# Settlers, soldiers and Israeli impunity in the West Bank

https://mins.news/en/item/54198

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-11 07:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/11/settlers-soldiers-and-israeli-impunity-in-the-west-bank?traffic_source=rss

> Armed settlers wearing military uniforms are accused of taking Palestinian land and attacking communities across the occupied West Bank with near-total impunity. Residents of Kobar describe repeated intimidation, gunfire and theft by a settler known as “Ghazal”, while conflicting accounts of a fatal shooting highlight the blurred line between settlers and the Israeli military.

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