West Bank

IDF may scale back Hebron presence by weekend after evacuating thousands of Palestinians

Despite rejecting Zamir's earlier recommendation to exit the West Bank city, Netanyahu may show more flexibility now that the election has passed.

IDF soldiers take part in a military operation in the West Bank city of Hebron, October 29, 2026
Arab Israelis and Israeli left-wing activist students take part in a rally marking the Nakba anniversary at Tel Aviv University, May 13, 2026.

What I learned speaking to Arabs voting in Israel's election - reporter's notebook

Arabs cast their votes at a polling station in the mixed Jewish-Arab city of Lod; illustrative.

The future Israel cannot ignore: Opposition must speak to the country it hopes to lead - comment

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced a reset in relations with Israel in September, including tougher measures targeting settlements in the West Bank.

Did UK pressure on Israel help Netanyahu, or bring his opponents closer to power? - analysis


UK may sanction firms bidding on Israel’s E1 settlement tender, Miliband warns

Businesses and individuals bidding on E1 construction tenders risk “legal and reputational consequences,” Britain’s foreign minister warned, as the deadline for bids ends on Monday.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen on the day of a press conference regarding settlements expansion for the long-frozen E1 settlement, near Ma'aleh Adumim in the West Bank, August 14, 2025

WATCH: Palestinians throw stones at People of Israel's Hassan-Nahoum while visiting West Bank town

A stone is thrown through Hassan-Nahoum's car window while she is speaking to a camera, breaking it and wounding one of the passengers.

Screenshot taken from a video of Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, with her holding up the rock that was thrown through her car window while touring the West Bank.

IDF deploys new Border Police company as Jewish extremist violence rises in West Bank

A new Border Police company will tackle nationalist violence in the West Bank as Defense Minister Israel Katz demands stronger police enforcement.

Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir meets with officers of the Central Command during a tour of the West Bank.

IDF, Shin Bet arrest 10 suspects connected to attack on US journalist, EU diplomats in West Bank

Defense Minister Israel Katz tried to transfer the authority over actions taken by extremist settlers in the West Bank from the IDF to the Israel Police.

Israeli security forces and armed settlers evacuate activists from the area of olive tree plantation in Idna village near Hebron, on October 13, 2026.

IDF dismantles illegal West Bank outposts amid rise in nationalist violence

Security officials sharply criticized what they described as the courts' failure to impose meaningful penalties, arguing that judges were reluctant to issue punishments that could deter offenders.

Israeli military forces fire tear gas and disperse Palestinian farmers, preventing them from continuing the olive harvest as they attempt to cross an iron gate erected by the Israeli army in the village of Salem, east of Nablus in the West Bank, October 17, 2026.

West Bank attacks on Washington Post journalist, diplomats may signal dangerous trend - analysis

No matter who is prime minister after October 27, if the situation in the West Bank does not come under control, violent Jewish extremists could become an even greater direct danger to Israel.

An Israeli settler casts a stone towards Palestinians, next to a fire, amid clashes during Palestinians' olive harvest in Abu Falah near Ramallah in the West Bank, October 16, 2026.

Rabbis for Human Rights files police complaint over Rabbi Lior’s Palestinian olive harvest ruling

Rabbis for Human Rights said its acting director submitted the complaint on behalf of its 170 members, alleging incitement to racism, incitement to violence, and encouraging the theft of property.

A Palestinian farmer raises a handful of olives over a dark collection cloth as several fruits fall from his hands in Beit Awwa, southwest of Hebron in the West Bank, on October 15, 2026.

How the weekend’s Jewish extremist violence reverberates through election campaigns - analysis

With elections just a week and a half away, incidents involving Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine and a delegation of European diplomats have become another battleground in the campaign.

Firefighters douse a burnt car with water after Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinians harvesting olives near Turmus Ayya in the West Bank, October 16, 2026.

US officials visit Palestinian village after settler attacks on diplomats

US diplomats visited a Palestinian Christian town after settler attacks on European diplomats, as violence surged across the West Bank.

Masked extremist Jewish settlers clash with Palestinians during the annual olive harvest in the village of Abu Falah, near Ramallah in the West Bank, where several people, including American photojournalist Heidi Levine, were injured in an attack by Israeli settlers, October 16, 2026.

Democrats' Golan, Kariv decry gov't inaction on West Bank violence in visit to wounded journalist

Democrats leader Golan and MK Kariv visited Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine after she was attacked in the West Bank, accusing the government of failing to address Jewish extremist violence.

Democrats MK Gilad Kariv (L) and party leader Yair Golan (R) meet with Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine in the hospital on October 18, 2026