West Bank Israel

Opposing Israel's defense establishment, Katz threatens all-out war on Palestinian Authority

Despite the defense minister's warning, IDF has insisted it has no intelligence pointing to an attack, and Shin Bet sources told the Post that they do not know of a concrete threat from the PA.

|BySHIR PERETS, YONAH JEREMY BOB
A member of the Palestinian security forces stands guard during the eighth Fatah Conference in Ramallah, in the West Bank, May 14, 2026
Soldier was sentenced to 20 days in military prison after picketing in front of IDF Central Command's Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth's office, September 29, 2026.

WATCH: Soldier given 20-day sentence after protesting outside of IDF Central Command HQ

The soldier, who was sentenced by court-martial, held signs outside the Jerusalem headquarters that read: "Avi Bluth - Stop Administrative Orders" and "Avi Bluth - Stop Persecuting Tal Yinon Dardik."

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Palestinian man walks next to a vehicle damaged in what Palestinians say was an Israeli settlers attack, in Deir Abu Masha'al, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, September 28, 2026.

Netanyahu condemns riots in West Bank, calls to fully prosecute extremist settlers involved

Settler extremists threw stones, assaulted IDF and Border Police, and set fire to property throughout the area, actions which members of the establishment utterly condemned.

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV, IDAN KWELLER
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather at Museumplein ahead of a 6 km march through the city as part of a protest demanding a tougher stance from the Dutch government against Israel's war in Gaza, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 5, 2025.

Tensions spike as Israel targets Dutch diplomats following Netherlands ban on settlement goods

The change in Dutch policy has not eliminated domestic disagreements. Criticism has been voiced even within D66, with some arguing that the government is not putting sufficient pressure on Israel

|ByELI LEON

Abbas: PA will take charge of Gaza to prevent 'second Nakba' for Palestinians

In an interview with London-based Asharq Al-Awsat, PA President Mahmoud Abbas criticized Netanyahu and Biden, claiming "no real pressure" was exerted on Israel

FEBRUARY 15, 2024ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Autoridad Palestina - El presidente Mahmud Abbas habla durante una reunión de la dirección de la Autoridad Palestina, en Ramala. Ningún presidente debería estar en el cargo tanto tiempo y menos sin un mandato del pueblo, afirma el escritor.

IDF practices scenario of Palestinian being kidnapped by a Jewish settler

In the exercise, which took place in the presence of Yehuda Fox, the commander of the Central Command, fighters portrayed settlers kidnapping a Palestinian child.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024BySHLOMI HELLER
IDF 'Chariot of Fire' drill.

US 'devastated' by death of citizen in West Bank, seeks probe

Tawfic Abdel Jabbar's uncle told Reuters he died during clashes with the Israeli military that included stone-throwing by Palestinians.

JANUARY 22, 2024ByREUTERS
Mourners react during the funeral of American-Palestinian Tawfiq Ajjaq, 17, who according to Palestinian officials was killed by the Israeli security forces, near Ramallah in the West Bank, January 20, 2024.

WATCH: IDF demolishes homes of Hamas terrorists in Hebron, arrests seven in West Bank

IDF, Shin Bet, and Border Police officers arrested seven wanted individuals in the West Bank overnight.

JANUARY 21, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF troops demolish the Hebron homes of two terrorists who carried out a terror attack in November. January 21, 2024.

Do not allow Palestinian workers into Israel, Likud MKs and ministers demand

Some 90,000 Palestinian workers from the West Bank are employed in Israel.

JANUARY 17, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Palestinian laborers, who were in Israel during the Hamas October 7 attack, arrive at the Rafah border after being sent back by Israel to the strip, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 3, 2023.

IDF, Shin Bet kill head of terror cell in Nablus during overnight operation

The IDF and the Shin Bet eliminated the head of a terror cell who was planning to carry out a large-scale terror attack, by using an IAF aircraft.

JANUARY 17, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a car in Nablus, in the West Bank January 17, 2024

Jordan's PM says peace with Israel remains strategic choice despite Gaza war

The only solution to avoid deeper conflict and regional instability was to put in place a process with a time frame that leads to a two-state solution, the PM said.

JANUARY 16, 2024ByREUTERS
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG shakes hands with Jordan’s King Abdullah II during his visit to Amman on Wednesday.

Crowds protest in Ramallah as Secretary of State Blinken meets with PA President Abbas

Demonstrators called on the Palestinian Authority to cut off contact with the US, saying that rather than demanding a ceasefire, the US has been enabling Israel to continue its offensive in Gaza.

JANUARY 13, 2024ByMOHAMMED AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE
Palestinians protest against US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit and his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Ramallah in the West Bank, January 10, 2024.

‘A fence is not enough’: West Bank border residents fear October 7 repeat

Residents of the Hasharon region on the border with the West Bank convened a forum to communicate their security concerns to the Israeli government.

JANUARY 10, 2024ByEREZ HAREL
Kochav Yair, as seen from southeast

Israel approves NIS 75 million for West Bank settlement security

The money is intended to supply security equipment like security cameras, patrol vehicles, and sirens to settlements in the West Bank.

DECEMBER 24, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Israeli soldiers guard in a bus station at the entrance to the Israeli settlement of Ofra, where a Palestinian man tried to ram Israeli security forces who stopped him for inspection, October 4, 2022.