West Bank Violence

IDF diverts forces from Lebanon invasion to W. Bank to control Jewish violence against Palestinians

This is the first time that in the middle of a critical invasion - in this case against Hezbollah in Lebanon - IDF soldiers were diverted to what is viewed as a less dangerous front.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Palestinians stand at the scene where vehicles and homes were set on fire following an attack by extremist Jewish settlers on the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus in the West Bank, March 22, 2026.
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

Security incidents reported during the night included Israelis throwing rocks at Palestinians and their vehicles, direct violence against residents, road blockages, graffiti, and arson.

|ByTZVI JASPER
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 chief Zamir, Ben-Gvir clash over rising settler violence in West Bank

Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir warns of rising settler violence in the West Bank, stressing its impact on security and operations, while National Security Minister Ben-Gvir calls for stronger retaliation.

|ByANNA BARSKY
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visits Central Command soldiers on March 17, 2026.

Zamir warns West Bank settler violence is harming Israel’s security during wartime

“It cannot be that during a multi-front war, the IDF is forced to contend with a threatening minority from within. These are rioters who do not represent the settlement movement," Zamir said.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Police, right-wing Israelis clash in support rally for Burka suspect

"We are coming to protest the injustice that has been done and demand Yehiel's immediate release," right-wing protest organizers said.

AUGUST 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police clash with Israelis during a protest calling for the release of Yehiel Indore at the entrance to Jerusalem on August 13, 2023

Palestinians hurl rocks, Molotov cocktails at Rachel's Tomb in West Bank

Footage from the scene shared by Border Police shows Palestinian men, some masked, hurling rocks inside the tomb complex as well as at oncoming traffic.

AUGUST 11, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rachel’s Tomb, Bethlehem, from the South, March 2018

US watches as Israel downgrades murder charge in settler 'terror attack'

Washington, whose traditionally close ties with Israel have become strained, has described the incident as a "terror attack by Israeli extremist settlers."

AUGUST 11, 2023ByREUTERS
Israeli settler activist Elisha Yered, suspected of involvement in the death of a Palestinian teenager near Burka, is seen in a courthouse in Jerusalem, on August 9, 2023.

Burka murder case: Police make sixth attempt to keep suspect in prison

Yered was released to house arrest on Wednesday night, but only after police had appealed such an order five separate times in three courts.

AUGUST 10, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Elisha Yered, suspected of being involved in the death of 19-year-old Palestinian Qusai Jamal Maatan in the West Bank village of Burqa last night, arrives for a hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, August 5, 2023.

Fate of settler suspect in Palestinian murder returns to District Court

Elisha Yered along with another settler was arrested on Saturday morning for their involvement in the clashes in Burka.

AUGUST 8, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Elisha Yered at the Jerusalem District Court

US draws equivalence between Palestinian terror, settler violence

The State Department Near Eastern Affairs account on Twitter sent two statements within seconds about the weekend’s violence.

AUGUST 6, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
Police and rescue forces at the scene of a terror attack in Tel Aviv on August 5, 2023.

Did the IDF operation in Jenin 'cut the grass' in West Bank terror?

MILITARY AFFAIRS: Discussions with many Israeli sources with knowledge on the situation, reveal that there are still some fundamental disagreements about the impact of the operation.

JULY 21, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
AN IDF jeep on the outskirts of Jenin earlier this month, at the beginning of one of its biggest military operations in the Palestinian territory in years.

Settler leader: Huwara attack fueled US anger at Israeli judicial reform

Violence in the West Bank and the judicial reform crisis has pushed the Biden administration away from closer relations with Israel.

JULY 12, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestinian demonstrators clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near the West Bank city of Nablus, October 7, 2022.

Man indicted for tearing pages of Quran during settler riots

Another man was indicted for involvement in a riot in which he committed arson.

JULY 12, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Jewish settlers look while Palestinians protest against the Jewish settlements in the Umm Safa village, in Ramallah, West Bank on July 7, 2023.

Israel: PA has allowed Iran to gain a West Bank foothold

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN stated that the Palestinian Authority was responsible for the escalation of violence of in the West Bank.

JULY 7, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Gunmen attend a funeral of two Palestinians, who were killed during an Israeli raid, in Nablus in the West Bank July 7,2023.