Israeli settlers shoot Palestinians in West Bank villages, steal livestock

One Palestinian reported killed in Qusra, as others injured in Rashayda, amid surge in Israeli settler violence.Published On 14 Mar 2026Israeli settlers have attacked two villages in the occupied West Bank, causing casualties among the Palestinian residents, according to local officials.Hani Odeh, the mayor of Qusra village in Nablus governorate, told the AFP news agency that Israeli settlers shot dead a Palestinian man, 28-year-old Amir Moatasem Odeh, on Saturday. Two other residents were injured.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3What’s happened in Gaza and the West Bank since the start of the Iran war?list 2 of 3Destroy, displace, dismantle: Israel’s Gaza doctrine comes to Lebanonlist 3 of 3UN chief Guterres says ‘no military solution, only diplomacy’ for Lebanonend of listThere was also an assault on the area of Rashayda, east of Bethlehem, on Saturday, with the local mayor describing settler violence as a near-daily reality for residents.Palestinian news agency Wafa said a group of settlers attacked in the area of Rashayda, near the village of Kisan, “firing live ammunition”.Musa Abayat, the mayor of Rashayda, told AFP that five Palestinians were injured in the assault, including two with gunshot wounds.Beyond those shot, three other Palestinians were beaten with sharp objects or struck by stones, with the injured taken to hospital. More than 100 sheep were also seized.“Daily attacks” by settlers, Abayat said, had become a feature of life in the area.The Israeli military acknowledged a “violent confrontation” had taken place involving Israeli civilians who discharged their weapons toward Palestinians. One Israeli civilian was wounded, the military told AFP, adding that two Israeli civilians had been detained alongside three Palestinians.The attack was the latest in a run of violence that had already left its mark on the same village.A day earlier, settlers burned down a poultry barn belonging to a local Palestinian farmer, completely destroying it, according Wafa.