These events put 2026 on track to surpass 2025, a year that saw Israeli settler violence reaching a two-decade high with armed settlers killing nine Palestinians. By providing settlers with weapons and failing to hold them accountable for criminal acts, the Israeli government abets and enables settler violence. If completed, the project will fully separate the southern part of the West Bank from its northern part. The court ordered Israel to evacuate all settlers in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, allow displaced Palestinians to return to their homes and provide compensation for Palestinians. File photo, Maan News Agency of the Palestinian West Bank in 2018.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 18, 2026 16:12 UTC