West Bank Violence

Jewish settlers reportedly set fire to mosque near Nablus, spray 'revenge' in West Bank attack

The extremists were also suspected to have sprayed graffiti on the walls, writing several slogans such as "price tag" and "revenge".

A Palestinian man, holding Misbaha prayer beads, inspects the debris at a mosque, which Palestinians say was damaged by Israeli settlers, in West Bank village of Surra, near Nablus in the West Bank, February 23, 2026.
View of graffiti sprayed by extremist settlers in the village of Jaba, West Bank, November 18, 2025.

Court indicts 18-year-old over alleged racist revenge attack in Palestinian West Bank village

 A Palestinian man stands next to a burnt car after an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, June 26, 2025.

Israelis set fire to West Bank tents, vehicles, attack residents with clubs

IDF troops operate in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, January 4, 2026.

IDF kills Hamas commander who played 'significant role' in planning Oct. 7 massacre


How is Iran influencing Palestinian terrorism in the West Bank? - analysis

The attempt by Iran to increase attacks, weapons smuggling and incidents in the West Bank is an emerging threat for Israel.

 Israeli security forces seen at the entrance to the West Bank city of Hebron, after the deadly shooting attack on Route 60, August 21, 2023

IDF shoots, wounds masked Jewish stone thrower in West Bank

The man was one of a group of masked suspects at the Ma'ale Levona intersection off Highway 60 in the northern West Bank. 

 Israeli security forces secure the scene of a shooting attack in Huwara, in the West Bank, near Nablus, August 19, 2023.

Iron Dome activated to intercept Gaza drone

Israel's Air Force followed its route and used the Iron Dome to intercept the drone, which was reportedly not a threat to Israeli citizens at any point.

 The Iron Dome air defense missile systems is seen during operational trials conducted following the conclusion Operation Shield and Arrow on May 14, 2023

Bolster West Bank stability, Blinken tells Dermer amid Israel-Saudi peace talks

Israel is under pressure from the US to halt settlement activity and to provide the Palestinian Authority with economic gestures.

 (L-R) Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Police, right-wing Israelis clash in support rally for Burka suspect

"We are coming to protest the injustice that has been done and demand Yehiel's immediate release," right-wing protest organizers said.

 Police clash with Israelis during a protest calling for the release of Yehiel Indore at the entrance to Jerusalem on August 13, 2023

Palestinians hurl rocks, Molotov cocktails at Rachel's Tomb in West Bank

Footage from the scene shared by Border Police shows Palestinian men, some masked, hurling rocks inside the tomb complex as well as at oncoming traffic.

 Rachel’s Tomb, Bethlehem, from the South, March 2018

US watches as Israel downgrades murder charge in settler 'terror attack'

Washington, whose traditionally close ties with Israel have become strained, has described the incident as a "terror attack by Israeli extremist settlers."

 Israeli settler activist Elisha Yered, suspected of involvement in the death of a Palestinian teenager near Burka, is seen in a courthouse in Jerusalem, on August 9, 2023.

Burka murder case: Police make sixth attempt to keep suspect in prison

Yered was released to house arrest on Wednesday night, but only after police had appealed such an order five separate times in three courts.

 Elisha Yered, suspected of being involved in the death of 19-year-old Palestinian Qusai Jamal Maatan in the West Bank village of Burqa last night, arrives for a hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, August 5, 2023.

Fate of settler suspect in Palestinian murder returns to District Court

Elisha Yered along with another settler was arrested on Saturday morning for their involvement in the clashes in Burka.

 Elisha Yered at the Jerusalem District Court

US draws equivalence between Palestinian terror, settler violence

The State Department Near Eastern Affairs account on Twitter sent two statements within seconds about the weekend’s violence.

 Police and rescue forces at the scene of a terror attack in Tel Aviv on August 5, 2023.