Israeli settler filmed throwing concrete block at cats days after dog beating Submitted by Mera Aladam on Tue, 05/19/2026 - 07:29 Latest incident highlights growing settler violence against animals in the occupied West Bank An Israeli settler stands outside the Palestinian village of Battir in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on 12 February, 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP) Off An Israeli settler was filmed attacking cats in the occupied West Bank on Monday, days after another settler was filmed brutally beating a dog in the same area. In footage shared online, the settler is seen picking up a concrete block and hurling it at two cats during an Israeli army raid on the town of Atara, north of Ramallah. Days earlier, a dog belonging to a Palestinian family in the town was also attacked by a settler.