Outposts

Border Police, IDF evacuate four illegal outposts across West Bank

Border Police and IDF units evacuated four illegal outposts in Gush Etzion, Samaria, and Binyamin, following PM Netanyahu’s directive to clear 14 such sites across the West Bank.

An IDF soldier stands guard during an evacuation of illegal West Bank outposts, December 7, 2025.
Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of Illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025

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A general view of houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank

US threatens accountability, Israel to push plans for 5,300 settler homes

 Clashes ensue between Clashes ensued between the forces and residents of Oz Zion outpost. July 3, 2024.

Settlers hurl Molotov cocktails at Israeli forces demolishing illegal West Bank outpost


Settler who helped score West Bank outpost victory loses home

He said that the "family, who has lived there for the past 20 years, built a new home on land that they were led believe was okay. That is now being demolished."

Moshe and Rivka Herzlich being evacuated out of their home in Tapuach West

Politician to Netanyahu: Authorize outposts at next planning meeting

Right-wing politicians, including MK Yoav Kisch, who chairs the Internal Affairs Committee and co-chairs the Knesset’s Land of Israel Caucus, have shown a spotlight on this issue.

A general view shows Eish Kodesh outpost. Picture taken January 5, 2016

High Court gives final okay to demolish Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar

UN urges government to protect West Bank Bedouin village.

Palestinian boys sit in the Bedouin village of al-Khan al-Ahmar near Jericho in the West Bank July 5, 2018

Netanyahu delays legalization of 70 settler outposts, politicians charge

Former prime minister Ariel Sharon had promised the international community he would remove the outposts, but Netanyahu has worked to authorize them.

THE OFRA SETTLEMENT is seen from the Amona outpost in the West Bank.

Netanyahu delays legalization of 70 settler outposts, politicians charge

Former prime minister Ariel Sharon had promised the international community he would remove the outposts, but Netanyahu has worked to authorize them.

THE OFRA SETTLEMENT is seen from the Amona outpost in the West Bank.

West Bank eviction: The last battle or a start of a new war?

Settlers in Netiv Ha’avot were uprooted this week, but they could become the last batch to face eviction.

Netiv Avot outpost, June 12, 2018.

Demolition of Netiv Ha'avot outpost homes delayed by 3 months

The High Court is allowing families to remain in their homes until June so the state can build alternative modular homes for them.

Trucks and cranes building a new road for Civil Administration vehicles to access the outpost during the demolition of 15 homes.

Government authorizes Netiv Ha'avot outpost

The government also plans to construct 350 homes for settlers in the outpost.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with settler leaders after a cabinet vote legalizing the Netiv Ha'avot outpost, February 2018

Netanyahu promises Havat Gilad outpost could become settlement next week

Last year, the government also created the first entirely new settlement in over 20 years, called Amihai.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem

Defense Ministry planning to legalize 70 outposts

Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben-Dahan said that a team of four or five people had been established to identify outposts that could be legalized and to see how difficult the process would be.

THE OFRA SETTLEMENT is seen from the Amona outpost in the West Bank.