Settlers force Palestinians to exhume body of relative buried near West Bank settlement

Key Points:

• Israeli settlers near the northern West Bank settlement of Sa-Nur forced Palestinians to exhume and relocate a relative's body from a freshly dug grave, claiming it was too close to the settlement, while Israeli troops stood by without intervening.
• The IDF stated the funeral had been coordinated with the military, but settlers arrived armed with digging tools and demanded the body be moved; troops confiscated the tools and remained on-site to prevent further friction.
• The incident highlights a pattern of increasing settler violence in the West Bank, with the military recording 867 nationalist and settler-related crimes in 2025, up from 682 in 2024, amid accusations that authorities often fail to act against such attacks.
• Separately, a Palestinian man and his young son were hospitalized after being attacked by settlers wielding sharp instruments near Hebron, with additional reports of settler violence causing injuries to multiple Palestinians in the region.
• Critics accuse the Israeli government and military of turning a blind eye to settler extremism and failing to prosecute perpetrators, contributing to a climate of daily violence and tension in the West Bank.