Settler Violence

IDF admits failure to sufficiently reduce Jewish violence against West Bank Palestinians

New electronic bracelets have been so far ineffective

An attorney has urged the Shin Bet to act after three Jewish hilltop youth allegedly attacked a pregnant Arab woman in Jaffa, warning that settler violence is being shifted from the West Bank into Israel’s cities.
 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

Armed Israeli soldiers, settlers, Palestinians, and reporters watch smoke rise during West Bank clashes in November 2025.

Israel using armed militias to ethnically cleanse the West Bank - opinion


NGOs, lawmakers mobilize for West Bank olive harvest amid claims of state complicity

The solidarity harvest was initiated by NGOs Rabbis for Human Rights and Peace Now, shortly after an attack on Palestinians and Israelis alike harvesting olives near the village of Burin.

An Israeli settler rides a donkey near an Israeli vehicle, during olive harvesting in Silwad, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 29, 2025.

IDF says 'red line' crossed in West Bank riots after soldiers beaten, Palestinian buildings burned

“The IDF will not tolerate the behavior of a criminal minority that stains a law-abiding public," IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said in a statement.

Palestinians inspect the damage following an attack by Israeli settlers west of Nablus in the West Bank, on November 12, 2025

Rubio expresses concern West Bank violence could hurt Gaza peace efforts

Rubio's comments came after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Canada, where he also discussed the Gaza stabilization force, Saudi relations, Iran sanctions, Syria, as well as other topics.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to journalists at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport after the G7 foreign ministers meeting, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, November 12, 2025.

IDF detains Jewish settlers in West Bank arson attack on Palestinian village, four injured

Four Palestinians were injured in the settler attack, which extended to a factory, as well as agricultural lands, metal sheds, and several tents belonging to Bedouin families.

Israeli forces disperse Palestinian in the Hebron area, West Bank, November 10, 2025

Israel Police concludes suspected arson on Palestinian-owned house result of electricity failure

The two adults and their four children who were inside their house at the time of the fire suffered smoke inhalation and were evacuated for medical treatment.

Palestinians stand near a burning car reportedly set alight by Israeli settlers attempting to disrupt them harvesting olives near the West Bank village of Turmos Ayya on October 19, 2025.

Israeli settler attacks in West Bank reach record number in October, UN says

The attacks have resulted in casualties and property damage.

IDF forces stand guard on a roadway in the West Bank, October 23, 2025

WATCH: Jewish West Bank residents set Palestinian homes, vehicles alight

Two Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli settlers in the village of Al-Maniya, near Bethlehem. The IDF arrested one Israeli in the village of Mukhmas.

One of the vehicles in Al-Mughayyir that was set on fire by Jewish settlers in the West Bank, October 25, 2025.

Wave of West Bank settler violence during olive harvest risks wider flare up, officials warn

Officials warned that the growing violence between settlers and Palestinians could lead to a broader escalation.

Palestinians stand near a burning car reportedly set alight by Israeli settlers attempting to disrupt them harvesting olives near the West Bank village of Turmos Ayya on October 19, 2025.

Palestinians face severe water shortages in the West Bank

COGAT, Israel's military agency, stated that the PA is responsible for supplying water in the West Bank. Israel transfers 90 million cubic meters annually, blaming shortages on Palestinian theft.

A Palestinian woman fills water containers from a public water point, in Ramallah in the West Bank, July 22, 2025.

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Editor's Notes - Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth, hated by both extremes, is enforcing the law in the West Bank against radicals on both sides. That’s exactly why he's under fire.

Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth