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


IDF kills 5 Palestinian terrorists in Balata airstrike

Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades commander included among those slain

A destroyed building after last night Israeli airstrike, at the Balata refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus, November 18, 2023

Israeli parents wounded in West Bank shooting, manhunt for terrorist

A young man and women were injured in the attack, but the baby in the vehicle was unharmed.

 Israeli security forces and rescue forces at the scene of a shooting attack in Neve Yaakov, Jerusalem, January 27, 2023.

UNRWA school celebrates Hamas's 'jihad warriors' in Gaza - report

An UNRWA school in the West Bank posted a video of students celebrating Jihad against Jews, as several October 7 terrorists were found to have graduated from UNRWA schools in Gaza.

 Palestinian schoolgirls read books in a library at school run by UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) in Silwan in east Jerusalem October 10, 2018.

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.

The IDF demolishes the apartment of the Hamas terrorist who murdered Hallel and Yagel Yaniv.

IDF demolishes home of Hamas terrorist who murdered Dee family

Three Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli forces throughout the West Bank overnight.

 IDF troops operating in Nablus, the West Bank, against terrorists who murdered the Dee sisters and mother, on May 4, 2023

5 Palestinian terrorists injured in gunfight with IDF near Joseph’s Tomb

The IDF shut down a Palestinian command center in the nearby Balata refugee camp after the visits to Joseph's Tomb.

 Palestinians block the streets leading to Joseph's Tomb, in the West Bank city of Nablus, November 22, 2022.

IDF announces Yom Kippur border closures for Gaza, West Bank

This comes after a recent string of violent attacks and riots both inside sovereign Israel and at border crossings and checkpoints in the West Bank and Gaza.

 An Israeli soldier stands guards at a checkpoint in Hebron in the West Bank August 22, 2023.

Four IDF soldiers wounded in Joseph's Tomb terror explosion

Despite the violence, the visit to Joseph's Tomb continued as planned.

 Palestinians block the streets leading to Joseph's Tomb, in the West Bank city of Nablus, November 22, 2022.

IDF soldiers shot terrorists who fired at a military post near Nablus

The soldiers arrested one of the armed terrorists who had been injured in the exchange. The weapon he used to fire at the IDF soldiers, an M-16, was confiscated.

 IDF soldier holds position during West Bank overnight operations on July 19, 2023.

The Abbas paradox: How the PA still holds clout in the West Bank

Abbas’s visit to the Jenin Refugee Camp proved that although the PA has lost much of its credibility among Palestinians, it continues to carry a lot of clout in the West Bank.

 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas visits the Jenin Refugee Camp, July 12.