Palestinians

Transfer of West Bank authority to police a 'step toward Israeli annexation,' Ben-Gvir declares

Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that the military will present a plan for the transfer within the next two weeks, amid the ongoing violent clashes in Kusra.

Israeli army soldiers stand near a Palestinian house which was besieged by Israeli settlers in Kusra village in the West Bank August 13, 2026.
Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, together with members of his party, attends a supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming general elections in Petah Tikva, central Israel, August 16, 2026.

Israel should kill ‘30-40’ Gazans every night, Ben-Gvir says on ex-hostage’s podcast

A view shows the stone ruins of the fortress at Masada National Park near Arad in April.

‘I’m fine with Jews, just not Zionists’: Time to rip off the anti-Zionist mask - opinion

IDF soldiers conduct a manhunt for a terrorist who shot Israeli hikers in the West Bank, July 24, 2026.

Shots fired, several arrested after Palestinians surround IDF soldiers in Hebron - report


IDF diverts forces from Palestinian terror arrests to rising settler violence in West Bank - report

According to Army Radio, the arrests come at the request of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), to which the IDF has responded that it is "unable" to arrest all of the wanted suspects.

IDF soldiers in the village of Kusra, south of Nablus, West Bank, on August 14, 2026.

Shepherd attacked by Palestinians in West Bank, as gunshots fired at Israeli settlement

The Binyamin Regional Council noted that both forms of attacks are becoming more common despite rarely receiving public attention.

 MAN walks in the Jewish outpost of Yahish Zion, near the Jewish settlement of Psagot, in the West Bank; Illustrative.

Pay-for-slay: Could the Palestinian Authority be held legally liable for October 7?

LEGAL AFFAIRS: Thousands of plaintiffs are taking the PA to court, arguing that its financial and employment policies toward convicted terrorists create a link to the Hamas massacre.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas. Thousands of October 7 victims and their families are seeking to hold the PA civilly liable, arguing that its long-standing prisoner payment and employment policies helped sustain terrorists who return to violence.

The DSA says October 7 was inevitable. It was planned. It was a choice - opinion

October 8 was not weeks later. It was not after Israel entered Gaza and began its military operation. It was the very next day. Israelis were still counting the dead, the burned and desecrated bodies

 View of the Re'im music festival massacre, in southern Israel, January 16, 2025.

IDF reverses evacuation of Palestinians amid settler chaos in West Bank's Kusra

Settler extremists accused of cutting electricity, water to Palestinian homes • Locals describe feeling helpless as Ben-Gvir says some settlers "must be stopped"

Footage showing extremist settlers throwing rocks in the West Bank village of Kusra, August 12, 2026.

'We feel besieged': Family vows to stay as settler extremists target West Bank town of Kusra

Palestinian local Qusai Abu Ridi told the Post settlers remain near the family’s home, despite military efforts to remove them, leaving the family fearful of further attacks.

 Israeli soldiers (top) stand guard next to settlers in front of the Palestinian houses in the village of Kusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on August 12, 2026.

Israel not doing enough to quell West Bank settler violence, White House official says - report

Earlier on Wednesday, the IDF began lifting the siege imposed by a group of settlers on two homes in the Palestinian village of Kusra, which is located in Area B of the West Bank.

The damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.

West Bank annexation supported by nearly 40% of Israeli Jews, JPPI poll finds

Notably, 19% of Arab Israelis said they support Israel annexing the West Bank, assuming citizenship would be granted to the Palestinians living there.

A new Israeli settlement is seen near the town of Turmus Aya, between Nablus and Ramallah, in the West Bank, February 16,

Settler extremists clash with IDF after outpost evacuation, lay siege to West Bank village

Extremists appear to be dismantling fences, blocking roads, and besieging the area near Kusra, in footage seen by The Jerusalem Post.

Settlers near Kusra blocking a road with rocks.

Can new Dardik model be used to reduce administrative detention for some Palestinians? - analysis

Getting the volume of Palestinian administrative detainees under control is a time bomb for global support that Jerusalem likely needs to defuse so that Israel can save its global standing.

Israel's Ofer Prison; Illustrative.