West Bank Violence

Two Palestinians killed, four wounded in West Bank settler attack on school

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society later confirmed that two Palestinians had been killed, a 14-year-old and a 32-year-old. It also stated that four others had been wounded by gunfire.

|ByTZVI JASPER
A PALESTINIAN man walks past Hebrew graffiti that reads, ‘Death to Arabs,’ on the wall of a home allegedly damaged house by Israeli settlers in the village of Deir al-Hatab in the West Bank, in March 2026.
Graffiti paint saying "revenge" and "hello from Khirbat Abu Falah" is seen in the Palestinian village of Turmus Aiya after a group of masked Israeli settlers entered the village and set a house and car on fire and sprayed graffiti on the walls.

WATCH: West Bank settlers set home, car ablaze in Palestinian village, spray threatening graffiti

The group, numbering about 20, spray-painted graffiti on one of the house's walls that read "Revenge" and "Hello from Khirbat Abu Falah."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Boys stand near graffiti, which Palestinians say was written by Israeli settlers, near Hebron.

Settler violence spikes amid Iran war, Herzog responds to Diaspora Jews' call for action

Diaspora Jews called on Herzog to advocate for change with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right ministers, who have not interceded to stop the violence.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Palestinians stand at the scene where vehicles and homes were set on fire following an attack by extremist Jewish settlers on the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus in the West Bank, March 22, 2026.

IDF diverts forces from Lebanon invasion to W. Bank to control Jewish violence against Palestinians

This is the first time that in the middle of a critical invasion - in this case against Hezbollah in Lebanon - IDF soldiers were diverted to what is viewed as a less dangerous front.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

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.

DECEMBER 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByARIK ASCHERMAN
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.

NOVEMBER 29, 2025ByEFRAT FORSHER, MAARIV
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,"

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByREUTERS
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.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An illustrative image of an individual with handcuffs.

IDF arrests terror suspects east of Tulkarm, near Nablus in overnight operations

IDF soldiers carried out a series of arrests on Sunday night of suspected terrorists in Nablus and east of Tulkarm, West Bank.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, AMIR BOHBOT
IDF troops operating in West Bank.

Netanyahu leads meeting on West Bank riots, Katz defends axing administrative detention for Jews

IDF's Central Command chief: Conventional solutions for hilltop youth insufficient • Israel Katz: Administrative detentions only increased hatred and violence

NOVEMBER 20, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz seen in the Knesset plenum, December 16, 2024

Defense Minister Katz finally condemns Jewish extremist violence against Palestinians

Katz's condemnation came months after a spike in such attacks, six days after a new mass attack last week, and after yet another mass attack earlier Monday.

NOVEMBER 17, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Defense Minister Israel Katz attends the state ceremony marking 52 years since the Yom Kippur War, held at the military cemetery at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl, on October 5, 2025.

Netanyahu condemns West Bank riots, vows action against Jewish extremists

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, several government officials, and opposition figures condemned the Jewish extremists who rioted in the West Bank on Monday.

NOVEMBER 17, 2025ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2025