West Bank: Palestinians ‘harassed’ by settlers’ increasing use of drones

Four men strike a pose, each holding a drone and smiling at the camera. This photo was posted on X on September 3, 2026 by Israeli settler Elisha Yered, a member of the Frontline Hills Administration, a settler organisation in the occupied West Bank whose aim is to establish and strengthen illegal settlements. In the caption, he claims to have distributed the drones to four settlements in the West Bank – a territory occupied by Israel since 1967. “Drones are an essential tool on the ground: both for monitoring attacks and arson in real time, and for documenting events and refuting blood libel allegations,” he writes. He adds: “And above all: a huge thank you to the Jewish people who contributed to the purchase of this security equipment and who have enabled us to support our activists.” In this September 3, 2026 tweet, Israeli settler Elisha Yered says his Front Hills Administration group had delivered drones to four illegal settlements in the West Bank that day. To display this content from X (Twitter), you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Elisha Yered is also a member of the “Hilltop Youth”, a movement of young settlers who regularly commit acts of vio...