As Israeli settler violence continues to spiral in the occupied West Bank, a group known as the "Hilltop Youth" has attacked a Bedouin community near Mukhmas, setting homes ablaze. They also injured Israeli activists who were present to support the Palestinians.

"They hit me from both sides with sticks and stones," recalled Lisa, an activist with the Israeli NGO Torat Zedek. "I could feel blood running down my neck." 

Settler violence in the so-called Area C, where Palestinian farmland lies, is rising, and Israeli authorities rarely intervene or prosecute, according to human rights groups. The Israel Defence Forces, in a statement published on November 17, said it condemns all form of violence and enforces law and order in the West Bank.