Huwara

Woman detained after waving knives in Beersheba, court indicts suspects for lynching boy in Huwara

Jerusalem man indicted for sexual offenses against minors • Jerusalem Police seized several kilos of controlled substances • Two suspects arrested for possession of heroin and cocaine

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
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.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the nation after Israel killed Hezbollah's second-in-command and military commander, Ali Tabatabai, in Beirut. November 23, 2025.

Netanyahu orders evacuation of 14 illegal outposts, removal of Jewish extremists in West Bank - N12

"These outposts have become forward positions from which raids are carried out on Palestinian villages," N12 quoted security officials as saying.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security forces secure the scene of a shooting attack where two Israelis were shot dead in Hawara, in the West Bank, near Nablus, February 26, 2023.

Huwara a microcosm of Israel-Hamas war as tensions boil in West Bank - report

A New York Times article reports on the rising tensions in the city of Huwara after October 7, a city located next to the Jewish settlement of Yitzhar, populated with 2,000 residents.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli forces are seen during an overnight raid of the West Bank on May 30, 2023

Terrorist who killed father and son caught; five killed in ongoing Nablus clashes

The army has also stated that they uncovered and destroyed an explosives workshop that had been operating in the area.

|ByMAARIV ONLINE

Israeli settlers, Palestinians clash in Huwara on Purim

Video reportedly from Huwara showed both IDF soldiers and settlers dancing to Purim music in the middle of the Palestinian town around the time of the clashes.

MARCH 6, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Palestinian Omar Khalifa, 27, inspects his car, which was attached by Israeli settlers while he was in it with his family, in Huwara, the West Bank, March 7, 2023.

Smotrich and the toxic effects of crazy words in Israeli politics - analysis

Despite what its worst enemies say, Israel does not “wipe out” Palestinian cities. Smotrich created the impression that the Jewish state might consider this. 

MARCH 5, 2023ByHERB KEINON
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen in Jerusalem, on February 21, 2023.

IDF to place Purim closure on West Bank as tensions rise ahead of Ramadan

Hamas called on Palestinians to confront Israeli Jews if they try to visit the Temple Mount for Purim.

MARCH 5, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Israeli security forces guard the Qalandiya Checkpoint near Ramallah, June 12, 2021

PM Netanyahu welcomes Smotrich's retractions of Huwara comments

Smotrich's retraction of his comments comes amid reports that he won't receive a US visa ahead of his planned visit next week.

MARCH 5, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen during a press conference, at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, on January 25, 2023.

Six European nations jointly condemn indiscriminate settler violence

“We strongly condemn recent terrorist attacks that killed Israeli citizens,” the countries of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom stated. 

MARCH 4, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
European Union flags fly near the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 4, 2019

US may deny Smotrich entry after he called for wiping out Huwara

Smotrich said that Huwara needs to be wiped off the map following settler riots in the town that left one man dead.

MARCH 4, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at a conference of the Religious Zionist Party, in Jerusalem, February 19, 2023.

Can the US keep the lid on the fiery region before Ramadan?

US Affairs: ‘The tinder is so dry that the concern now is for preventing an explosion even earlier than Ramadan’

MARCH 3, 2023ByOMRI NAHMIAS
A RESIDENT OF Huwara walks on Monday among cars burnt by settlers avenging the terror attack that claimed the Yaniv brothers a day earlier.

After recent violence in Huwara, a bypass road is needed more than ever

Settlement Affairs: After years of violence, what’s being done to prevent the next tragedy in Huwara?

MARCH 3, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
THE FAMILY of brothers Hallel, 21, and Yagel Yaniv, 19, who were shot dead Sunday driving through Huwara, speak to press in Har Bracha, on Monday.

Netanyahu appears to be losing control over extremist partners

INSIDE POLITICS: The coalition is buckling with dissension, yet Netanyahu appears to be either unable – or unwilling – to take control.

MARCH 3, 2023ByTAL SHALEV
Noam party leader Avi Maoz sits with Shas leader Arye Deri in the Knesset plenum, March 1, 2023

Where’s the anguish over Jews continuously murdered by Palestinian terrorists? - opinion

Know comment: Where’s the anguish over Jews continuously murdered by Palestinian terrorists?

MARCH 3, 2023ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
THE FUNERAL of brothers Hillel and Yagel Yaniv, killed in a Palestinian terrorist attack in Huwara on Sunday, takes place the following day at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem.