West Bank Violence

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. 

|ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR, AMICHAI STEIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes part in a situational assessment in the West Bank on August 24, 2026.
IDF soldiers in the West Bank.

Defense officials say IDF soldiers left without support in West Bank while world watches - report

The officials said that global attention to the West Bank causes diplomatic damage to Israel, and that without enforcement by the police and other state authorities, the incidents wear soldiers down.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinians as they hold Friday prayers during a protest against Israeli settlement expansion and land confiscation near Bethlehem in the West Bank, July 3, 2026.

Jewish violence in the West Bank is terrorism - and Israel must admit it - opinion

But there is another simpler word for what is happening in parts of the West Bank, and we should not be afraid to use it. On the contrary, we have an obligation to use it. It is “terrorism.”

|ByYAAKOV KATZ
A fire in a West Bank village, allegedly started by settlers, August 21, 2026.

At least one Palestinian killed following clashes with Jewish West Bank settler group

The settler group had not received approval from IDF forces prior to entering the West Bank, the military said.

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IDF soldiers recieve death threats, called Nazis during Binyamin riots

The riot in Binyamin marks the second time in a week that Jewish extremists targeted IDF soldiers in the West Bank.

JULY 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security forces guard as Jews tour in the West Bank city of Hebron, June 28, 2025.

Defense agencies have lost control over Jewish extremists in West Bank - analysis

So far, removing administrative detention of Jews only has made things worse, as predicted by the Shin Bet.

JUNE 29, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israeli security forces guard as Jews tour in the West Bank city of Hebron, June 28, 2025

Hamas-affiliated terrorist who murdered Tzeela Gez identified, killed by IDF

A joint investigation by the Shin Bet, the IDF, and the Israel Police found that the terror cell had also executed three other attacks, including the March terror shooting in Ariel. 

MAY 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Suspected terror attack scene, Samaria, May 2025.

Four Palestinians indicted for ax attack, attempting ramming

The Palestinians face charges after attacking Israelis with an ax and attempting to run them over in February incident.

APRIL 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian security personnel and mourners seen in the West Bank city of Nablus, December 27, 2024

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.

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

WATCH: Shin Bet, IDF foil 100 kg bomb attack in the West Bank

Nahal Brigade troops joined the counterterrorism operation in the northern West Bank under Shin Bet's direction.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Destruction of a powerful explosive device and arrest of terrorists: Documentation of the activities of Nahal Brigade fighters in the operation in West Bank

Netanyahu visits Tulkarm refugee camp in the West Bank

Netanyahu received a security briefing while visiting the Tulkarm refugee camp.

FEBRUARY 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Tulkarm refugee camp, February 21, 2025

What is going on in Israel, Lebanon, and Gaza?

Israel targeted with bus bombings, no one injured • Fourth body of returned slain hostages identified as Gazan woman

FEBRUARY 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel who are held hostage in Hamas captivity hang outside the protest tent calling for the release of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, February 19, 2025.

Family of IDF soldier killed by Hamas in 90s seek to prevent terrorist release

As terrorists are freed in the ongoing hostage and ceasefire deal, one IDF soldier’s family fights to stop the release of his killer.

FEBRUARY 12, 2025BySHOSH BEDROSIAN
Sharon Edri was murdered at just 20 years old by terrorists in Tzurif.

Security forces in West Bank on high alert after IDF West Bank operation

The IDF said that they will "maintain zero tolerance for disturbances and expressions of support for Hamas."

FEBRUARY 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security forces seen during a military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, February 1, 2025