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.

Palestinians, along with Jewish and international peace activists, take part in the olive harvest in the town of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, October 13, 2026.
Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir meets with officers of the Central Command during a tour of the West Bank.

IDF deploys new Border Police company as Jewish extremist violence rises in West Bank

Israeli security forces and armed settlers evacuate activists from the area of olive tree plantation in Idna village near Hebron, on October 13, 2026.

IDF, Shin Bet arrest 10 suspects connected to attack on US journalist, EU diplomats in West Bank

Israeli military forces fire tear gas and disperse Palestinian farmers, preventing them from continuing the olive harvest as they attempt to cross an iron gate erected by the Israeli army in the village of Salem, east of Nablus in the West Bank, October 17, 2026.

IDF dismantles illegal West Bank outposts amid rise in nationalist violence


Two arrested as settler activists organize repeated crossings into southern Syria

More than 150 suspects have been caught in 16 attempts to cross into Syria, as the Bashan Pioneers movement says further groups are on the way.

View of the Israeli border area with Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, April 11, 2026.

'Jewish terrorists': Pro-Israel columnist Bret Stephens speaks against West Bank settler violence

Stephens, who has spent years pushing back on what he sees as double standards applied to Israel, wrote that he decided to speak out against what he called “Jewish terrorists” despite his reluctance.

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens delivered the "State of World Jewry" talk at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, Feb. 1, 2026.

IDF detains three settler activists who breached Syrian border

HaBashan Pioneers also attempted to breach the Syrian border on July 22, with the IDF detaining the activists prior to successfully reaching the Syrian Hermon. 

Members of the HaBashan Pioneers make their way towards the Israel-Syrian border, July 5, 2026; Illustrative.

UN human rights office warns of worsening settler violence in West Bank as attacks keep increasing

The UN human rights office warned that settler violence and settlement expansion in the West Bank have intensified, urging international action.

Israeli soldiers inspect the damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Sarra, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 24, 2026.

Israel Katz boasts of halting detention orders for settlers while permitting detention of Arabs

"Why didn't I sign for the settlers? Because that is not terrorism. Only someone who acts against the security of the state, someone who acts to harm [the state]," the defense minister said.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir attend the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026.

IDF increases West Bank deployment to 26 battalions amid sharp rise in violence

It is not yet clear whether the additional deployment will remain in place throughout the summer, as the military continues to reassess a rapidly shifting situation.

IDF soldiers conduct a manhunt for a terrorist who shot Israeli hikers in the West Bank, July 24, 2026.

Israeli man who called to hunt 'settler pigs' arrested for incitement to terror, racism

"They must be hunted down like pigs. God curse you; may not a single pig settler remain," said the 39-year-old Maghar resident in a post.

[FILE PHOTO] Police at the scene of a stabbing attack at the central bus station in Beer Sheva, southern Israel, on March 31, 2024.

Murder or trespassing: crime must be prosecuted without excuse regardless of perpetrator - analysis

Israel must bring the Palestinian killer to justice while also prosecuting settlers who trespass, attack villages, or use violence against Palestinians.

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene of a shooting attack near the Israeli settlement of Havat Gilad in the West Bank, July 24, 2026.

Netanyahu orders West Bank crackdown after two Israelis killed in terror shooting amid clashes

PM, Defense Minister Katz announce increased troop deployments, new checkpoints, expanded counterterrorism measures • Terror shooting followed confrontation involving settlers, IDF, and Palestinians

(From R-L) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, National Security Council head Shmuel Ben-Ezra, military secretary Maj.-Gen. Guy Markizeno, IDF chief Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, IDF Intelligence head Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Shin Bet head David Zini consult, July 24, 2026.

Katz goes all out against IDF attempts to reduce Jewish violence against Palestinians - analysis

Defense minister tries to veto IDF Central Command Chief Avi Bluth from using restraining orders on alleged Jewish extremists after already blocking administrative detention.

Israeli soldiers disperse with tear gas Palestinians who had gathered as a fire blazes near the village of Tell, adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Havat Gilad, west of Nablus in the West Bank on July 18, 2026.