West Bank Population

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-US-IRAN-WAR Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a news conference in Jerusalem on June 15, 2026

Netanyahu denies settler community behind Khanna West Bank incident

[ILLUSTRATIVE] Israeli Border Police officers patrol outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, February 18, 2026.

WATCH: Border Police rescue Israeli citizen who accidentally entered Palestinian territory

 MAN walks in the Jewish outpost of Yahish Zion, near the Jewish settlement of Psagot, in the West Bank; Illustrative.

Palestinian family says settlers annexed unfinished West Bank home


Knesset committees to discuss applying new laws to West Bank

Right views move as equality for all Israeli citizens; Left sees it as creeping annexation.

The West Bank

Protests over Jerusalem recognition continue in Bethlehem

Widespread protests have also emerged in Muslim majority countries such as Turkey and Lebanon.

A Palestinian protester uses a sling shot to hurl stones towards Israeli troops during clashes as Palestinians call for a "day of rage" in response to US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem December 8, 2017.

Netanyahu, settlers battle over West Bank roads

Settler leaders say public has tired of broken promises, threaten campaign to demand increased security.

Israeli pedestrians stand on a roadside near the West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat

A sweet success

According to the Israeli Honey Council, about 500 apiarists produce honey from some 100,000 beehives situated throughout the country.

wo of Yael Farbstein’s daughters in protective gear at Kedumim Honey.

Israel to advance plans for 3,000 homes in the West Bank

Netanyahu has also promised that in September he would give the go-ahead for marketing 300 homes for the Beit El settlement.

BULIDINGS ARE SEEN under construction in the settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim [File]

Thousands attend funeral of family members slain in Halamish attack

Residents of nearby communities waved Israeli flags along the funeral procession route of the murdered Jewish family.

Slain members of the Salomon family are laid to rest

Building permits in high demand for densely populated West Bank city

"We are living on top of each other – there is nowhere left to build.”

Home slated for demolition in Area C of Kalkilya

Security cabinet debates building 14,000 new Palestinian homes in Area C

Should recent terror attacks impact major housing decisions?

A Palestinian man hangs a Palestinian flag atop the ruins of a mosque, during a snow storm in West Bank village of Mufagara

Is a new Israeli bill creeping annexation of West Bank?

Rightly or wrongly, it is a fact that around 400,000 Israeli citizens live in the West Bank, and they should not have fewer rights than Israelis living within the Green Line.

JUSTICE MINISTER Ayelet Shaked’s proposed bill would apply certain civil rights to settlers in communities like Ma’aleh Adumim (pictured).

Thousands run for freedom of movement in Bethlehem marathon

The IDF maintains that it limits the movement of Palestinians in the West Bank for security purposes, such as preventing attacks against Israelis.

Participants in the Bethlehem marathon