West Bank Violence

IDF, Israel Police trade blame as West Bank settler violence ramps up: 'Where was the military?'

Settlers arrived at the Palestinian villages of Kusra and Jalud on Saturday afternoon, barricading themselves inside a Palestinian home and hurling stones at locals.

Israeli leftist activists gather as Palestinian residents and solidarity volunteers stand on the roof of a house besieged by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, West Bank, August 14, 2026
Israeli army soldiers stand near a Palestinian house which was besieged by Israeli settlers in Kusra village in the West Bank August 13, 2026.

'Harming Israel's standing in the world': Netanyahu condemns settler attack on Palestinian village

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara arrive to cast their vote at a polling station in Jerusalem, August 17, 2026

Israel’s next government must save the country before it is too late - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes part in a situational assessment in the West Bank on August 24, 2026.

Netanyahu meets with senior security officials to discuss West Bank violence, Israeli settlement


IDF, Shin Bet arrest 45 in two-day West Bank counterterror operations

Operations took place in Jenin, Tulkarm, Nur al-Shams, and Qalandiya, focusing on apprehending wanted individuals and preventing terror activity.

 IDF soldiers conduct counter-terrorism operations in Tulkarm, West Bank.

UK foreign minister says more sanctions possible over West Bank violence

Labour government is "deeply concerned" over heightened tensions in the West Bank.

Britain's Foreign Minister David Lammy arrives to attend a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, earlier this year.

Israel investigates after videos show soldiers pushing bodies off West Bank roof

The videos showed three soldiers on the roof of a building in the town of Qabatiya, dragging, pushing, throwing and in one case kicking what appear to be dead men off the edge.

An Israeli military machinery operates during a military operation, in Qabatiya, near Jenin, in the West Bank, June 13, 2024.

Security forces arrest three in West Bank for assaulting Palestinians

The initial attack happened in August.

 SECURITY FORCES arrive at the scene of a stabbing attack in Jerusalem, last month. Contrary to a narrative popularly pushed by Western leaders and the media, Palestinian terrorism isn’t just conducted by the extremists in Palestinian society, the writer argues. (20/4/2024)

Death of US-Turkish activist in West Bank 'non-accidental,' Washington Post claims

A Washington Post probe claims that Aysenur Eygi was killed by IDF fire over half an hour after when the Israeli military claimed.

Israeli soldiers block the entrance to the village of Beita, in the West Bank on September 13, 2023,

IDF investigating if overnight attacks in Gush Etzion were carried out by foreign parties

Security forces are investigating the possibility of a third vehicle. 

Forces at the scene of a gas station car bomb explosion in Gush Etzion.

West Bank unrest: The overlooked battle amid Gaza war - editorial

The IDF’s recent counterterrorism operations highlight the growing threat of terror cells in Palestinian areas, while the surge in Jewish violence presents a challenge for Israeli security forces.

Settlement of Elon Moreh, near Nablus, West Bank, June 11, 2020

Are West Bank terrorists as dangerous as the ones once in Gaza? - analysis

What will happen if the West Bank becomes more like Gaza once was, and Gaza becomes more like the West Bank in terms of the security threat that it poses?

 Security forces operating in a building in the Tulkarm area in the West Bank, May 7, 2024.

Knesset Constitution Committee debates foreign sanctions on Israeli civilians

Foreign Minister Katz said on Wednesday during a meeting with Judea and Samaria heads that there was "no such thing as settler violence."

 Members of the radical right-wing organization Lehava holding placards, 2016.

Hamas terror attack leaves one seriously wounded in West Bank

Shaare Zedek Hospital announced that the man, who was evacuated there in serious condition, is now moderate and stable.

 Hamas supporters clash with Israeli soldiers following the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, in Hebron, July 31, 2024