WATCH: Two settlers disconnect electricity, destroy property of Palestinian family in West Bank

Two settlers trespassed on a Palestinian family's residential compound in Taiba, near Ramallah, damaging property, disconnecting electricity, and emptying a water tank. The incident follows an order barring protective presence activists from the area. Separately, Israeli security data shows a 63% rise in nationalist crime in the West Bank in the first half of 2026.

Two settlers trespassed on a Palestinian family's residential compound in Taiba, near Ramallah, on Tuesday, damaging property, disconnecting the electricity system, and emptying the water tank. The incident occurred after an order barring Israeli protective presence activists, who work to protect Palestinian residents, from the area. Activists called the police on behalf of the family's mother. Separately, data released by the Israeli security establishment on Monday revealed a 63% increase in nationalist crime in the West Bank during the first half of 2026 compared to the same period in the previous year. Some 660 incidents were recorded, up from 405 in the second half of 2025 and 440 in the first half of 2025. Deliberate attacks against security forces rose to 45 from 30, a 50% increase.