West Bank Violence

IDF, Israel Police trade blame as West Bank settler violence ramps up: 'Where was the military?'

Settlers arrived at the Palestinian villages of Kusra and Jalud on Saturday afternoon, barricading themselves inside a Palestinian home and hurling stones at locals.

Israeli leftist activists gather as Palestinian residents and solidarity volunteers stand on the roof of a house besieged by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, West Bank, August 14, 2026
Israeli army soldiers stand near a Palestinian house which was besieged by Israeli settlers in Kusra village in the West Bank August 13, 2026.

'Harming Israel's standing in the world': Netanyahu condemns settler attack on Palestinian village

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara arrive to cast their vote at a polling station in Jerusalem, August 17, 2026

Israel’s next government must save the country before it is too late - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes part in a situational assessment in the West Bank on August 24, 2026.

Netanyahu meets with senior security officials to discuss West Bank violence, Israeli settlement


'We feel besieged': Family vows to stay as settler extremists target West Bank town of Kusra

Palestinian local Qusai Abu Ridi told the Post settlers remain near the family’s home, despite military efforts to remove them, leaving the family fearful of further attacks.

 Israeli soldiers (top) stand guard next to settlers in front of the Palestinian houses in the village of Kusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on August 12, 2026.

West Bank nationalist crime jumped 63% in first half of 2026, Israeli security data shows - report

Security establishment figures showed a sharp rise in West Bank nationalist crime, alongside more Palestinian casualties and attacks on security personnel.

Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinians as they hold Friday prayers during a protest against Israeli settlement expansion and land confiscation near Bethlehem in the West Bank, July 3, 2026.

Israeli settler indicted for reckless homicide in killing of Awdah Hathaleen

Yinon Eliya Levi, 33, killed Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen during a confrontation in the South Hebron Hills village of Umm al-Khair last July.

Awdah Hathaleen.

Command failures led to Yuval Ezra, Benayahu Mellet's deaths in West Bank attacks, IDF announces

Four Palestinians from the Ramadan family were also killed in the incident near the village of Tal, southwest of Nablus. The IDF identified them as assailants involved in the attack.

Benayahu Melet, a member of Gilad Farm's emergency response squad, who was killed by a Palestinian terrorist, July 24, 2026.

Christian Zionists ignore reality of West Bank living, Palestinian Christian leaders say

Palestinian Christian leaders told CNN that US Christian Zionists ignore their experiences and fund West Bank settlements, while Mike Huckabee defended evangelical support for Israel.

Members of the clergy take part in the yearly Christmas procession led by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem outside the Church of the Nativityon December 24, 2025 in Bethlehem, West Bank.

Settler extremists destroy cars, leave three Palestinians slightly injured in West Bank attacks

According to Army Radio, IDF troops and police were dispatched to the area shortly after the attack to investigate the incident and search for suspects.

Cars burned during an Israeli settler attack on the West Bank village of Surif overnight on Saturday.

'Jewish terrorists': Pro-Israel columnist Bret Stephens speaks against West Bank settler violence

Stephens, who has spent years pushing back on what he sees as double standards applied to Israel, wrote that he decided to speak out against what he called “Jewish terrorists” despite his reluctance.

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens delivered the "State of World Jewry" talk at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, Feb. 1, 2026.

UN human rights office warns of worsening settler violence in West Bank as attacks keep increasing

The UN human rights office warned that settler violence and settlement expansion in the West Bank have intensified, urging international action.

Israeli soldiers inspect the damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Sarra, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 24, 2026.

Israel Katz boasts of halting detention orders for settlers while permitting detention of Arabs

"Why didn't I sign for the settlers? Because that is not terrorism. Only someone who acts against the security of the state, someone who acts to harm [the state]," the defense minister said.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir attend the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026.

Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosque, leave graffiti calling for ‘revenge for Benayahu’

The words "Revenge for Benayahu," one of the victims killed in Friday's terror attack, were spray-painted on the entrance wall alongside a Star of David.

Aftermath of West Bank mosque set on fire by settlers, July 26, 2026.