area over recent decades and especially since October 7, 2023. As in many other cases, the new outpost is being built on a plot of land that was registered as state land during the Jordanian era, land that the State of Israel later looted and handed over to the criminal Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. We can assume that this council is behind the establishment of the new outpost. And what does the army have to say to the Haaretz reporter in response to settlers setting up an outpost just meters away from an isolated and battered Palestinian community? “The area does not encroach on the area where the Bedouins live”. For anyone still in doubt about the army’s role in the expulsion of Palestinian shepherd communities in the West Bank, here is yet another clear example." 📷 Documentation Photographer Avishay Mohar (B’Tselem) managed to hide memory cards documenting the attack before being assaulted

Around 10:45 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted the apartment of the Abu Al-Rous family in Hamad City, Khan Younis, killing at least two members of the family. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Ahmad Muhammad Abu Al-Rous 2. Nabila Abd Wafi Abu Al-Rous

Around 6:30 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted a group of young men who were volunteering to dig a water well in the vicinity of a school/shelter in Al-Saftawi area in North Gaza, killing seven of them. Graphic footage from the scene showed at least three bodies gruesomely shredded, including one person beheaded and another blow in half. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Ibrahim Muhammad Ismail Khilla 2. Ismail Muhammad Ismail Khilla 3. Tariq Ziad Tanboura 4. Anas Ramadan Shanan 5. Fawzi Nafidh Al-Dada 6. Hassan Mohammad Abu Warda 7. Awni Muhammad Abu al-Nour

Around 2:15 am, an Israeli airstrike targeted the house of Al-Barrawi family in the vicinity of Ansar mosque in Beit Lahia, killing at least 11 people. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Thaer Nabil Al-Barrawi 2. Aalaa Warsh Agha (Thaer's wife) 3. Thaer's three sons 6. Mohammad Nabil Al-Barrawi (Thaer's brother) 7. Mohammad Nabil's four sons 11. Mohammad Talal Al-Barawi

Starting May 18, 2025 in the early morning hours, the Israeli military launched several attacks at and around the Indonesian hospital in North Gaza. The hospital has been repeatedly attacked and destroyed by Israel's previous three ground invasions of North Gaza. Early morning, the IDF had intensified **strikes around the hospital**, causing panic among patient and medical staff, and leading companions of some sick and injured to **flee** the hospital transporting the latter **in their hospital beds**, as seen in footage captured on the ground. Press sources reported that at least **two people were injured while trying to evacuate**. Israeli tanks and bulldozers continued advancing until they effectively surrounded the building. Around **9:30 pm**, Israeli **tanks** started **firing directly** at the building, imposing a **siege until late night**. At the time, there were 55 people inside, including 4 doctors and 8 nurses. All contact with the medical teams had been lost. Around an hour later, the troops had demolished the northern wall of the hospital. In addition, it was reported that an Israeli drone had **killed one of the injured** inside.  *Funeral prayer for the killed patient on the next morning The Indonesian Hospital had not been subject to any evacuation orders before Israel attacked it. The IDF vehicles withdrew from the immediate vicinity of the hospital around midnight, but continued their attacks in the periphery. ### May 19: The following day, Israeli troops continued carrying out strikes in the vicinity. At 9 pm, Israeli troops directly struck the hospital's generators, setting them ablaze and destroying them, and causing a black-out.  ## May 20: The Israeli army opened fire in the early morning hours.  At 1:30 pm, the Israeli army stormed the hospital. By doing so, and after it had demolished the roads and homes surrounding Al-Awda hospital and forcing the medical staff at Kamal Adwan hospital to leave, Israel had effectively put all three remaining hospitals in North Gaza out of service.