Statistics
Annual statistics suggests settler violence against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank is on the rise.
- 2009. Number of assaults 168
- 2010. Number of assaults 312
- 2011 Number of assaults 411
- 2012 (Jan-June) 154.
According to B'Tselem 49 Palestinians were killed by Israeli civilians between 2000 and 2010, of which the majority is settler-related. According to B'Tselem a significant portion of the dead were killed while attempting to infiltrate settlements or attacking Israelis. B'Tselem also keeps a record of incidences of settler violence.
A UN report cited 222 incidents of settler violence in the first half of 2008, compared to 291 in all of 2007.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs observed 207 incidents involving settler violence against Palestinians in the period between September 2008 and March 2009. The number of settler attacks peaked on the 4th of December when the evacuation of the Beit HaShalom in Hebron took place.
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