West Bank: Settlers prepare for attacks as Palestinian deaths soar In the West Bank, a territory occupied by Israel since 1967, 490,000 settlers live among three million Palestinians in settlements considered illegal under international law. Tensions here have soared since the start of the Hamas-Israeli war and the Palestinian Authority says over 370 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, mostly by Israeli soldiers but some by settlers. Meanwhile, Israeli authorities say that the risk of attacks on settlements has increased, putting security services on high alert. Our special correspondents Ludovic de Foucaud and Mohamed Farhat visited a settlement and a Palestinian refugee camp to gain a better understanding of the situation.