Nablus

IDF kills Hamas commander who infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7, arrests weapons smugglers in Nablus

Ibrahim Mustafa Suleiman Abu Oweimer, a commander in Hamas's military wing, was killed in a joint operation by the IDF and the Shin Bet.

Picture of Hamas terrorists killed by the IDF on Friday, October 2.
Jewish settlers pray during Yom Kippur at a settlement outpost northwest of the West Bank city of Nablus, September 21, 2026.

Israeli settlers burn down house near Nablus - report

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.

Shin Bet foils planned terror attack on Ben-Gvir, two Palestinians indicted in Nablus

Military equipment found in the homes of terrorists in the West Bank on Friday, September 4, 2026.

IDF arrests five-person terror cell in West Bank, confiscates military equipment


From King Saul to today: The Gilboa’s role in Israel’s past and present - opinion

MY WORD: Collective and personal memories in the Gilboa mountains.

 THE VIEW overlooking the Valley of the Springs from the Shamir Lookout on the Gilboa.

Security forces foil imminent terror attack in Nablus, arrest terrorists red-handed

Two terrorists were arrested in the joint operation; both were from the northern West Bank town of Kabatiya, near Jenin.

 Israeli security forces take position near vehicles during a raid in Nablus, October 1, 2024.

Inside IDF's West Bank operations: Nablus, Huwara and the new security reality

MILITARY AFFAIRS | From bypass roads to PA cooperation, a ground-level look at how Israeli forces are managing terrorism threats in Samaria amid ongoing regional tensions.

 LOOKING DOWN from ‘Joseph’s Lookout Point’ on Mount Gerizim onto Nablus itself, one sees that the city wraps around multiple mountains and sprawls in a number of different directions, reflecting both the geography and different historical eras of development of the city.

One Palestinian reported killed, others wounded as terrorists clash with IDF in Nablus area

"The forces fired at the terrorists in order to remove a threat," the Ynet quoted the IDF as stating.

 IDF soldiers operate in Nablus, in the West Bank, November 29, 2024.

Covert op.: Undercover Border Police officers arrest senior suspect in Nablus

The suspect was arrested at a coffee shop in the heart of Kasbah in Nablus. 

 Undercover police officers carry out operations.

Israel at war: What happened on day 439?

IDF evacuates central Gaza amidst intensifying hostage deal talks • Extremist Israelis penetrated Lebanon, and Joseph’s Tomb area in Nablus.

 Palestinians search for their belongings at the site of an Israeli raid on a house, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, December 16, 2024.

Terrorists fire at Israeli bus exiting Nablus, driver lightly wounded

The bus was reportedly en route to its destination without prior coordination with the military.

Gunmen attend the funeral of Palestinian teen Hamzeh Al-Ashqar, who was killed in clashes during an Israeli military raid, in Askar camp near Nablus, in the West Bank February 7, 2023.

Palestinians open fire on Israeli vehicle en-route to Joseph's Tomb, wounding three

The IDF noted that the individuals were under police investigation.

 Palestinian gunmen and mourners take part in the funeral of Ahmed Shehadeh who was killed during clashes with Israeli security forces near Joseph's Tomb, in the West Bank city of Nablus, on November 23, 2022.

Special forces kill four terrorists in Nablus operation

A source told Kan that the terrorists killed in Nablus were preparing to carry out a terrorist attack against Israelis.

Police said forces made an arrest in Nablus in broad daylight. April 25, 2024. (Illustrative).

Following a fight: Arab Israeli reports Palestinian wife to police, both indicted

In early August, the resident reported to the police that his wife, a resident of Nablus in the West Bank, had been residing in his house without legal permits and refused to return to her home.

Old town of the West Bank city of Nablus. November 16, 2016.