Nablus: Israeli occupiers were responsible for nearly 89% of fires targeting Palestinian homes, buildings, and vehicles in the occupied West Bank since the start of 2023, the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said Friday. The commission reported documenting a total of 900 fires targeting Palestinian property between January 2023 and July 10, 2026.

According to Anadolu Agency, the report revealed that occupiers were responsible for 799 of the fires, or 88.8%, while the remaining 101 were attributed to the Israeli army. The number of recorded fires rose from 217 in 2023 to 264 in 2024, and in 2025, there were 307 incidents. The commission documented 112 fires between the start of 2026 and July 10.

Nablus, along with the Ramallah and al-Bireh governorates, were the most affected areas, with 281 and 271 fires, respectively. Together, they accounted for 552 incidents, or about 61.3% of all cases documented by the commission.

The same period also witnessed 121 Palestinian communities being fully or partially displaced, including 46 that were completely emptied. This displacement forced more than 6,200 Palestinians from their homes, including over 3,000 children, as detailed in the report.

The commission attributed the attacks to a "government environment of enablement" that protects occupiers and contributes to impunity. Illegal settlement outposts have increasingly become launching points for attacks involving arson, road closures, and restrictions on Palestinians' access to their land and water sources, it stated.