Israeli settlers renewed their assault on Taybeh on June 9, 2026, the last entirely Christian town in the occupied West Bank, setting agricultural fields ablaze, hurling Molotov cocktails at homes, attempting to burn a petrol station and opening fire on residents in the latest escalation of violence that Church leaders warn threatens to extinguish the ancient Christian presence in the Holy Land.
Alexandrya Pouliot, Middle East projects manager for the Vulnerable People Project, who returned from the town in late May 2026, reported on The Jason Jones Show that fear is now a constant reality. “The fear is palpable and the air is heavy with a sense of coming threat,” she said.
