Palestinian population in West Bank

PA's Abbas calls for end to 'systemic' settler violence, requests support from UN, Arab leaders

The President of the Palestinian National Authority sent letters to Arab nations and the UN requesting international support after violent incidents in the West Bank saw an uptick in the last week.

|ByRUBY SADIKMAN
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 8th General Conference of Fatah in Ramallah in the West Bank, May 14, 2026.
Israeli security forces investigate the scene of a violent incident between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank, near Beitar Illit. Image released on July 26, 2026.

Seven Palestinians arrested after Israeli assaulted in West Bank, police seize several weapons

When they searched the scene, Israeli security officials found assault weapons and incendiary materials hidden in the bushes, and seized them as evidence for the investigation. 

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
MAN walks in the Jewish outpost of Yahish Zion, near the Jewish settlement of Psagot, in the West Bank.

Palestinian family says settlers annexed unfinished West Bank home

A UN inquiry reported last month that settler attacks on Palestinian villages and agricultural land had surged since 2023, rising by 130%.

|ByREUTERS
IDF soldiers participate in an operation to locate missing Israelis in the West Bank, July 2, 2026.

IDF rescues Israeli Breslov hassidim after they flee police into West Bank village

After fleeing to the West Bank village of Mukhmas, the hassidim contacted Israeli security forces, saying a group of Palestinians had surrounded their vehicle.

|BySHIR PERETS, AMIR BOHBOT

UNRWA opens new school garden for Palestinian girls in the West Bank

This garden marks the start of UNRWA's "community greening" initiative for Palestinian communities in the West Bank.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A young girl places stones at the base of a tree in the new garden at Beit Anan Girls School in the West Bank during the garden's inaugural ceremony on November 10, 2022.

Israel delays 24-hour opening of Allenby crossing for Palestinians once more

This marks the second delay in the project since Prime Minister Yair Lapid promised US President Joe Biden in July that he would expand the hours of operation.

OCTOBER 23, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israeli soldiers stand near the entrance to Allenby Bridge, a crossing point between Jordan and the West Bank, March 10, 2014.

US concerned by Israel's new West Bank restrictions for foreigners

Critics have warned that the new Israeli rules regarding West Bank visitors limit foreign engagement with Palestinian society.

OCTOBER 19, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israeli security forces guard as Palestinians make their way through an Israeli checkpoint to attend Friday prayer of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, April 22, 2022.

US monitoring 'onerous' IDF limits on foreign visits to West Bank Palestinians

The regulations streamline West Bank exit and entry for some, but more often it limits the timeframe most foreigners can stay in the West Bank.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestinian workers in Israel strike against Israel and Palestinian Authority's recent agreement to have their wages transferred to bank accounts, at an Israeli checkpoint in Tulkarm in the West Bank, August 21, 2022; Illustrative.

Hamas, PIJ ‘attracting’ many Palestinians, top Fatah official tells Post

Many Fatah activists are turning to Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad because they have lost confidence in their leaders, senior Fatah official Jamal Tirawi says.

AUGUST 13, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
A picture taken with a drone shows Hamas supporters taking part in a protest against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to postpone planned parliamentary elections, in the northern Gaza Strip April 30, 2021.

Israel advances Palestinian development in Area C on eve of Biden visit

"Approval of six zoning plans for Palestinians in the Judea and Samaria area," stated the Office of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories.

JULY 12, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A Palestinian man looks on as Israeli machineries guarded by Israeli forces demolishe a Palestinian house in Masafer Yatta, in the West Bank July 4, 2022

Settlers fear Biden visit may strengthen Palestinian hold on Area C

The Palestinians believe that all of Area C, where the Israeli settlements are located, must be part of the final borders of their state.

JULY 11, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
People gather as Israeli machineries demolish a Palestinian house in Masafer Yatta, in the West Bank July 4, 2022.

Attacks up, fatalities down in the West Bank

Violent attacks in the West Bank have jumped significantly over the past year but the number of deaths from terror attacks is the lowest in a decade.

DECEMBER 28, 2021ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Palestinian youth clash with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron, December 10, 2021

Palestinian claims rabbis teach kids to 'kill those who are not Jewish'

JANUARY 2, 2021ByGADI ZAIG
Palestinian Media Watch shows Palestinian girl reciting poem that calls for a "war that will smash the oppressor and destroy the Zionist's soul,"

IDF targets illegal Palestinian building, UN warns of spike in such razing

From March to August 389 Palestinian-owned structures in the West Bank, on average 65 per month, were razed.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Civil Administration demolishes illegal Palestinian structures in the West Bank, September 23, 2020