Tulkarm

Hamas deploys terror forces, resources to West Bank, Israeli security sources claim

Hamas ramps up operations in the West Bank, expanding terror infrastructure and planning attacks against Israelis, while IDF operations intensify.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
Defense Minister Israel Katz with IDF soldiers in the West Bank; illustrative.
Israeli soldiers raid Nur Shams Palestinian refugee camp near Tulkarm, in the West Bank, May 7, 2025.

IDF soldiers wounded in IED explosion at West Bank crossing near Tulkarm

Following the incident, the IDF has decided to place Tulkarm under lockdown.

|ByTPS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth.

IDF defends mass tree removal in West Bank following repeat terror incidents

The decision, by IDF Central Command chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth took place to achieve better security oversight of the area of Al-Mughayir, near Ramallah.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israeli soldiers raid the village of Jaba, near Jenin, in the West Bank, June 17, 2025.

Security forces arrest terror suspect in Thursday West Bank shooting northeast of Ramallah

During the searches at the scene, a gun that was most likely used by the terrorist during the attack was found.  

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Police arrest terror suspect at Ra'anana construction site after hour-long manhunt

In late July, officers arrested a ramming attack suspect in the area of Pardes Hanna, also at a construction site.

AUGUST 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises during a military raid in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, in the West Bank on October 19, 2023.

Threat of West Bank terror down 80%, Katz credits IDF's 'powerful offensive' policy

Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams refugee camps were "hotbeds of terrorism built with Iranian financing, arms, and guidance, Katz claimed.

AUGUST 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Defense Minister Israel Katz with IDF soldiers in the West Bank; illustrative.

Israeli security forces arrest terror cell in Bethlehem planning to carry out attack

In the village of Amnun, troops located and seized an M16 rifle along with additional combat gear.

JULY 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security forces guard while Israeli bulldozers demolish a Palestinian house in Alwalajeh village, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, February 22, 2023.