West Bank Violence

Israelis set fire to West Bank tents, vehicles, attack residents with clubs

The IDF reported that, during investigations of the surrounding area, a vehicle with Israeli plates was found containing blunt weapons. The vehicle was confiscated by the district police.

 A Palestinian man stands next to a burnt car after an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, June 26, 2025.
IDF troops operate in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, January 4, 2026.

IDF kills Hamas commander who played 'significant role' in planning Oct. 7 massacre

People examine cars damaged and vandalized by attackers in the Arab village of Ein Rafa, near Jerusalem, January 8, 2026

West Bank settlers attack Palestinian cars with firebombs, detained by IDF

A car burns on Route 60 in the West Bank between between Eli and Shiloh.

IDF, Border Police respond to reports of settlers throwing rocks, burning cars in West Bank


Iron Dome activated to intercept Gaza drone

Israel's Air Force followed its route and used the Iron Dome to intercept the drone, which was reportedly not a threat to Israeli citizens at any point.

 The Iron Dome air defense missile systems is seen during operational trials conducted following the conclusion Operation Shield and Arrow on May 14, 2023

Bolster West Bank stability, Blinken tells Dermer amid Israel-Saudi peace talks

Israel is under pressure from the US to halt settlement activity and to provide the Palestinian Authority with economic gestures.

 (L-R) Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

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.

 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.

 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."

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.