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Herzog calls for crackdown on violent West Bank settlers as olive harvest tensions mount

The attacks have drawn condemnation from the US and European governments.

President Isaac Herzog meets with Hungarian President Andras Baka to hold bilateral talks during a state visit in Budapest, Hungary, on October 20, 2026.
The floor of the car in which a toddler was trapped is seen in this screenshot from a video of his rescue, in which broken car window glass is seen alongside a child's toy.

Police rescue toddler from locked car in Yavne after mother makes emergency call from Tel Aviv

Ultra-Orthodox protester holding a sign reading "Either Haredi or the army" during an anti-draft protest on Highway 4, October 8, 2026.

Haredi protesters block Highway 4 near Ra'anana, Kfar Saba over draft dodger arrest

The TikTok app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025.

Fire extinguishers stolen, emptied in streets as suspected TikTok challenge spreads in Netanya


Israel Police says 143 draft evaders were released as IDF failed to meet detention deadlines

A document from the Attorney-General's Office revealed gaps in draft enforcement, including a postponement of an arrest operation and unclear criteria for releasing draft evaders at border crossings.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with Israeli military draft orders, in Jerusalem, August 2, 2026.

Manhunt launched as suspect flees scene of attempted ramming of police officer near Modi'in

The driver was suspected of transporting illegal immigrants before attempting to run over a police officer.

Israeli police inspectors and bomb squad unit are seen at the scene where Israeli Border Police forces shot at a driver who allegedly attempted to ram his vehicle into security personnel in az-Za'ayyem checkpoint near Ma’ale Adumim.

Weapons, millions of shekels in drugs seized by police in major blow to Abu Latif syndicate

Alongside the weapons, explosive bricks, a standard IDF explosive device, and dozens of remote triggering systems for explosives were located.

A weapon is found, being examined by police.

WATCH: Palestinians throw stones at People of Israel's Hassan-Nahoum while visiting West Bank town

A stone is thrown through Hassan-Nahoum's car window while she is speaking to a camera, breaking it and wounding one of the passengers.

Screenshot taken from a video of Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, with her holding up the rock that was thrown through her car window while touring the West Bank.

IDF, Shin Bet arrest 10 suspects connected to attack on US journalist, EU diplomats in West Bank

Defense Minister Israel Katz tried to transfer the authority over actions taken by extremist settlers in the West Bank from the IDF to the Israel Police.

Israeli security forces and armed settlers evacuate activists from the area of olive tree plantation in Idna village near Hebron, on October 13, 2026.

IDF dismantles illegal West Bank outposts amid rise in nationalist violence

Security officials sharply criticized what they described as the courts' failure to impose meaningful penalties, arguing that judges were reluctant to issue punishments that could deter offenders.

Israeli military forces fire tear gas and disperse Palestinian farmers, preventing them from continuing the olive harvest as they attempt to cross an iron gate erected by the Israeli army in the village of Salem, east of Nablus in the West Bank, October 17, 2026.

Israeli patients' blood samples allegedly taken without consent for research, hospital says

Kaplan Medical Center filed a police complaint over suspicions that blood samples were taken from patients without their consent as part of research in the hospital’s cardiology department.

View of the Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, central Israel, January 26, 2026

Anti-draft protests erupt as Eisenkot leads Netanyahu in polls

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Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters block traffic on Highway 4 during anti-draft demonstration, October 8, 2026.

Stun grenades, water cannon deployed to disperse haredi protesters blocking Highway 4 near Yavne

The highway was reopened to traffic after about two hours of protests, which were sparked by the arrests of two IDF draft evaders over the weekend.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police officers and civilians as they block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at the Yavne Interchange on Route 4, October 18, 2026.

Two injured in clash between Israelis, Palestinians near Kedumim in West Bank, IDF investigating

The IDF confirmed the clash in a statement later on Saturday, noting that it is conducting searches in the area as the military continues its investigation.

 Illustrative: Border police troops conduct large-scale operation to thwart illegal immigration to Israel. September 29, 2024.