Huwara

Woman detained after waving knives in Beersheba, court indicts suspects for lynching boy in Huwara

Jerusalem man indicted for sexual offenses against minors • Jerusalem Police seized several kilos of controlled substances • Two suspects arrested for possession of heroin and cocaine

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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.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the nation after Israel killed Hezbollah's second-in-command and military commander, Ali Tabatabai, in Beirut. November 23, 2025.

Netanyahu orders evacuation of 14 illegal outposts, removal of Jewish extremists in West Bank - N12

"These outposts have become forward positions from which raids are carried out on Palestinian villages," N12 quoted security officials as saying.

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Israeli security forces secure the scene of a shooting attack where two Israelis were shot dead in Hawara, in the West Bank, near Nablus, February 26, 2023.

Huwara a microcosm of Israel-Hamas war as tensions boil in West Bank - report

A New York Times article reports on the rising tensions in the city of Huwara after October 7, a city located next to the Jewish settlement of Yitzhar, populated with 2,000 residents.

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Israeli forces are seen during an overnight raid of the West Bank on May 30, 2023

Terrorist who killed father and son caught; five killed in ongoing Nablus clashes

The army has also stated that they uncovered and destroyed an explosives workshop that had been operating in the area.

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IDF demolishes home of Huwara attack terrorist

Two Palestinians were killed in armed clashes with Israeli forces in Jenin early Friday morning, according to Palestinian reports.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
The IDF demolishes the apartment of the Hamas terrorist who murdered Hallel and Yagel Yaniv.

Nazi symbols resurface in Huwara for second time in 10 days

Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, expressed profound dismay at the swastikas in Huwara.

OCTOBER 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nazi flags and PLO graffiti adorn a wall in Huwara, West Bank, October 24, 2023

Ben-Gvir to Gallant: Come to your senses, let Jews through Huwara roads

The current clashes come after Israel order the closing of shops in Huwara after an attempted murder earlier that day.

OCTOBER 6, 2023BySAM HALPERN
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the media at the Shaare Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem on, January 28, 2023.

IDF catches terrorist after attempted terror attack in Huwara

The attacker reportedly fled on foot, and Israeli security forces stated that they were in pursuit. A short time later, the IDF released a statement saying the attacker had been killed. 

OCTOBER 5, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli soldiers block the entrance to the village of Beita, in the West Bank on September 13, 2023,

Two Israelis wounded in West Bank terror shooting near Huwara

The IDF was conducting a manhunt in the area in pursuit of the suspected shooters.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Israeli troops stand guard, at the scene of a shooting, in Huwara, in the West Bank, March 19, 2023.

When the US refuses to say ‘Palestinian’, the condemnation is irrelevant - opinion

Condemnations matter only if the Biden administration is prepared to name the party that is being condemned.

AUGUST 27, 2023BySTEPHEN M. FLATOW
AN IDF soldier patrols last Sunday in Huwara where an Israeli father and son were gunned down by a terrorist the day before. The US doesn’t want to remind the public that Palestinian Arabs murder Jews at a car wash, argues the writer.

Violence spikes between Israelis and Palestinians, risking regional conflict

More than 210 Palestinians and 35 Israelis have been killed so far this year, the highest death toll in the conflict since 2005, with some blaming Iran’s influence in the West Bank.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByMOHAMMED AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE
Israeli settlers hurl stones at Palestinians during the annual harvest season near the Israeli settlement of Yitzhar in the West Bank on October 7, 2020.

14 Days: Terror strikes

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

AUGUST 25, 2023BySTEVE LINDE
Shay Nigrekar and Aviar Nir

Huwara terror attack: Suspect identified, IDF maps home for demolition - report

The suspect's family claimed that Israeli forces had threatened to kill the suspect if he didn't give himself up.

AUGUST 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security forces secure the scene of a shooting attack in Huwara, in the West Bank, near Nablus, August 19, 2023

Palestinian factions fear Israeli assassinations after security cabinet meeting

Palestinian factions evacuated positions and implemented "unprecedented" security measures after threats by Israeli officials.

AUGUST 23, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
A Palestinian fighter of the Al-Quds brigades, the military wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), seen inside a military tunnel in Beit Hanun, in the Gaza Strip. May 18, 2022.