Settlers

Huckabee condemns 'despicable' attack on photojournalist Heidi Levine in West Bank, demands arrests

Huckabee on Saturday night called for the investigation, arrest, and prosecution "to the fullest extent of the law."

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee gestures during a press conference after he met residents of Turmus Ayya, a Palestinian town near Ramallah in the West Bank, September 5, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a hearing in his corruption trial at the Jerusalem District Court, October 11, 2026.

Netanyahu warns of 'campaign to smear Israel' after European diplomats attacked in West Bank

American freelance photojournalist Heidi Levine lies on a gurney in the emergency room of a hospital in Ramallah, as she is treated after allegedly being attacked by Israeli settlers while photographing farmers harvesting their olives, in the Palestinian village of Abu Falah on October 16, 2026.

Washington Post photojournalist undergoes surgery after settler attack, demands arrests - interview

The damaged vehicle from one of the diplomats.

WATCH: Masked settlers allegedly attack European diplomats, Palestinians in West Bank


Britain’s lesson for Israel: The West Bank settlement policy has consequences - opinion

Israel can view the British move as a warning: a signal of what may happen in its relations with other countries if it continues to treat the West Bank as though it is free to do whatever it wants.

ISRAELI SECURITY forces stand outside a shop owned by Palestinian Mouayad Oweis after settlers placed dozens of Israeli flags, blocking access to the roadside business in the West Bank, in October 2026.

WATCH: Washington Post photojournalist wounded in clash between Israelis, Palestinians in West Bank

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) condemned the attack in an X/Twitter post later on Friday, noting that the facts "remain unclear" and that "serious questions remain" regarding who is responsible.

A still image appearing to show Washington Post photojournalist Nadia Levine wounded in a hospital bed after reporting on a clash between extremist settlers and Palestinians near Ramallah in the West Bank, October 16, 2026.

IDF blocks roads leading to Gaza border after Nahala settlers attempt to build outpost overnight

Nahala claimed that over 700 people, including dozens of families with children, rabbis, MKs, bereaved families, and wounded IDF veterans, participated in establishing the "Pioneers of Gaza" outpost.

Settlers from the Nahala movement build an outpost near the Gaza border, October 15, 2026.

Palestinian farmers petition High Court over three years of blocked access to West Bank land

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel, which submitted the petition on their behalf, is seeking an urgent hearing as the olive harvest begins.

Illustrative: A Palestinian farmer gestures during the harvest season, in Palestinian-owned olive groves in Beit Anan, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 15, 2026.

Mosque set on fire, nationalist graffiti sprayed in latest extremist attack in West Bank - report

Among the targets of the arson were a mosque, a vehicle, and an olive tree, Israeli and Palestinian media reported.

A Palestinian checks damage in a mosque, which Palestinians say was burned by Israeli settlers, in Mukhmas, near Ramallah in the West Bank, October 14, 2026.

Otzma Yehudit MK suspected of assaulting police officers in clash with extremist settlers

Following the publication of the incident, MK Yitzhak Kreuzer filed a complaint with the Police Internal Investigations Department, claiming police used excessive force against him in the incident.

Otzma Yehudit MK  Yitzhak Kreuzer files complaint alleging excessive police force was used against him, October 11, 2026.

The settlement revolution: How Bezalel Smotrich changed Israel's map for the better - opinion

Since the current government took office at the end of 2022, it has approved the establishment or retroactive legalization of 104 Jewish communities there.

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich attends a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Karmei Yehuda community in the Hebron Hills, Sept. 27.

'Excuse Me, Is This Yours?': Before you boycott settlers, meet them - review

Twelve Western countries announced plans to boycott trade with Israeli settlements, once again turning “the settlers” into an international political category. Who, exactly, are these settlers?

ISI AND TUVIA TENENBOM look out over the Judean Hills.

Israeli settlers flank Palestinian cafe with dozens of Israeli flags - report

The café in the West Bank village of Luban al-Sharqiya sits along a main West Bank road used by both Palestinians and Israelis.

Israeli flags erected by settlers stand near a coffee shop owned by Mueyyid Hussein, which he says have obstructed the shop’s entrance and visibility, in Al-Lubban al-Sharqiya near Nablus in the West Bank, October 9, 2026.

Jewish settler extremists torch Palestinian homes, livestock shelters in West Bank attack - report

One witness told WAFA the settlers targeted the home of one Palestinian resident, setting fire to hay surrounding the property and causing additional damage.

A man holds a fire flapper near destroyed cars, which Palestinians say were burned by Israeli settlers, in Yabrud, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 4, 2026.