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.

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

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

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


Israel approves NIS 75 million for West Bank settlement security

The money is intended to supply security equipment like security cameras, patrol vehicles, and sirens to settlements in the West Bank.

Israeli soldiers guard in a bus station at the entrance to the Israeli settlement of Ofra, where a Palestinian man tried to ram Israeli security forces who stopped him for inspection, October 4, 2022.

There is no comparison between Palestinian and Jewish violence in West Bank - editorial

Jews, including “extremist settlers,” are not waking up in the morning thinking about how to go out and murder innocent Palestinian civilians.

 ISRAELI PERSONNEL secure the scene of Monday’s terrorist shooting attack on Highway 60, near Hebron.

UK to ban extremist West Bank settlers amid Gaza war

The announcement comes on the heels of a similar move by the United States.

 Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron gestures as he speaks in Leeds, Britain September 11, 2015. Cameron said on Friday he was extremely worried about the political crisis in Northern Ireland where the power-sharing government is on the brink of collapse.

IDF reservist arrested for killing civilian in Jerusalem terror attack

Significant gaps were found between the reservist's testimony and evidence found at the scene of the shooting | Reservist claims civilian was moving hands suspiciously

 Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the press at the scene of the terror attack in Jerusalem on November 30, 2023.

Extremist violence in West Bank settlements must stop - EU's von der Leyen

"The Palestinian people and the Arab neighbors need the reassurance that there will be no forced displacement but a viable perspective, with an independent Palestinian state," she added.

 ‘YOU HAVE literally made the desert bloom,’ declared European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

IDF arrests Ahed Tamimi who called for Jews to be slaughtered

Last week, Tamimi called for the murder of settlers in the West Bank in an Instagram post.

Ahed Tamimi next to a large Palestinian monument

Settler violence in the West Bank endangers Muslims and Jews

Since Oct. 7, more than 100 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been killed, mostly by soldiers but also by settlers.

 Palestinians inspect the damage after last night raid of Israeli security forces, in the West Bank city of Jenin, October 30, 2023.

In the West Bank, spiking violence and an idle economy spur fears of a broadening conflict

This year is already the bloodiest in the West Bank in nearly two decades, and fears are compounding of the situation escalating further.

 Palestinians inspect the damage after last night raid of Israeli security forces, in the West Bank city of Jenin, October 30, 2023.

Terrorists kill father of three in West Bank shooting attack

MDA reported a 35-year-old man was in his car when the shooting occurred, causing the vehicle to overturn.

Israeli soldiers seen outside Shavei Shomron in the West Bank following a shooting attack near Homesh, December 17, 2021.

Tamimi: 'We will drink your blood; what Hitler did to you was a joke'

"You will say that what Hitler did to you was a joke - come on, we are waiting for you," Palestinian political activist Ahed Tamimi said.

Ahed Tamimi (center) enters a military courtroom at Ofer Prison near Ramallah on New Year’s Day.