Settlers

Several activists returned to Israel, transfered to police after crossing border into Lebanon

The activists claimed that they remained within Lebanese territory for hours before they were located by authorities and transferred to the Israel Police.

Israeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, June 7, 2026.
hDemocrats Party chair Yair Golan speaks to the press in Tel Aviv in July 2026.

Yair Golan isn’t democracy’s defender if he neglects its norms – opinion

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the new settlement of Doran in the Mount Hebron region of the West Bank, June 16, 2026.

Katz assures West Bank leaders IDF Central Command head Bluth has not been dismissed

Members of the clergy take part in the yearly Christmas procession led by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem outside the Church of the Nativityon December 24, 2025 in Bethlehem, West Bank.

Christian Zionists ignore reality of West Bank living, Palestinian Christian leaders say


Palestinian toddler injured by Jewish rioters throwing stones near Hebron

After conducting an in-depth investigation in the area, police arrested five suspects and took them in for further questioning.

Palestinian home attacked by stone-throwing by Jewish settlers near Hebron, December 24.

Israel 'will never withdraw from Gaza,' Katz stresses despite US anger on settlement rhetoric

"A large area of Gaza will be surrounded to protect settlements," Defense Minister Israel Katz said. "In my vision and in due time, Nahal nucleus groups will be established in the northern part."

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a conference of the Israeli newspaper Makor Rishon in Jerusalem, December 25, 2025

How Israel's hilltop settlers coordinate attacks to expel Palestinians - analysis

Most of the world considers all Israel's settlement activity in the West Bank illegal under international law relating to military occupations. Israel disputes this view.

A masked man prepares to hurl stones at Palestinians who had gathered for the annual olive harvest season, during an attack by Israeli settlers on the Palestinian village of Beita, south of Nablus in the West Bank, on October 10, 2025.

Is recent police rally against Jewish extremist violence in West Bank sufficient? - analysis

As Jewish extremist violence escalates in Israel, a new police task force takes action. With initial signs of success, can this unit sustain its progress and curb violence in the West Bank?

Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of Illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025

Defense Minister Katz retracts claim Israel will resettle northern Gaza with Nahal nucleus groups

“There are opportunities here that have not existed for a very long time,” Israel's defense minister said, contradicting previous statements by PM Netanyahu.

Smoke rises from Gaza as right-wing activists take part in a rally organized by settlers groups to promote Israel's resettling in Gaza, near the border, July 30, 2025

Jewish settlers slaughter Palestinian livestock, assault family in West Bank, IDF says

According to the IDF, soldiers and police forces followed a report that "several Israeli civilians had slaughtered livestock and vandalized Palestinian property.

IDF forces stand guard on a roadway in the West Bank, October 23, 2025

Three Palestinians, three settlers wounded in West Bank clash near Route 437

MDA evacuated five of the wounded individuals, including two of the Palestinians, to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Hadassah-University Medical Center for further medical treatment.

(ILLUSTRATIVE) Screenshot of the clash between settlers and Palestinians on December 22, 2025 near route 437 in the West Bank.

IDF evacuates Israeli settlers who crossed into Gaza, demanding resettlement

The Nahala group said in a statement that "the Israeli flag was raised for the first time since the October 7 massacre in Gaza," and demanded that it must only be controlled by Israeli forces.

Israeli settlers from the Nahala movement seen in Gaza after infiltrating across Israel's border, December 18, 2025

Israeli settler kills 16-year-old Palestinian in West Bank, mayor says

"Today...A number of youths were gathered by the main street when a settler shot 16-year-old Muheeb Jibril in the head," Tuqu' Mayor Mohammed al-Badan told Reuters by telephone.

The West Bank security barrier near Abu Dis, pictured in February 2020; illustrative.

Border Police, IDF evacuate four illegal outposts across West Bank

Border Police and IDF units evacuated four illegal outposts in Gush Etzion, Samaria, and Binyamin, following PM Netanyahu’s directive to clear 14 such sites across the West Bank.

An IDF soldier stands guard during an evacuation of illegal West Bank outposts, December 7, 2025.