West Bank

Four Israeli police officers indicted for assaulting three men during roadside stop

The charge alleges that the defendants acted together and caused bodily injuries to two of the three complainants. The investigation was conducted by PID’s northern team.

Police hold a situational assessment at the scene of a violent outbreak in east Jerusalem on August 22, 2026.
Israeli security forces guard as Jews tour the West Bank city of Hebron, August 22, 2026

IDF chief doubles West Bank forces, blasts Finance Ministry amid 'politicized' budget clash

IDF troops operate in the West Bank.

Palestinian police allegedly beat, detain IDF reservist at unauthorized West Bank checkpoint

Hadash-Ta'al MK Ofer Cassif says the IDF attempted to delay him from entering Kusra by declaring it a 'closed military zone,' August 14, 2026.

MK Cassif claims IDF soldier assaulted him while trying to block his entry to West Bank town Kusra


'This is what occupation looks like': MK Cassif says IDF tried to prevent him from entering Kusra

“This is exactly what apartheid looks like. This is exactly what occupation looks like. We will continue to fight against the terror of the occupation and for a just peace," Cassif said.

Hadash-Ta'al MK Ofer Cassif says the IDF attempted to delay him from entering Kusra by declaring it a 'closed military zone,' August 14, 2026.

IDF to probe soldiers' conduct in West Bank's Kusra, investigate time taken to evacuate extremists

According to N12, the IDF will also look into the manner in which the Palestinian families of the town were evacuated on Thursday after being instructed to leave.

Settlers near Kusra blocking a road with rocks.

Katz orders IDF to prepare to transfer West Bank civilian enforcement to police after Kusra chaos

According to Katz, the proposed plan would shift responsibility for civilian law enforcement and public order involving the Israeli population in the West Bank from the IDF to the police.

Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Settler violence rises, Israelis, foreigners question the cost of government inaction - editorial

When Israelis go to the polls in October, one of the primary questions they need to ask themselves is whether they want a government that will continue to allow extremism to run unfettered.

The damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.

Jewish settler ambushed near Kiryat Arba, forces rescue abducted woman

In a separate incident, a woman in her 20's living in central Israel who had been forcibly taken to Hebron was located and rescued by authorities.

 The Israeli police pointing towards the inside of a car.

Hiking should not be a crime punishable by death - opinion

Israeli settlers entering a Palestinian village can be seen from two perspectives.

A Palestinian assailant attacks Israeli hikers near Gilad Farm, northern West Bank, July 24, 2026.

MKs attend reestablishment of West Bank settlement of Ganim, 21 years after disengagement

Katz and MK Yuli Edelstein attended the inauguration ceremony, breaking ground alongside Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan and several other members of Knesset.

Jews return to the former settlement of Ganim in the northern West Bank, which was evacuated in 2005 as part of Israel’s Disengagement Plan, August 13, 2026.

Is Netanyahu the Palestinians’ new BFF? - opinion

The Saudis insisted they would not normalize relations until Israel and the Palestinians had made credible progress on negotiations toward statehood, something Netanyahu rejected.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, attend a funeral service for the late US senator Lindsey Graham in Washington, in July 2026.

Settler leaders condemn Kusra violence, warn of ‘irreversible damage’ to Israel

Yesha Council chairman Yisrael Ganz and Beit El council head Shai Alon condemn extremists, with Alon warning that the violence is causing “irreversible damage” to Israel and the settlement movement.

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

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.