A resident of the Kaabneh Bedouin community uses his mobile phone to record the presence of an Israeli settler, east of Taybeh, northeast of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on September 1, 2026. Violence by Israeli settlers towards Palestinians in the West Bank has persisted for years, often with little or no legal consequence, but recent months have seen a surge in attacks. More than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements in the Palestinian territory, which are illegal under international law, among some three million Palestinians. Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP via Getty Images)