Huwara

The hills of Samaria: The northern West Bank between politics and daily life

Reporter's Notebook: The hills of Samaria: The northern West Bank between politics and daily life

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
overlooking Nablus from Elon Morey and the Kabir Winery.
Israeli Border Police officers patrol outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, February 18, 2026.

Woman detained after waving knives in Beersheba, court indicts suspects for lynching boy in Huwara

Jerusalem man indicted for sexual offenses against minors • Jerusalem Police seized several kilos of controlled substances • Two suspects arrested for possession of heroin and cocaine

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the nation after Israel killed Hezbollah's second-in-command and military commander, Ali Tabatabai, in Beirut. November 23, 2025.

Netanyahu orders evacuation of 14 illegal outposts, removal of Jewish extremists in West Bank - N12

"These outposts have become forward positions from which raids are carried out on Palestinian villages," N12 quoted security officials as saying.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security forces secure the scene of a shooting attack where two Israelis were shot dead in Hawara, in the West Bank, near Nablus, February 26, 2023.

Huwara a microcosm of Israel-Hamas war as tensions boil in West Bank - report

A New York Times article reports on the rising tensions in the city of Huwara after October 7, a city located next to the Jewish settlement of Yitzhar, populated with 2,000 residents.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Palestinian town of Huwara on edge after settler attacks

Residents of the town and its neighboring villages said they felt defenseless in the face of the increased attacks.

MARCH 10, 2023ByREUTERS
Palestinian Omar Khalifa sits with his family, after on Monday Israeli settlers attacked a car while he was in it with his family in Huwara, in his home in Asira al-Qibliya in the West Bank, March 7, 2023.

14 Days: Terror attacks

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

MARCH 10, 2023BySTEVE LINDE
A silhouette of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before his address to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem on February 19.

Are Israel's zealots the same as ancient Judea's zealots?

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The zealot attacks regardless of his resources, training or skill.

MARCH 10, 2023ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
DEMONSTRATORS OUTSIDE the US Consulate in Tel Aviv on March 7 call on the US to intervene to stop the government’s judicial overhaul.

Smotrich apologizes to IDF for saying Israel should ‘wipe out’ Huwara

Israel's Air Force began a protest against actions by Israel’s newest coalition government two days ago by refusing to attend training.

MARCH 8, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich, head of the Religious Zionist Party, addresses a meeting of his Knesset faction on Monday.

PA officers fire tear gas at funeral of Huwara terrorist

The incident at the funeral sparked a wave of protests and condemnations from many Palestinians.

MARCH 8, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Israel Border Police officers at the scene of the Neve Yaakov terror attack in Jerusalem, January 27, 2023.

Terror victims Yagel, Hallel Yaniv's corneas donated to four Israelis

The parents of the murdered brothers decided soon after the attack to donate their corneas - now they will give eyesight to four other persons.

MARCH 8, 2023ByWALLA!
Brothers Hillel (Right) and Yigal (Center) Yaniv were killed in a terror attack in Huwara on Sunday, February 26, 2023.

How to find unity and sanity in a divided, partisan Israel - opinion

Shame on politicians who disrespect our soldiers’ heroism. Shame on anyone who acts violently – or confuses protesters with outlaws and who politicizes the army by refusing to serve,

MARCH 8, 2023ByGIL TROY
Mourners sit at the graves of brothers Hallel and Yagel Yaniv, who were ambushed in Huwara, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem last month.

US backs Israeli raid of Jenin, condemns settler violence in Huwara

“We understand the IDF was pursuing a terrorist who murdered two Israeli civilians in what can only be described as a horrific attack last month,” said US State Department spokesman Ned Price.

MARCH 8, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, US, February 23, 2022.

Abraham, not Smotrich, should be Israel's Jewish role model - opinion

Smotrich wants us to believe that he represents the authentic model for Judaism. is no model more abhorrent and further from the desired spirit of Judaism.

MARCH 8, 2023ByURI REGEV
BEZALEL SMOTRICH – facing global and Israeli outrage, he is trying to whitewash his tracks by making ludicrous claims that he meant something entirely different than what he said, according to the writer.

Israeli forces kill Palestinian terrorist responsible for Huwara attack

Three YAMAM officers were injured in the Jenin raid, while the terrorist who murdered Hallel and Yagel Yaniv was killed.

MARCH 7, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, TZVI JOFFRE, HANAN LISCHINSKY
Israeli security forces seen operating in Jenin on Tuesday, March 7, 2023