Huwara

Police arrest attacker in Huwara violence against Palestinians seen wearing IDF uniform

At the time, the military said that the Judea and Samaria District Police had opened an investigation into the clashes in Huwara, specifically regarding footage of uniformed IDF soldiers.

Israeli settlers attacking Palestinians in the town of Huwara on June 6, 2026.
IDF troops in northern West Bank operation.

Multiple clashes between Israelis, Palestinians reported in West Bank following alleged sheep theft

overlooking Nablus from Elon Morey and the Kabir Winery.

The hills of Samaria: The northern West Bank between politics and daily life

[ILLUSTRATIVE] Israeli Border Police officers patrol outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, February 18, 2026.

Woman detained after waving knives in Beersheba, court indicts suspects for lynching boy in Huwara


PFLP claims responsibility for past two Huwara shooting attacks

Three Israelis were injured in the two attacks for which the PFLP's military branch claimed responsibility.

 PFLP SUPPORTERS rally in Gaza City, 2019.

Letters to the Editor March 29, 2023: Temper tantrum

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Cars torched, rocks thrown as settlers, Palestinians clash in Huwara

The violence in the town comes after three shooting attacks were carried out by Palestinian terrorists against Israelis in the town in the past month.

 Palestinian man jumps over burning tires as people protest over tensions in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, at Huwara checkpoint, near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank May 29, 2022

Gulf leaders to US: Take responsibility for Israel's Bezalel Smotrich

The Gulf foreign ministers specifically referred to Smotrich's statements regarding "wiping out" Huwara and claiming that the Palestinian people didn't exist.

 Head of the Religious Zionist Party MK Bezalel Smotrich  gives a press statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 26, 2021.

Samaria Regional Council head sets up office in Huwara after attacks

Three terror attacks in Huwara in March left two dead and three injured.

 SAMARIA COUNCIL head Yossi Dagan sets up an office in the middle of Huwara.

Two IDF soldiers injured in Huwara shooting

The Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine took responsibility for the attack.

 An Israeli troop stands guard, at the scene of a shooting, in Huwara, in the West Bank, March 19, 2023.

A look at IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi's first 100 days

Is the new Israeli chief of staff able to deal with Iran, Netanyahu, IDF reservist striking, settlements and violence in the West Bank?

 INCOMING IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi (L) and outgoing counterpart Aviv Kochavi (R) salute during an honor guard ceremony for Halevi, at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Jan. 16.

Amid risk of violence, Israel's gov't makes unnecessary provocations - editorial

There is certainly no need to make the situation worse with unnecessary provocations. But that’s where members of the Netanyahu government seem to have an acute problem.

 MK Itamar Ben-Gvir, head of the Otzma Yehudit political party and Chairman of the Religious Zionism party MK Bezalel Smotrich at an election campaign event in Sderot, October 26, 2022.

Can the IDF stop terror attacks in Huwara? - analysis

Even with the backup, it remains very hard to stop a lone wolf from attacking someone if they only expose their weapon a moment before attacking in a public space.

 Israeli troops stand guard at the scene of a shooting, in Huwara, in the West Bank, March 19, 2023.

'He's like Iron Man': Friends describe David Stern as educator, hero

David and his wife, Rachel, were on their way to Jerusalem when they were attacked by a Palestinian terrorist in Huwara.

 David Stern and his family