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.

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

 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

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


Arsonist sparks Jerusalem valley fire that is now in 'containment stage'

At least 10 fire and rescue teams were dispatched, with four firefighting aircraft in assistance.

  Israeli firefighters try to extinguish a fire which broke out in Jerusalem, May 16, 2025.

Four Palestinians indicted for ax attack, attempting ramming

The Palestinians face charges after attacking Israelis with an ax and attempting to run them over in February incident.

Palestinian security personnel and mourners seen in the West Bank city of Nablus, December 27, 2024

Israel security forces apprehend two terrorists, one member of 'Lion's Den'

Lion's Den has been behind the killing of a number of Palestinians and claimed responsibility for several drive-by shootings in the Nablus area since 2022.

 Security forces operate in Nablus, the West Bank, April 9, 2025.

Israeli forces arrest West Bank terror cell funded by Hamas

The investigation by the Shin Bet and the police found that the cell was working under the direct direction of Hamas in Turkey.

 IDF soldiers are seen operating in the Binyamin region of the West Bank, March 27, 2025

Israeli settlers attack West Bank village, residents say - report

According to figures from the United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA, there were at least 220 attacks on Palestinians since the start of 2025.

 Israeli security members stand next to a settlement outpost established in the area, near Duma in Nablus, in the West Bank, March 14, 2025.

From King Saul to today: The Gilboa’s role in Israel’s past and present - opinion

MY WORD: Collective and personal memories in the Gilboa mountains.

 THE VIEW overlooking the Valley of the Springs from the Shamir Lookout on the Gilboa.

Security forces foil imminent terror attack in Nablus, arrest terrorists red-handed

Two terrorists were arrested in the joint operation; both were from the northern West Bank town of Kabatiya, near Jenin.

 Israeli security forces take position near vehicles during a raid in Nablus, October 1, 2024.

Inside IDF's West Bank operations: Nablus, Huwara and the new security reality

MILITARY AFFAIRS | From bypass roads to PA cooperation, a ground-level look at how Israeli forces are managing terrorism threats in Samaria amid ongoing regional tensions.

 LOOKING DOWN from ‘Joseph’s Lookout Point’ on Mount Gerizim onto Nablus itself, one sees that the city wraps around multiple mountains and sprawls in a number of different directions, reflecting both the geography and different historical eras of development of the city.

One Palestinian reported killed, others wounded as terrorists clash with IDF in Nablus area

"The forces fired at the terrorists in order to remove a threat," the Ynet quoted the IDF as stating.

 IDF soldiers operate in Nablus, in the West Bank, November 29, 2024.

Covert op.: Undercover Border Police officers arrest senior suspect in Nablus

The suspect was arrested at a coffee shop in the heart of Kasbah in Nablus. 

 Undercover police officers carry out operations.