Nablus

Jews hold first daytime prayer at Joseph’s Tomb in 25 years

The service came following a decision by Defense Minister Israel Katz to expand entry hours to the site beyond nighttime visits.

|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
Jewish worshippers at the Joseph's Tomb in Nablus on January 29, 2026.
IDF troops operate in the Hebron, in the West Bank to destroy the home of Imran al-Atrash, one of the terrorists responsible for the November 18, 2025, ramming and stabbing attack that resulted in the death of 70-year-old Kiryat Arba resident Aharon Cohen. January 15, 2026.

PA security forces open fire on Israeli who accidentally entered Area A

No injuries were reported, and forces are en route to the scene to search for suspects and secure the area. 

|BySHIR PERETS
IDF troops operate in the West Bank, May 30, 2025.

Friendly fire incident in Nablus special op. leads to dismissal of IDF's Duvdevan commanders

A friendly fire incident in Nablus resulted in the dismissal of two IDF commanders after they mistakenly identified another IDF team as an enemy during a counterterrorism operation.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER
Armed Israeli soldiers, settlers, Palestinians, and reporters watch smoke rise during West Bank clashes in November 2025.

Israel using armed militias to ethnically cleanse the West Bank - opinion

B’Tselem warns that organized, state-backed settler militias are driving Palestinians from their land with violent attacks across the West Bank.

|ByYAIR DVIR

IDF arrests terrorists behind killing of Israeli soldier Ido Baruch

A few days ago, the Shin Bet located the apartment where the terrorists who killed IDF Staff-Sgt. Ido Baruch were hiding.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
IDF forces during the operation of arresting two terrorist suspected of killed IDF Staff-Sgt. Ido Baruch in October

IDF strikes Hamas underground rocket factory in Gaza Strip

The Israeli airstrikes followed the IDF's interception of a rocket that had been fired from Gaza.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, early on on February 2, 2023.

IDF, Islamic Jihad clash in Nablus as MK visits Joseph's Tomb

Joseph's Tomb is a holy site in Nablus in the West Bank that visitors often visit to reinvigorate their spiritual strength. It is also frequently a place of conflict.

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Incoming MK Zvi Sukkot and Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan at Joseph's Tomb

Israeli troops kill Palestinian teen in West Bank raid

The Palestinian teenager, Hamzeh al-Ashkar, was shot in the face by Israeli soldiers who raided the city of Nablus at around dawn amid clashes with the Lions' Den.

FEBRUARY 7, 2023ByREUTERS
IDF troops operate in the West Bank as part of Operation Break the Wave, September 25, 2022

PA arrests lawyer suspected of funding Lions’ Den terror group

The lawyer was arrested for his alleged involvement in dealing with gold to finance the Nablus-based terror group.

FEBRUARY 4, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian gunmen from the Balata Brigade of the Fatah movement's Lions' Den groups carry their weapons during a festival in the Askar refugee camp in the West Bank, December 9, 2022.

Suspect killed after attacking Israeli troops in attempt to steal weapons

The suspect lunged at a group of soldiers before attempting to steal the weapon of one of the troops, who opened fire.

FEBRUARY 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli soldiers near the scene of a shooting, near the West Bank settlement of Shavei Shomron, on October 11, 2022.

Palestinians report over 50 injured in Nablus clashes with IDF

The Friday fighting comes shortly after rockets were fired overnight from Gaza.

JANUARY 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the West Bank town of Al Ram, north of Jerusalem, January 27, 2023.

In Nablus, Lions' Den vows to continue resistance against Israel

To most residents of this large city in the northern West Bank, these young men are the new face of Palestinian resistance to the Israeli occupation.

JANUARY 27, 2023ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
Posters of Palestinian ‘martyrs’ in Nablus

Palestinian Authority seeks to stop gunmen from holding public rallies

The officers reportedly told the gunmen that the Palestinian leadership considers their presence on the streets as “problematic” and “harmful” to the interests of the Palestinian people.

DECEMBER 28, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian gunmen from the Balata Brigade of the Fatah movement carry their weapons during a military parade, in Balata refugee camp, in the West Bank, on November 4, 2022.

Palestinian killed in clashes with IDF as Jews pray at Joseph's Tomb

Heavy gunfire was reported near the tomb as the IDF secured the area for hundreds of Jewish worshippers on Wednesday night.

DECEMBER 22, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF forces secure Joseph's Tomb before 1,200 worshippers arrive on July 29, 2019