Settlers
West Bank Palestinian farmers face attacks, olive theft from settlers as violence continues
The attacks have accelerated ahead of an election next week in which opinion polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his pro-settler coalition could lose to more critical opponents.
IDF deploys new Border Police company as Jewish extremist violence rises in West Bank
IDF, Shin Bet arrest 10 suspects connected to attack on US journalist, EU diplomats in West Bank
IDF dismantles illegal West Bank outposts amid rise in nationalist violence
Cars set on fire in West Bank village, suspected nationalistic motivation to attack - report
According to N12, no arrests have been made in connection with the attack as of the writing.
Israel Police arrest eight suspected extremist vandals after graffiti sprayed on West Bank mosque
The graffiti also denounced KAN News journalists who wrote news reports, and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee who condemned West Bank extremist settler violence as "terrorism."
British activist remains in Israeli custody over suspected minor assault during West Bank clash
Finn Joughin was detained Saturday after an encounter involving a child in Umm al-Kheir. Police said late Saturday that he was being held “on suspicion of performing an indecent act against a minor.”
'Only a smokescreen': Hamas condemns rising settler violence, Ben-Gvir's treatment of prisoners
According to Hamas, the Israeli government’s condemnations of the attacks are "nothing more than a smokescreen” meant to ease international pressure.
Extremist Israeli settlers attack NBC News team interviewing Palestinian in West Bank
According to NBC, three members of its team had been interviewing 51-year-old Aida Ahmed Abdullah, who claimed that she and her family had been driven out of their home by settlers.
West Bank settler violence and illegal farms are no surprise, veteran journalist warns - opinion
Anyone who truly believes that a peaceful solution to this conflict can now be achieved simply through an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and the creation of a Palestinian state is naive.
US Senate Democrats urge Netanyahu to rein in West Bank violence, arrests in joint letter
In the letter to Netanyahu, seen by Reuters and signed by 45 of the Senate's 47-member Democratic caucus, the lawmakers noted increasing levels of "fatal violence by settlers."
Netanyahu meets with senior security officials to discuss West Bank violence, Israeli settlement
The West Bank has been the site of several violent outbreaks in recent weeks at several flashpoints, including Kusra and Gilad Farm near Nablus, as well as Yatta and Sa'ir near Hebron.
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.
![[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.](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/711692 "[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.")
'Revenge for Benayahu': Police probe suspected price tag attack on Palestinian village near Nablus
Israel Police received a report of the incident, opened an investigation, and are preparing to enter the area with the IDF.
