West Bank Violence

Neria Leiter, son of Israeli envoy to US, discharged from hospital, transferred to rehab center

Neria Leiter was seriously wounded during a car-ramming terrorist attack at the Bell checkpoint on Route 443 in September.

Neria Leiter.
Settlers near Kusra blocking a road with rocks.

WATCH: Six injured after extremist Israeli settlers attack peace activist rabbis in West Bank

Palestinians inspect the charred remains of two vehicles reportedly set on fire by extremist Jewish settlers in the West Bank town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, November 5, 2026.

West Bank Arabs set Israeli vehicle on fire after Jewish rioters torch Palestinian cars - report

Israeli security forces raid the Askar refugee camp in the West Bank, September 4, 2026; Illustrative.

Three arrested in West Bank after clash between Israelis, Palestinians as olive harvest continues


Rabbis for Human Rights files police complaint over Rabbi Lior’s Palestinian olive harvest ruling

Rabbis for Human Rights said its acting director submitted the complaint on behalf of its 170 members, alleging incitement to racism, incitement to violence, and encouraging the theft of property.

A Palestinian farmer raises a handful of olives over a dark collection cloth as several fruits fall from his hands in Beit Awwa, southwest of Hebron in the West Bank, on October 15, 2026.

How the weekend’s Jewish extremist violence reverberates through election campaigns - analysis

With elections just a week and a half away, incidents involving Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine and a delegation of European diplomats have become another battleground in the campaign.

Firefighters douse a burnt car with water after Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinians harvesting olives near Turmus Ayya in the West Bank, October 16, 2026.

Democrats' Golan, Kariv decry gov't inaction on West Bank violence in visit to wounded journalist

Democrats leader Golan and MK Kariv visited Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine after she was attacked in the West Bank, accusing the government of failing to address Jewish extremist violence.

Democrats MK Gilad Kariv (L) and party leader Yair Golan (R) meet with Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine in the hospital on October 18, 2026

Settlement expansion, Jewish terror pose severe risk to Israel’s economy, senior economists warn

A group of 61 senior economists warned that failure to control settler violence and settlement growth in the West Bank will carry a "high economic cost" for all Israelis.

A banner featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is displayed near Palestinian-owned olive groves in the village of Rantes near Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 6, 2026

Washington Post CEO demands probe into settler attack on photographer in West Bank

"We call Israeli authorities to conduct a prompt, thorough, and transparent investigation, and hold those responsible accountable," said The Washington Post CEO Jeff D'Onofrio.

Heidi Levine, a photojournalist with the Washington Post, speaks to journalists at the hospital after sustaining multiple injuries during an attack by Israeli militant settlers on Palestinians harvesting olives, in Ramallah in the West Bank, October 16, 2026.

Huckabee condemns 'despicable' attack on photojournalist Heidi Levine in West Bank, demands arrests

Huckabee on Saturday night called for the investigation, arrest, and prosecution "to the fullest extent of the law."

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee gestures during a press conference after he met residents of Turmus Ayya, a Palestinian town near Ramallah in the West Bank, September 5, 2026.

Washington Post photojournalist undergoes surgery after settler attack, demands arrests - interview

Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine says settlers beat her as IDF soldiers stood by. After surgery, she is demanding an investigation and arrests.

American freelance photojournalist Heidi Levine lies on a gurney in the emergency room of a hospital in Ramallah, as she is treated after allegedly being attacked by Israeli settlers while photographing farmers harvesting their olives, in the Palestinian village of Abu Falah on October 16, 2026.

WATCH: Masked settlers allegedly attack European diplomats, Palestinians in West Bank

Masked settlers allegedly attacked Palestinian olive harvesters near Taybeh, damaging a Belgian diplomatic vehicle. Police have opened an investigation.

The damaged vehicle from one of the diplomats.

IDF expected to reinforce West Bank presence amid violence surrounding Palestinian olive harvest

With another month of the olive harvest remaining, security officials are concerned that continued violence could further inflame tensions across the West Bank.

IDF conducts a military operation in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the West Bank, August 12, 2026.

West Bank Palestinian family attacked by masked Jewish rioters claiming to be soldiers - report

According to KAN, the family was at home when the rioters knocked on the door around 3 a.m., claiming to be military personnel. The settlers fled the area after the attack.

Israeli army soldiers stand near a Palestinian house which was besieged by Israeli settlers in Kusra village in the West Bank August 13, 2026.