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Signaling support for UK sanctions, Olmert decries ‘ethnic cleansing’ in West Bank
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert testifies during a hearing of the civil investigative committee on the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv, August 8, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
By ToI Staff
After being quoted by British FM in sanctions announcement, ex-PM denounces extremist settlers as a 'group of murderous criminal terrorists' seeking 'to harm, steal, destroy, burn and kill Palestinians'
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (second from left) is greeted by members of the local municipality as he arrives to visit the home of a Palestinian-American resident who has previously been attacked twice and says he faces ongoing harassment from Israeli settlers, in the Israeli-West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, on September 5, 2026. (John Wessels/AFP)
Huckabee, in West Bank, urges severe consequences for settler violence: ‘Terror is terror’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Israeli soldiers surround a building site in the West Bank village of Qusra after it was attacked by settlers, on August 29, 2026. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)
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As settler violence surges, some ask whether Israel can’t crack down, or simply won’t
By Stav Levaton, Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
In this video grab taken from footage broadcast by the UK Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) via the Parliament TV website in the House of Commons on September 8, 2026, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband delivers a speech on an import ban of goods from West Bank settlements. (PRU/AFP)
Denouncing ‘ethnic cleansing’ in West Bank, UK announces ban on all dealings with settlements
By Nava Freiberg, Jeremy Sharon, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Border Police vehicles are seen near the security barrier, close to the Palestinian village of Al-Jib, near Jerusalem, September 9, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 10, 2026, 2:44 pm
Israeli man who went missing after entering Palestinian village found safe
Security services don’t say which village Yaniv Sardal entered, but Palestinian media reported searches in Nablus-area towns of Kifl Haris and Qira
By Noam Lehmann
US bureau chief Jacob Magid appears on the Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg (Courtesy)
September 10, 2026, 1:59 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 10: Board of Peace says PM cooperated on Gaza — until he entered campaign mode
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses BoP conversations at the MEAD conference, Trump’s messaging on UK sanctions, and PA concerns about a visa for Abbas to head to NY
By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid
A view of the entrance to the British Consulate in East Jerusalem, September 9, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 9, 2026, 10:57 pm
UK official says behavior of next Israeli government could affect scope of West Bank sanctions
Source says ‘undecided’ if Jewish areas in East Jerusalem will be included in trade ban; settler business owners warn sanctions could force closures, harm Palestinian workers
By Nava Freiberg, Reuters and ToI Staff
An armed Israeli settler, an off-duty reservist, is detained by Palestinian Authority police near the West Bank village of Beitunia, August 23. (Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 9, 2026, 4:14 pm
IDF arrests 3 Palestinian cops for beating off-duty reservist in West Bank
Military says PA forces ‘overstepped their authority’ by setting up roadblock in Area C of West Bank, which is under Israeli security control
By Emanuel Fabian
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband addresses the House of Commons, announcing a ban on all dealings with settlements, September 8, 2026.(House of Commons handout)
September 8, 2026, 9:19 pm
Full speech: Ed Miliband says entire occupation unlawful, slams ‘settler terrorists’ and Israeli government that indulges them
British foreign secretary stresses his own Jewish heritage as he expresses ‘shame’ over what has unfolded in Palestine, alleges ‘ethnic cleansing,’ bans dealings with settlements
An IDF soldier is seen operating in the West Bank, early September 8, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 8, 2026, 8:55 pm
Shin Bet says it foiled ‘significant’ terror network in West Bank, Jerusalem
Over 30 Palestinian suspects detained; 5 Jerusalemites charged with slew of security offenses; IDF says troops killed Palestinian who attacked them during attempt to question him
By Emanuel Fabian
Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza under the US-backed “Board of Peace” tasked with implementing the October 2025 ceasefire plan, speaks at the Hili Forum 2026 in Abu Dhabi on September 7, 2026. (FADEL SENNA/AFP)
September 7, 2026, 4:38 pm
Mladenov: Gaza deadlock, West Bank escalation making two-state solution ‘impossible’
Board of Peace high representative says ‘no credible pathway forward to a political resolution of the conflict’ unless Strip moves forward with Hamas disarmament, IDF withdrawal
By AFP and ToI Staff
The scene of a suspected stabbing attack at the West Bank farming outpost Maoz Yehuda settlement farm on September 7, 2026 (Magen David Adom)
September 7, 2026, 2:53 pm
Palestinian stabs, wounds Israeli in West Bank farming outpost, is killed by troops
Israeli man, around 20 years old, in moderate-to-serious condition after incident at Maoz Yehuda outpost; Katz threatens ‘full-scale war’ against PA if it starts Oct. 7-style attack
By Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Jewish men build temporary housing units made from shipping containers in the Chavat Meir La’Aretz outpost in the West Bank, March 12, 2026. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90)
September 7, 2026, 12:17 am
Netanyahu orders some West Bank outposts removed, amid US pressure over settler attacks
Not clear when move was ordered or will be carried out; 2 settlers arrested over Qusra violence, as High Court, considering separate attack, says phenomenon violates Israeli, Jewish principles of justice; IDF raids Hamas cell, finds rocket
By Noam Lehmann, Emanuel Fabian, Jeremy Sharon and Agencies
Palestinians inspect burned-out cars after an attack by settlers, where they also spray-painted Hebrew graffiti on the walls of a house in Beita, south of Nablus in the West Bank, September 2, 2026. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
September 5, 2026, 2:23 am
‘Doing the minimum:’ IDF said angry at Shin Bet for not taking settler violence seriously
Army official tells Israeli TV that the security agency is ‘not providing us with intelligence or early warnings,’ suggests political leaders ‘prefer the current situation continues’
By ToI Staff
IDF troops operate in the West Bank city of Nablus, in a photo published on September 4, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 4, 2026, 11:52 pm
IDF says 5 Palestinians planning attack arrested in West Bank commando raid
Soldiers find weapons, ammunition and military gear hidden by suspects; army says 10 others arrested and weapons-making equipment seized in separate Nablus raid
By Emanuel Fabian
Moshe Feiglin attends a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, August 3, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 4, 2026, 2:56 pm
How far-right outcast Moshe Feiglin resurrected his political career
After years on the political fringes, the fundamentalist whom Netanyahu once pushed out of Likud has secured spot No. 2 on Smotrich’s slate, putting a senior ministerial post well within his reach
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Illustrative: Palestinians inspect a house that was set on fire and spray-painted with graffiti during an attack by a group of extremist Jewish settlers in the village of Osarin, south of Nablus in the West Bank, August 23, 2026. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
September 4, 2026, 9:04 am
Four more arrested, including an IDF conscript, on suspicion of settler violence
Two teenagers arrested at airport en route to Uman pilgrimage, plus 29-year-old who violated court order, and army recruit; earlier, police arrested 19-year-old over Qusra violence
By Noam Lehmann
US bureau chief Jacob Magid appears on the Times of Israel Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg (AP)
September 3, 2026, 2:49 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 3: Will sanctions succeed against Iran where military force hasn’t?
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses evolving US policy on Iran and DC’s stronger tone on West Bank settler violence, and updates us on Gaza policies, Palestinian banking and PA elections
By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid
Palestinians inspect burned-out cars after an attack by settlers, where they also spray-painted Hebrew graffiti on the walls of a house in Beita, south of Nablus in the West Bank, September 2, 2026. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
September 3, 2026, 2:24 am
US issues harsher censure of ‘West Bank violence,’ without explicitly blaming Israel
Washington urges legal action against perpetrators, but doesn’t use the word ‘settler’; 2 Palestinians reportedly shot dead after security forces enter village to find missing pets
By Jacob Magid, Nurit Yohanan and Noam Lehmann
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