Nablus

IDF kills Hamas commander who infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7, arrests weapons smugglers in Nablus

Ibrahim Mustafa Suleiman Abu Oweimer, a commander in Hamas's military wing, was killed in a joint operation by the IDF and the Shin Bet.

Picture of Hamas terrorists killed by the IDF on Friday, October 2.
Jewish settlers pray during Yom Kippur at a settlement outpost northwest of the West Bank city of Nablus, September 21, 2026.

Israeli settlers burn down house near Nablus - report

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, together with members of his party, attends a supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming general elections in Petah Tikva, central Israel, August 16, 2026.

Shin Bet foils planned terror attack on Ben-Gvir, two Palestinians indicted in Nablus

Military equipment found in the homes of terrorists in the West Bank on Friday, September 4, 2026.

IDF arrests five-person terror cell in West Bank, confiscates military equipment


5 Palestinian terrorists injured in gunfight with IDF near Joseph’s Tomb

The IDF shut down a Palestinian command center in the nearby Balata refugee camp after the visits to Joseph's Tomb.

 Palestinians block the streets leading to Joseph's Tomb, in the West Bank city of Nablus, November 22, 2022.

IDF announces Yom Kippur border closures for Gaza, West Bank

This comes after a recent string of violent attacks and riots both inside sovereign Israel and at border crossings and checkpoints in the West Bank and Gaza.

 An Israeli soldier stands guards at a checkpoint in Hebron in the West Bank August 22, 2023.

Four IDF soldiers wounded in Joseph's Tomb terror explosion

Despite the violence, the visit to Joseph's Tomb continued as planned.

 Palestinians block the streets leading to Joseph's Tomb, in the West Bank city of Nablus, November 22, 2022.

IDF soldiers shot terrorists who fired at a military post near Nablus

The soldiers arrested one of the armed terrorists who had been injured in the exchange. The weapon he used to fire at the IDF soldiers, an M-16, was confiscated.

 IDF soldier holds position during West Bank overnight operations on July 19, 2023.

The Abbas paradox: How the PA still holds clout in the West Bank

Abbas’s visit to the Jenin Refugee Camp proved that although the PA has lost much of its credibility among Palestinians, it continues to carry a lot of clout in the West Bank.

 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas visits the Jenin Refugee Camp, July 12.

Hamas terrorists killed in attempted terror attack against IDF soldiers

A vehicle with three armed Palestinians pulled into a neighborhood near Nablus. An armed man got out and began shooting at the soldiers stationed there. 

 A general view of the car in which, according to an Israeli military statement and Army Radio, three Palestinians who fired at Israeli forces were killed by Israeli troops, in Nablus, in the West Bank July 25, 2023.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad members attack worshippers at Joseph's Tomb

According to several reports, the IDF protected the worshippers, and several Palestinian gunmen were wounded in the exchange of fire.

 IDF soldier holds position during West Bank overnight operations on July 19, 2023.

Two Palestinians behind shooting attack killed in clashes in Nablus

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned "we will act everywhere - with determination, lethality, and strength."

 People check damage in a house where two Palestinians were killed during an Israeli raid in Nablus in the West Bank July 7,2023.

Israel needs to launch a military operation in the West Bank - opinion

Terrorist organizations based in Jenin and Nablus maintain control over the West Bank, growing in influence, arming themselves and organizing their activities

 THE TERRORIST attack near Eli serves as a grim reminder of the urgent need for the State of Israel to authorize a military operation in northern Samaria, says the writer.

Is it time for Israel to launch Defensive Shield 2.0 in the West Bank?

MILITARY AFFAIRS: Something changed this week. But it is unlikely that change will hurtle Israel back to the type of operation it carried out in 2002.

 IDF VEHICLES drive through Jenin during clashes on Monday.