Settlers

Jewish settlers burn farms, buildings in West Bank as retaliation for Palestinian stone attack

The incident came after another Jewish settler was attacked after he accidentally entered Palestinian private property while going from Esh Kodesh to Ahiya.

Armed Israeli soldiers, settlers, Palestinians, and reporters watch smoke rise during West Bank clashes in November 2025.
The IDF detained a group of CNN journalists in the West Bank on Friday, as shown by footage from the US-based news outlet. March 28, 2026.

IDF Chief of Staff suspends battalion that accosted CNN news team in West Bank

A man looks at a damaged vehicle, which Palestinians say was burned by Israeli settlers last night, in Al-Fandaqumiya, near Jenin, in the West Bank, March 22, 2026.

West Bank extremist violence is eroding Israel's national security from within - editorial

ISRAELI SOLDIERS stand near a vehicle, which Palestinians say was burned by Israeli settlers, in Hebron in the West Bank, March 19, 2026.

Israelis commit dozens of attacks against West Bank villages, burn buildings, vehicles


Israel approves 22 West Bank settlements amid war with Hamas, pressure for Palestinian state

Legal Affairs correspondent Sarah Ben-Nun explains the context of settlement approval, touching on expansion during the Israel-Hamas War, IDF operations in the West Bank, and more.

A general view of houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank

Palestinians in the West Bank still have time to prevent a second Nakba - opinion

There is still time to change course and prevent a second Nakba.

 A WOMAN holds a placard that reads: ‘Palestine belongs to Palestinians; we will never leave,’ at a protest marking the 77th anniversary of the ‘Nakba’ in Hebron last week.

Eyeing a new opportunity, Jewish settlers are positioning themselves on the Gaza border

Around 30 such families signed up to move to Gaza weeks after Oct. 7, but a further 800 have signed up to move to six would-be Gaza settlements down the road.

 Arbel Zak, a senior Nachala leader, holds a map of envisioned settlements inside Gaza, at the Nachal Oz soldiers memorial overlooking Gaza, April 15, 2025.

Masked settlers attack Masafer Yatta, leaving several seriously injured

Masked settlers attacked a village in the Masafer Yatta area for the second time in a week, leaving several people injured.

 Masked men armed with clubs and guns approach a village in Masafer Yatta in the south-eastern West Bank, March 29, 2025.

German journalist detained while in West Bank, ambassador says

The journalist arrested was reportedly Christian Meier, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) correspondent for Israel and Palestine.

 Israeli security members stand next to a settlement outpost established in the area, near Duma in Nablus, in the West Bank, March 14, 2025.

Settler leader to 'Post': Gush Etzion is a critical asset for Israel’s future - opinion

Gush Etzion is not just another region – it is a cornerstone of our national story. The time to strengthen it is now. Now is the time for Gush Etzion. Let’s seize it.

Security forces arrive at the scene of a suspected terror attack near Elazar, in Gush Etzion, on March 21, 2024. Beyond its historical significance, Gush Etzion is a critical asset for Israel’s future, the writer explains.

Oscar-winning Palestinian director of 'No Other Land' released after arrest

The IDF has dismissed the claim that soldiers invaded the ambulance where Ballal sought treatment for his wounds and was subsequently taken by the military.

Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham pose with the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for "No Other Land" in the Oscars photo room at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 2, 2025

Israel is ramping up annexation of West Bank, UN rights chief says

The transfer by Israel of parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies amounts to a war crime," UN High Commissioner Volker Turk said.

 Muslim women walk, as Israeli settlers carry Israeli flags next to a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi mosque, also known as the Cave of Patriarchs, on the day of the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, in Hebron's Old City, in the West Bank March 15, 2024.

West Bank Bedouin community says Israeli settlers stole hundreds of sheep

"The police don't do anything. They have never helped us with anything. If you tell them the settler is taking your sheep, they'll ask 'Are you sure it's yours?'"

 A Palestinian shepard holds a goat that was left behind with a broken leg, few days after Bedouins said that Israeli settlers took livestock from the village of Ein al-Auja, in the Jordan Valley, March 9, 2025.

Annexation: While the IDF fights in Gaza, Smotrich is seizing control of the West Bank - opinion

The process of stripping the military of its powers in the West Bank and shifting control over to civilian bodies under Bezalel Smotrich’s leadership is almost complete.

 Frozen construction in the Shilo settlement beside the Palestinian village Tumus Ayya.