Deir Dibwan (Arabic: دير دبوان) is a Palestinian city in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank east of Ramallah. Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Deir Dibwan has been under Israeli occupation.

After the 1995 accords, 0.2% of the village land was classified as Area A, 16.8% as Area B, and the remaining 83% as Area C. Israel has confiscated about 1,287 dunums of land from Deir Dibwan in order to construct the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Mikhmas.[26]

Arson by settlers in Deir Dibwan, May 2024 In May 2024 Israeli settlers attacked Deir Dibwan from the east, burning tents and sheep pens.[27]

On April 13, 2024, IDF-assisted Israeli settlers blocked the entrance to the town of Deir Dibwan. During a night’s riots, settlers were caught on camera setting a vehicle on fire in Deir Dibwan, right in front of soldiers guarding them. Shin Bet stated taht "This was filmed by the owner's security camera. As seen in the video, the soldiers don't intervene - contrary to their duty & authority".

On February 22, 2025 , a group of Israeli settlers, protected by Israeli occupation forces, attacked the town of Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah, on Saturday evening, stealing approximately 800 sheep, three horses, two donkeys, and water tanks belonging to Palestinian residents Nayef Manasra and Abdul Halim Awada, in more than half a million dollars worth of livestock. Later, Israeli forces raided the town and stormed a home, confiscating the security camera footage from the property. Later, Israeli forces raided the town, broke into the home of Issa Khader Yassin, and confiscated the security camera footage from his home’s security camera

On June 4, 2025, in the evening, dozens of Israeli settlers raided the village of Deir Dibwan. They attacked a sheep farm, and a horse stables and set homes and vehicles on fire. One family narrowly escaped death as flames engulfed their home, managing to save their two-month-old baby just in time. The mayor confirmed that 35 people were injured as a result of the assaults. see the event

On october 24, 2025, Israeli settlers set fire to a number of Palestinian vehicles in Deir Dibwan, east of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, at dawn.

On October 31, 2025, in de morning, dozen of settlers set vehicles on fire during an attack between the towns of Beitin and Deir Dibwan.

On December 26, 2025, settlers from the Or Meir outpost attacked the village. The attack began at night when settlers broke into a building, attacked and tied up two residents, and stole a herd of sheep. In the afternoon, dozens of settlers armed with rifles and cold weapons broke into the village, burned a house, and injured 12 residents.

On April 22, 2026, on Israel's Independence Day, armed settlers stormed the village, killing 29 year old civilian Oda Awawda. Israeli army soldiers participated in the events, cordoining the village and arresting 30 residents. No arrests of the rioting settlers was reported. See event

Reuters investigation on December 2025:

"Messages on the Or Meir Telegram channel, which is public, suggest a well-organized plan to take land, a finding supported by Reuters examination of a dozen other Telegram and WhatsApp groups representing similar groups, three interviews with settlers and pro-settler groups and on-the-ground reporting around Or Meir and a new settlement. "The evidence shows that this is a systematic pattern of violence,” said Milena Ansari, a researcher based in Jerusalem for Human Rights Watch whose work includes research on settlements in the West Bank. The Bedouin Musabah family said they were attacked at night in June from the direction of Or Meir. Charred remains of their home and a barn were still visible to a Reuters team in December.

In November 2024, the Or Meir account posted that it aimed to settle "a strategic ridge near the settlement of Ofra" seeking to create "a continuous Jewish settlement presence." Dror Etkes, an Israeli peace activist, said other outposts served the same purpose, fracturing the West Bank and "limiting the possibility of Palestinians to be in these places." Despite the government's actions to recognise dozens of previously irregular outposts, Israel’s military told Reuters in a statement Or Meir "is illegal and has been evacuated several times by the security forces." It did not provide specifics about why it considered the outpost illegal or why it was "evacuated" - the military's word to describe closure or demolition of outposts in the West Bank. After the most recent evacuation in March, Or Meir re-emerged with the help of over 100,000 shekels ($30,000) raised by donations, according to the settlement's website. Reuters couldn't independently confirm the donations. The former outposts Israel has formalised as settlements over the years include ones previously evacuated by the army. Ofra, also on Road 60 just north of Or Meir, started as an outpost and is now a major housing development. "Why do we continue?" asked a post by the Or Meir Telegram account in March after the evacuation. The post then answered its own question. "All breakthroughs in settlements were accomplished this way. At first, the state refused to accommodate any activity on the ground and fought it fiercely, but due to the persistence of the citizens, it eventually had to accept it." In December, Smotrich said 51,370 housing units had been approved for West Bank settlements since he became minister in late 2022, part of what the U.N. describes as the fastest expansion of settlements since its monitoring began in 2017. Smotrich's office did not respond to a request for comment. On September 30, the Oir Meir Telegram account published a map showing the location of the outpost. The map highlighted a large area with a blue boundary stretching to the edge of Deir Dibwan. The group said the marked area was under control of their outpost.