Key facts
- Dozens of Israeli children vandalized Palestinian farmland and destroyed crops and irrigation equipment near Wadi Fukin.
- Teachers present during the farm vandalism did not intervene.
- A police complaint regarding the farm vandalism was closed.
- Israeli colonists vandalized a school in Al-Lubban Ash-Sharqiya village and attacked a dairy warehouse in Beit Lid.
- Settlers set fire to land near Nablus and damaged water pipelines supplying Bedouin communities near Jerusalem.
Dozens of Israeli children reportedly vandalized Palestinian farmland and destroyed crops and irrigation equipment during a school trip near Wadi Fukin in the occupied West Bank. Teachers present did not intervene, and a police complaint filed by the head of the nearby Tzur Hadassah council was subsequently closed.
In separate incidents, Israeli colonists broke into a girls' school in Al-Lubban Ash-Sharqiya village, south of Nablus, smashing the main door and damaging a Palestinian flagpole. Colonists also set fire to land in the Odla village near Nablus and threw molotov cocktails at a local water well. They further cut and damaged water pipelines supplying Bedouin communities near Jerusalem. Additionally, colonists attacked a dairy warehouse in Beit Lid, torching vehicles, lorries, and tents, injuring four Palestinian workers. CCTV footage showed masked individuals setting four milk trucks alight.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog described the dairy attack as 'shocking and serious.' Settlers also attacked Palestinian olive harvesters and volunteers near Nablus, stealing olive bags. The Israeli Defence Forces acknowledged this incident, stating soldiers dispersed the confrontation.
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is described as routine in the West Bank, with acts including property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting crops, and armed assaults. International organizations have recorded a significant increase in such incidents, with 1,485 cases documented in the first 10 months of 2025, including an unprecedented over 260 attacks in October 2025. Olive groves remain a primary target for settlers, representing a crucial source of income for many Palestinians.