Israeli forces take position as settlers visit Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank on October 1, 2026. Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967. More than 500,000 settlers live in the territory which is home to some three million Palestinians. Violence has soared in recent months in the West Bank, with settlers attacking Palestinians or their property on a nearly daily basis. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
Israeli settlers shot two Palestinians, killing one and injuring the other, in an attack on the village of Yasuf in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Thursday.
Israel's military and settlers have killed more than 80 Palestinians in the West Bank since the beginning of 2026, according to the U.N.
In the latest incident, settlers shot Mashour Yassin, 51, during an attack on his home on the outskirts of Yasuf, said village council head Jumaa Abdel Fattah.
The assailants came from the direction of a settler outpost built near the village about two months ago, Fattah said.
"The settlers have been attacking the village continuously since the outpost was established," he added.
The Israeli military said it was checking the incident.
Rights groups say the increasing settler presence on the edge of villages is part of a campaign to seize land and eat into Palestinian territory.
Israel captured the West Bank in 1967 and since then the territory has been under illegal Israeli military occupation, with settlers emboldened by the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has overseen a massive expansion of Jewish outposts.
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