Israeli rights group Yesh Din documented 377 violent incidents involving occupiers and soldiers in two weeks through Oct. 10, affecting 162 Palestinian communities.

Former Israeli prime ministers and security officials have accused current prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of deliberately enabling the attacks, while United Nations investigators and Israeli rights organizations have linked the violence to state policies aimed at annexing Palestinian land and displacing its population.

On Jan. 22, far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir approved adding 18 illegal settlements to areas whose residents are eligible for gun licenses.

Figures announced by Ben-Gvir showed that more than 240,000 gun licenses had been issued since he expanded the policy in late 2023, compared with about 8,000 annually beforehand.

Meanwhile, war minister Israel Katz announced on Nov. 22, 2024, an end to administrative detention for Jewish occupiers suspected of attacking Palestinians, while the measure continued to be used against Palestinians.

Israeli media reported that the Shin Bet domestic security agency warned the decision would undermine efforts to confront the violence.

Reports have also revealed that Israeli occupation forces are assisting attackers rather than protecting Palestinian communities.

On Sept. 28, Israeli newspaper Maariv reported allegations that soldiers helped occupiers steal an olive harvest in Sinjil, north of Ramallah, and covered up the incident.

In a separate development, an independent UN commission of inquiry concluded in a May 8 report that Israeli authorities were directly involved in attacks by occupiers, providing financial and military support while shielding perpetrators from accountability.

Israeli rights group B’Tselem has similarly argued that attacks by occupiers serve as a means of taking control of Palestinian land while allowing the Israeli regime to distance itself from direct responsibility.

The Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission recorded 219 attacks between Oct. 1 and 12, including 42 carried out jointly by the Israeli army and occupiers.

The commission also reported 45 cases of crop theft or tree damage and said Israeli occupiers had killed three Palestinians since the beginning of October.

Israel has occupied the West Bank, including East al-Quds, since 1967, and its settlements are considered illegal under international law.

Palestinians warn that settlement expansion, land seizures and escalating attacks by Israeli occupiers and occupation forces are driving displacement and undermining the prospect of establishing an independent Palestinian state.