Area C

Palestinian police allegedly beat, detain IDF reservist at unauthorized West Bank checkpoint

On Wednesday, the military officially amended its statement to clarify that the reservist was in Area C, not in Area B, and that the checkpoint in question was unlawful.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR, YONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF troops operate in the West Bank.
[ILLUSTRATIVE] Israeli Border Police officers patrol outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, February 18, 2026.

Three Israeli Jews rescued after entering prohibited Palestinian Authority areas in West Bank

In a separate incident earlier this month, a woman in her 20's living in central Israel who had been forcibly taken to Hebron was located and rescued by authorities.

|ByAVI ASHKENAZI
View of the settlement of Sa-Nur in the West Bank, April 19, 2026.

New data reveals expansion of Israeli settlement jurisdiction in West Bank

In several cases, jurisdiction areas were also divided or reorganized, allowing separate settlements to be established under distinct municipal administrations.

|ByASHER SMITH