Event Brief
Report: settlers and soldiers set most West Bank fires
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Sep 01, 2026 at 2:13 AM ET
Summary: A late-August report by the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission says illegal settlers and occupation soldiers carried out nearly 89% of arson attacks on Palestinian property since early 2023. Of 900 documented fires to homes, farms and vehicles, settlers set 799 and Israeli soldiers set 101; incidents rose from 217 in 2023 to 307 in 2025, with over 110 more logged in early 2026.
WHO: Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission
WHAT: Report documents that illegal settlers and Israeli soldiers accounted for most arson attacks on Palestinian property in the occupied West Bank since early 2023.
WHEN: Aug 31, 2026
WHERE: West Bank
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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