The attack was in response to the disappearance of 14-year-old Israeli herder Benjamin Achimeir near the illegal settler outpost of Malachi Hashalom.

Settlers retaliated by raiding the village, leaving 86 people displaced, 23 injured, and one Palestinian dead, according to the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Abu Alyah lost "20 or 30 sheep" and the income from selling milk products when his house was set on fire.

More than 70 people are currently in Israeli prisons for forming protection committees or attempting to organize a body to defend against raids in the villages of Al-Mughayyir and Duma.

The mayor of Al-Mughayyir, Amin Abu Alyah, reported that settlers had burned houses, a bulldozer, and vehicles during a search for a settler named Achimeir, whose body was later found bearing stabbing marks.

In Duma, settlers entered the surrounding fields, reviving old fears.

Settlers, accompanied by Israeli soldiers, rampaged through the village of Duma, declaring it a closed military zone.

Hundreds of settlers entered the village, and over 300 soldiers followed, allowing the settlers to attack without interference.

Mahmud Salawdeh, a resident whose house was torched, felt helpless as the soldiers did not protect the villagers.

The attack left him and his family vulnerable, and they lost all their money and future prospects.

The house was charred, with burnt furniture and shattered glass covering the floor, and the walls were black with soot from the firebombs.

A workshop in Duma, a West Bank village, was torched, destroying tools and a box where 70 chicks were being raised.

This incident reminded residents of the 2015 tragedy where the Dawabsha family's home was set ablaze by a settler extremist, killing a couple and their toddler, leaving only one survivor.

Residents feel unprotected as Palestinian security can only operate in 40% of the territory, and Israeli soldiers don't always prevent settler attacks.

In January, Israeli forces were reportedly supporting settlers in nearly half of all recorded settler violence incidents.

Since the conflict in Gaza began on October 7, OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) reported 774 instances of Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians, affecting 37 communities.

These attacks resulted in at least 462 Palestinian deaths caused by Israeli troops or settlers in the West Bank.

The US government imposed sanctions on two entities, Mount Hebron Fund and Shlom Asiraich, for raising funds for previously sanctioned settlers, Yinon Levi and David Chai Chasdai, who have been accused of violently attacking Palestinians in the West Bank.

The Biden administration imposed penalties on two organizations, Mount Hebron Fund for Levi and Shlom Asiraich for Chasdai, for raising funds linked to settlers in the West Bank.

The funds generated approximately $171,000 in total.

Levi's fund is connected to a settler council receiving state money, but the council itself was not sanctioned.

The West Bank, occupied by Israel since 1967, has experienced increased violence since last year, leading to displacement for some residents like herder Abu Alyah, who was forced to move closer to a settlement outpost.

Over the weekend, there were multiple attacks in the West Bank, making it the most violent period in recent times due to the large number of people involved.

NGOs noted that this trend reflects the wider situation in the West Bank and is linked to the crisis in Gaza.

On a separate note, settlers were planting Israeli flags along a road between Al-Mughayyir and Malachi Hashalom on Wednesday evening.