West Bank Violence

Security cabinet meets after six-week hiatus amid fears of West Bank escalation

Israel's security cabinet met for three hours as the IDF prepared for a possible confrontation with Palestinian Authority security personnel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a security assessment at the Kirya in Tel Aviv with Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on April 3, 2026.
Palestinians threw rocks at an Israeli vehicle near the West Bank village of Beit Umar, north of Hebron, on November 16, 2026, according to Israeli media outlets. The car is pictured here, after the window was smashed.

Violence flares in West Bank as Palestinians stone Israeli car, masked rioters attack olive harvest

Neria Leiter.

Neria Leiter, son of Israel's envoy to US, discharged from hospital two months after terror attack

Settlers near Kusra blocking a road with rocks.

WATCH: Six injured after extremist Israeli settlers attack peace activist rabbis in West Bank


Israeli settler extremist confronts Palestinian-American at his besieged West Bank home

"Here's an American citizen being attacked in the West Bank by an American tax-funded army, American weapons used to attack Palestinian Americans in the West Bank," one resident told Reuters.

Loui Ridi, a Palestinian-American whose house has been besieged by settlers for over a week, films his property as Israeli soldiers walk on the road behind him, in Kusra, West Bank, August 18, 2026.

Transfer of West Bank authority to police a 'step toward Israeli annexation,' Ben-Gvir declares

Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that the military will present a plan for the transfer within the next two weeks, amid the ongoing violent clashes in Kusra.

Israeli army soldiers stand near a Palestinian house which was besieged by Israeli settlers in Kusra village in the West Bank August 13, 2026.

Palestinians say settlers want to ‘expel us, kill us’ as Jewish extremists return to Kusra

Palestinian residents who remain in the area told KAN News that they still feel threatened by Jewish extremists in the area.

Israeli settlers gather outside a Palestinian home in Qusra, in the West Bank, August 15, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a video.

IDF reverses evacuation of Palestinians amid settler chaos in West Bank's Kusra

Settler extremists accused of cutting electricity, water to Palestinian homes • Locals describe feeling helpless as Ben-Gvir says some settlers "must be stopped"

Footage showing extremist settlers throwing rocks in the West Bank village of Kusra, August 12, 2026.

'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.