West Bank
Katz: IDF to outline plan shifting West Bank settler violence authority to police within two weeks
The move comes amid criticism levied at the military of its failure to control settler extremists, who in recent days have targeted Palestinian homes in the village of Kusra.
Shots fired, several arrested after Palestinians surround IDF soldiers in Hebron - report
IDF diverts forces from Palestinian terror arrests to rising settler violence in West Bank - report
Why is there no Palestinian state? The answer lies in decades of failed opportunities - opinion
Shepherd attacked by Palestinians in West Bank, as gunshots fired at Israeli settlement
The Binyamin Regional Council noted that both forms of attacks are becoming more common despite rarely receiving public attention.
The awakening: Why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is about more than borders - opinion
For decades, a simple explanation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict took hold across broad segments of Israel’s Left and Center: at its core, the conflict was territorial.
Palestinians say settlers want to ‘expel us, kill us’ as Jewish extremists return to Kusra
Palestinian residents who remain in the area told KAN News that they still feel threatened by Jewish extremists in the area.
Ex-Navy chief Marom: Police should handle unrest in West Bank, not IDF soldiers
Former Israel Navy commander Eliezer Marom said police, not IDF soldiers, should handle unrest in Kusra, calling the situation “shocking” and warning it harms Israel’s reputation.
Press Council raises press freedom concerns over IDF restrictions in Kusra
The Press and Communications Council demanded responses from the IDF after a Channel 14 reporter entered the West Bank village of Kusra, while other reporters were denied access.
Israeli envoy to US condemns settler violence in West Bank, invokes Torah justice
Leiter connected his criticism of the violence to the Jewish commandment of settling the Land of Israel, arguing that the principle also carries a responsibility to uphold justice.
US wants Netanyahu to condemn settler siege in Palestinian village, officials say
Extremist settlers have been encircling homes in the West Bank town of Kusra for almost a week.
'This is what occupation looks like': MK Cassif says IDF tried to prevent him from entering Kusra
“This is exactly what apartheid looks like. This is exactly what occupation looks like. We will continue to fight against the terror of the occupation and for a just peace," Cassif said.
IDF to probe soldiers' conduct in West Bank's Kusra, investigate time taken to evacuate extremists
According to N12, the IDF will also look into the manner in which the Palestinian families of the town were evacuated on Thursday after being instructed to leave.
Katz orders IDF to prepare to transfer West Bank civilian enforcement to police after Kusra chaos
According to Katz, the proposed plan would shift responsibility for civilian law enforcement and public order involving the Israeli population in the West Bank from the IDF to the police.
