West Bank Violence

Why ICC going after Smotrich is a bigger deal than going after Netanyahu - analysis

Without major changes in Israeli policy, the arrest warrant against Smotrich could be Israel's darkest legal hour, with cascading consequences the likes of which cannot be foreseen.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026.
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, illustrative.

Herzog calls out 'brutalization' in Israeli society, Ben-Gvir says he is 'not fit to be president'

(ILLUSTRATIVE) Israeli security forces operate during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, April 27, 2026

IDF reservist dismissed after allegedly vandalizing, damaging Palestinian property while off duty

Israeli settlers gesture during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the West Bank, February 7, 2026.

EU plans €6 million program to support Palestinian victims of extremist settler violence


Court indicts 18-year-old over alleged racist revenge attack in Palestinian West Bank village

The case refers to the violent November attack on the Palestinian village of Jaba that erupted hours after security forces evacuated the unauthorized outpost of Tzur Misgabi in the Gush Etzion.

View of graffiti sprayed by extremist settlers in the village of Jaba, West Bank, November 18, 2025.

Israelis set fire to West Bank tents, vehicles, attack residents with clubs

The IDF reported that, during investigations of the surrounding area, a vehicle with Israeli plates was found containing blunt weapons. The vehicle was confiscated by the district police.

 A Palestinian man stands next to a burnt car after an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, June 26, 2025.

IDF kills Hamas commander who played 'significant role' in planning Oct. 7 massacre

The IDF has been active east of the Yellow Line in northern Gaza throughout the month of January, dismantling terrorist infrastructure and targeting known terrorists.

IDF troops operate in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, January 4, 2026.

West Bank settlers attack Palestinian cars with firebombs, detained by IDF

The three detainees were among a larger mob of masked settlers. Two Palestinians were wounded as a result of the incident and were evacuated for medical treatment.

People examine cars damaged and vandalized by attackers in the Arab village of Ein Rafa, near Jerusalem, January 8, 2026

IDF, Border Police respond to reports of settlers throwing rocks, burning cars in West Bank

The IDF and border police responded to a report of masked Israeli settlers throwing rocks at Palestinian cars and burning tires near the Shilo junction.

A car burns on Route 60 in the West Bank between between Eli and Shiloh.

Italian, Canadian foreign nationals robbed, beaten in settler attack in Jericho

"They stole my passport, my phone, my wallet, my bank cards, and then they left," one of the alleged victims said while describing the beating.

 A man looks at destroyed vehicles, as Palestinians assess damage at the scene after what they said was an Israeli settler attack, at their village of Um Safa near Ramallah, in the West Bank, March 11, 2025.

Israel must confront the wider system enabling settler violence - opinion

If we want to have the peace and security we Israelis deserve, let alone live up to our Jewish values, we must make the painful effort to cease projecting the blame onto a small handful of youth.

Palestinians inspect livestock damage after settlers were said to have attacked, stealing 40 sheep in Al-Dhahiriya village, south of Hebron, this past week. We must take responsibility and put an end to it, says the writer.

IDF pursues terrorist who threw iron rod at Israeli car in West Bank, driver not physically injured

The driver was physically unharmed but Magen David Adom paramedics treated them for shock at the scene.

An iron rod embedded in the windshield of an Israeli car in the northern West Bank, November 29, 2025.

Germany, Italy, France, UK call on Israel to protect West Bank Palestinians

"We - France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom - strongly condemn the massive increase of settler violence against Palestinian civilians and call for stability in the West Bank,"

Israeli soldiers patrol the streets of Tubas in the occupied West Bank during a military operation on November 26, 2025.

Prosecutors to indict suspect who attacked woman in alleged violent racist incident in West Bank

Prosecutors move to indict a suspect in a racially motivated terror assault on an elderly woman near Turmus Aiya, seeking detention until trial ends.

 An illustrative image of an individual with handcuffs.