Brief Published (Dubai time, UTC+4) · event date: 2026-10-01
The “Hill Youth” are considered responsible for hundreds of attacks on Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank in recent months, reports RFI.
This group represents the most virulent face of illegal Israeli colonization in the region. Despite this, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describes them as mere “rioters” and downplays their numbers.
The phenomenon of violent settlers, embodied by the “Hill Youth,” has long been supported by Israeli institutions, the source emphasizes.
