Occupied Jerusalem, July 19 (QNA) - Settlers escalated their attacks across several governorates in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, setting fire to mosques and homes, assaulting Palestinians and damaging property, under the protection of the occupation forces.

In the village of al-Tuwani in Masafer Yatta, settlers set fire last night to two homes belonging to local Palestinian families and the al-Tuwani Mosque. The attack, carried out using highly flammable materials, caused fires to spread across large parts of the properties.

Settlers also vandalized and damaged Palestinian property.

In Nablus governorate, settlers attacked al-Zahra area on the outskirts of Beita town to the south, assaulting residents and damaging homes and property. Four Palestinians sustained bruises in the attack. Last night, settlers also burned down a Palestinian home south of the village of Tell, south of Nablus, completely destroying it.

According to the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, Israeli occupation forces and colonists carried out 11,074 attacks during the first half of 2026, reflecting a significant escalation in the frequency, forms, and nature of attacks amid the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip and Palestinian communities.

Settlers carried out 3,488 of those attacks, including assaults on Palestinian villages, attacks on residents, arson attacks on homes, shootings, land seizures, and the establishment of colonial outposts. The attacks resulted in the killing of 17 Palestinians.

The highest number of attacks was recorded in Nablus with 900, followed by Hebron with 840, and then Ramallah and al-Bireh with 780. (QNA)