On Friday, April 12, the day before the body of Binyamin Ahimeir, 14, from the Malakhei Hashalom outpost was found, there were nine recorded assaults of Palestinians by Israeli civilians, most of them in the area between Ramallah and Nablus.
The next day, more than 55 such incidents were documented. Two young Palestinian men were shot and killed by Israeli civilians and dozens more were shot and wounded while trying to protect their villages, their friends and families.
The assailants torched more than 20 homes and dozens of vehicles, and damaged olive trees and farming equipment. The "lighter" attacks included blocking village exits, beating a family that was on its own land, and throwing rocks at moving vehicles.