The Escalating Violence and Terror of Religious Zionism

The Escalating Violence and Terror of Religious Zionism

Palestinian Human Rights Organizations and Civil Society Institutions

We Call for Compliance with the International Court of Justice Advisory

Opinion Declaring the Occupation Illegal, the Suspension of All Forms of

Military Cooperation with Israel, and the Imposition of Sanctions

The escalation of violence and terrorism by religious Zionist settlers, backed by the Israeli occupation army in the occupied West Bank on Friday, 24 July 2026, led to what

had long been anticipated: continued attacks against Palestinians attempting to defend themselves. These events were subsequently exploited by Israeli media and official

spokespersons, beginning with the Israeli Prime Minister, ministers in his government, the Minister of Defense, and the heads of the military and security agencies, to incite the

commission of massacres and acts of ethnic cleansing against unarmed Palestinian civilians in towns and villages across the occupied West Bank