Palestinians in Qaryut Say Settlers, Backed by Military, Are Forcing Them From Homes in Area B

Residents of Qaryut, a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, say Israeli settlers backed by the military are forcing families from their homes and land, according to a report broadcast by Al Jazeera English on August 22.

The report, filed by correspondent Nida Ibrahim, states plainly what residents describe happening on the ground.

Palestinians in Qaryut say Israeli settlers, backed by the military, are forcing families from their homes and land in Area B of the Occupied West Bank.

Qaryut sits in Area B, one of three zones created by the Oslo Accords. Under that arrangement, Palestinian authorities hold civil administration over Area B while Israel retains security control, a division that has left villages there exposed to settler expansion and military access even without formal Israeli civil administration. Area B communities have increasingly reported settler outposts and agricultural seizures encroaching on land nominally under Palestinian civil jurisdiction, backed by the Israeli military's continued security authority.

Al Jazeera's report does not, in the material available, name specific families, dates of the alleged incidents, or identify which settler outposts or military units are involved. No transcript or extended footage description accompanies the segment beyond the broadcast description. The allegation that the military is directly backing settler actions in Qaryut is attributed to residents speaking to Al Jazeera and has not yet been corroborated by a second independent source, an Israeli military statement, or documentary evidence beyond the video report itself.

Occupation Watch is treating the claim as reported testimony pending further documentation: specific incident dates, named residents, land registry or demolition records, or footage showing military presence alongside settlers in Qaryut. The pattern described, of settler pressure moving into Area B under the cover of Israeli security control, matches documented dynamics elsewhere in the West Bank, but this report alone does not establish the specific facts of what happened in Qaryut or when.

This record will be updated if Al Jazeera publishes a fuller transcript, if residents are named, or if the Israeli military responds to the allegation of coordination with settlers in the area.