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Settler Violence Torches Burqa Village and Slaughters Over 100 Bedouin Sheep

Human rights groups say military inaction has emboldened settlers to displace families, prompting UN investigators to press for accountability

Palestinian Bedouins load a truck to move out a Bedouin community in the Jordan valley, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 18, 2025. REUTERS/Sinan Abu Mayzer
Palestinians checks wounded sheep after settlers attack a Bedouin community in the Jordan valley, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 18, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Sawafta
A veterinarian tends to a wounded sheep after settlers attacked a Bedouin community in the Jordan valley, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 18, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Sawafta
Palestinian Bedouins load a truck to move out a Bedouin community in the Jordan valley, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 18, 2025. REUTERS/Sinan Abu Mayzer

Overview

  • In Burqa, Israeli settlers set fire to dozens of vehicles this week, sending residents to hospitals for smoke inhalation
  • On July 18, settlers killed more than 100 sheep and stole hundreds more in the Jordan Valley, forcing two Bedouin families to evacuate their homes
  • Local officials and residents report that the IDF often fails to intervene or actively shields settlers during attacks on Palestinian communities
  • The IDF arrested six suspects over the July 11 killing of Palestinian-American Sayfollah Musallet near Sinjil, later releasing them with 15-day West Bank bans
  • United Nations reports record settler attacks—757 so far this year—and nearly 1,000 Palestinian deaths since October 2023, with calls for thorough investigations