IDF Central Command

Police arrest owner, impound bus that illegally transported 50 Israelis into Nablus

The bus was transferred to a police facility under a newly signed IDF Central Command order that permits administrative seizure of vehicles used to enter Area A illegally.

 Israeli security forces raid the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the West Bank, June 18, 2025.
 A Palestinian man stands next to a burnt car after an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, June 26, 2025.

IDF postpones evacuation of Tzur Harel outpost after operation plans leaked - report

 Jewish settlers seen while Palestinian farmers pick olives during the annual harvest season, in the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah, West Bank, October 20, 2024

Five right-wing settlers arrested after attempted attack on IDF Central Command chief in Hebron

 IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and US CENTCOM commander Michael Eric Kurilla holding a situation assessment on the threat from Iran, April 12, 2024.

Israel, CENTCOM ties have been essential amid Gaza war


'Act patiently and cautiously in the North,' says former senior defense official

Zohar Palti, a former senior defense official at Israel's Defense Ministry, commended former Major General Yehuda Fuchs' resignation speech and cautioned action in northern Israel.

 IDF brigades training in northern Israel, June 13, 2024.

New right-wing central commander likely to be harder on Palestinian terrorism

Israeli settlers have accused the last few IDF central commanders of spending too much time cracking down on Jewish violence versus Palestinian violence.

Brigade Commander Colonel Avi Bluth 370

IDF, defense heads meet settlers to smooth over terror wave tensions

IDF Central Commander Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fuchs has been a regular verbal punching bag for some Religious Zionist party and local West Bank political officials.

 Israeli security forces seen at the entrance to the West Bank city of Hebron, after the deadly shooting attack on Route 60, August 21, 2023