Why are Israeli settlers on a rampage in the occupied West Bank?

Israeli settlers, backed by the military, have been on a rampage in the occupied West Bank, torching at least two mosques and detaining dozens of Palestinians days after killing four of them.Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been on edge for the last two days after Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinians in the town of Tal, near Nablus, during a settler incursion on their land.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israel arrests dozens of Palestinians in West Bank amid settler attackslist 2 of 4Israel arrests nine at Tel Aviv protest against West Bank settler violencelist 3 of 4House of Hope: New film follows a Waldorf-inspired school in the West Banklist 4 of 4What’s behind the Israeli crackdown in the occupied West Bank?end of listTwo Israelis were also killed in the confrontation.Here is what to know about the tensions in the West Bank:A Palestinian boy sits outside a mosque damaged by Israeli settlers, in Qusra near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 26, 2026 [Mohamad Torokman/Reuters]What’s happening?Last Friday, nearly 30 settlers entered Tal, next to the illegal Israeli settlement of Havat Gilad, and tried to break into two houses when resid...