West Bank Violence

Violence by extremist Israelis against Palestinians declined 25%, security data shows - exclusive

Serious attacks by Israeli extremists against Palestinians in the West Bank have fallen 25% since March following increased enforcement, arrests, and administrative restrictions.

An Israeli settler rides a donkey near an Israeli vehicle, during olive harvesting in Silwad, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 29, 2025.
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR Gavin Newsom attends the inauguration of new installations at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center as part of the prison’s transformation plan, in San Quentin, California, US, February 20, 2026.

California Gov. Newsom says West Bank annexation, Netanyahu could lead Israel into apartheid state

 ISRAEL-US-IRAN-WAR Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a news conference in Jerusalem on June 15, 2026

Netanyahu denies settler community behind Khanna West Bank incident

View of a burnt Palestinian car after it was set on fire by settlers during a settler attack on the town of BeitFurik, east of Nablus in the West Bank; Illustrative.

UN agency records over 5,330 alleged settler attacks in West Bank since 2023


West Bank unrest: The overlooked battle amid Gaza war - editorial

The IDF’s recent counterterrorism operations highlight the growing threat of terror cells in Palestinian areas, while the surge in Jewish violence presents a challenge for Israeli security forces.

Settlement of Elon Moreh, near Nablus, West Bank, June 11, 2020

Are West Bank terrorists as dangerous as the ones once in Gaza? - analysis

What will happen if the West Bank becomes more like Gaza once was, and Gaza becomes more like the West Bank in terms of the security threat that it poses?

 Security forces operating in a building in the Tulkarm area in the West Bank, May 7, 2024.

Knesset Constitution Committee debates foreign sanctions on Israeli civilians

Foreign Minister Katz said on Wednesday during a meeting with Judea and Samaria heads that there was "no such thing as settler violence."

 Members of the radical right-wing organization Lehava holding placards, 2016.

Hamas terror attack leaves one seriously wounded in West Bank

Shaare Zedek Hospital announced that the man, who was evacuated there in serious condition, is now moderate and stable.

 Hamas supporters clash with Israeli soldiers following the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, in Hebron, July 31, 2024

State Comptroller report unveils alarming increase in West Bank road attacks

The comptroller found that three-quarters of these investigation files were closed due to "unknown perpetrator," suggesting a gap in apprehending suspects in arson cases.

 Matanyahu Englman - The State Comptroller of Israel, Local Government Conference 2024

Masked Israelis attack foreign activists, Palestinian farmers in West Bank

According to videos and witness testimonies obtained by CNN, Israelis attacked the foreign and Palestinian individuals with “thick wooden sticks almost like baseball bats.”

 One of the injured activists, a German-American citizen

Masked Israelis settlers club Palestinians in Mount Hebron region

KAN wrote that two Palestinians, a 38-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, were wounded, and the woman remains in hospital.

 Screenshot of the incident involving Palestinians and Israelis on Friday 19 June.

Suspects open fire at vehicle in West Bank, three lightly wounded

Three Israelis were wounded by gunfire at the Ramin intersection in the northern West Bank, treated for minor wounds, with IDF investigating the incident.

Three people were lightly wounded following a shooting attack in the West Bank.

IDF troops demolish home of terrorist who murdered 14-year-old West Bank shepherd

Ahmed Duabsha confessed to killing 14-year-old Binyamin Achimair in April.

 IDF SOLDIERS prepare the home of a terrorist for demolition in the early hours of November 28.

Organizations petition High Court to evict Moshe Sharvit's West Bank outpost amid int'l sanctions

The Jordan Valley Activist group claims it has hundreds of incidents of harassment and violence by the farm residents and have filed dozens of complaints to the police. 

 Jewish settlers at the illegal West Bank settlement outpost of Ramat Migron, on September 8, 2023.