West Bank checkpoint

Driver rams checkpoint, hits patrol car, then charges IDF soldiers in West Bank

Police opened fire at the wheels of a stolen vehicle after the driver crashed through a checkpoint, struck a patrol car, and sped toward IDF forces in the West Bank.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, MAARIV
Border police troops conduct large-scale operation to thwart illegal immigration to Israel. September 29, 2024.
A road is barricaded in Jenin refugee camp, amid ongoing clashes between Palestinian Authority security forces and terrorists, in the West Bank, January 8, 2025.

Dozens of Palestinians breach IDF checkpoints to enter Jenin refugee camp

At least 10 Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces operating in the area, with IDF using drones to monitor and locate more suspects inside the refugee camp.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police and security personnel at the scene of a shooting attack at a checkpoint near Jerusalem, November 16, 2023

Attempted ramming suspect near Jerusalem tunnel turns himself in to police for investigation

The suspect turned himself in hours after the incident, where he fled the scene and was promptly pursued by IDF soldiers. No injuries were reported.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli soldiers inspect the Shavei Shomron checkpoint after a Palestinian was killed near Deir Sharaf, west of the West Bank city of Nablus, November 12, 2024 (Illustrative).

Three injured after vehicle attempts to evade security check near Nablus, IDF makes arrests

The driver of the vehicle lost control and fell into a ditch.

|ByTPS

Palestinians caught smuggling weapons in snack bags

The two Palestinians traveling in the car and the weapons were transferred to security forces for further handling.

AUGUST 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Defense Ministry catches attempt to smuggle weapons in snack bags.

Suspect rams through two IDF checkpoints in West Bank, arrested

The Israeli military said its troops shot at the vehicle and chased the suspect down. He was arrested and will be interrogated by defense establishment officials.

JULY 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police arrive at the scene where a security guard was slightly injured in a shooting incident with an attacker who walked on foot to the Kalandiya checkpoint from the West Bank, June 24, 2023.

Hundreds of Israeli settlers break through checkpoint into Homesh - report

Israeli security forces are reportedly preparing to evacuate the crowds of people. 

MARCH 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli soldiers block the entrance to Homesh in the West Bank on May 28, 2022.

Otzma Yehudit sparks gov't crisis after boycotting Knesset session in protest

Likud called Otzma Yehudit irresponsible after faction members refused to show up for a special Knesset plenum debate in protest.

FEBRUARY 27, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
L: Otzma Yehudit leader MK Itamar Ben Gvir. R: Likud leader, former-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Palestinian motorist shot dead by Israeli troops in checkpoint scuffle

A Palestinian motorist has been fatally shot during a scuffle at a checkpoint, official reports state he tried to reach for a soldier's gun.

JANUARY 15, 2023ByREUTERS
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IDF officer seriously injured in West Bank car-ramming attack, attacker shot

A driver rammed his car into a guard before exiting his vehicle in an attempt to strike him with an axe. The soldier, who was on the ground, fired toward the terrorist and killed him.

NOVEMBER 2, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
The scene of the attack near Beit Horon, Nov. 2, 2022.

Palestinians observe general strike to mourn Shuafat ‘hero’

On Thursday morning, the group claimed that its members carried out three shooting attacks against IDF soldiers in the Nablus in response to the killing of Tamimi.

OCTOBER 20, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian youths clash with Israeli security forces in the Shuafat Refugee Camp, east Jerusalem, October 10, 2022.

'Justice was done' - Family of slain IDF soldier after killer shot dead in second attack

Udai Tamimi killed IDF solder Noa Lazar last week. On Wednesday, after 11 days on the run, he tried to kill another Israeli and was stopped.

OCTOBER 19, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
Police and rescue personnel at the scene of a terror attack at the entrance to the Jewish settlement of Ma’aleh Adumim, outside of Jerusalem, October 19, 2022.

IDF soldier Sgt. Noa Lazar, 18, killed just shy of birthday - 'You were a treasure'

Lazar was originally from the northern community of Bat Hefer. She was a fighter in the IDF's Military Police Erez battalion.

OCTOBER 9, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sgt. Noa Lazar.

US monitoring 'onerous' IDF limits on foreign visits to West Bank Palestinians

The regulations streamline West Bank exit and entry for some, but more often it limits the timeframe most foreigners can stay in the West Bank.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestinian workers in Israel strike against Israel and Palestinian Authority's recent agreement to have their wages transferred to bank accounts, at an Israeli checkpoint in Tulkarm in the West Bank, August 21, 2022.