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IDF troops operate in Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, May 7, 2025. (Stav Levaton/Times of Israel)
As IDF prepares to build post in Jenin, 2 soldiers hurt, 1 seriously, in blast
By Emanuel Fabian
Troops wounded during scan of area where the IDF seeks to establish what would be its first permanent post in Area A, which is meant to be fully controlled by Palestinian Authority
Fahd Abou Haikal, 41, shows a picture of his slain 7-month-old son Sam, at a hospital in Hebron on June 6, 2026, a day after the baby boy was shot dead by the IDF in the southern West Bank city. The IDF expressed 'deep sorrow' over the incident. (AP Photo/ Mahmoud Illean)
Military Police probing killing of Palestinian infant by soldier in the West Bank
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers and settlers gather in the village of Edna, north of the West Bank city of Hebron, during the olive harvesting season, on October 12, 2025. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
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Empowered after Oct. 7, IDF settler units are terrorizing Palestinians, critics say
By Stav Levaton
Saeed Odeh alongside another resident of Hawara, at the sheep pen from which he claims settlers stole his livestock. June 7, 2026. (Nurit Yohanan/Times of Israel)
June 12, 2026, 12:09 am
Palestinians allege methodical, ‘coordinated’ attack after sheep stolen, residents hurt
Claiming residents of Huwara had stolen sheep from a nearby outpost, settlers and soldiers first inspected pens and then returned in large numbers, taking dozens of animals and assaulting locals, Palestinians say
By Nurit Yohanan
Hassan Yousef speaks to the media after his release from an Israeli prison, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on January 19, 2014. (Majdi Mohammad/AP)
June 11, 2026, 10:00 pm
Hamas co-founder in West Bank released without charge after 2.5 years in Israeli jail
Hassan Yousef was put in administrative detention for latest time days after Oct. 7; his eldest son was a Shin Bet informant for 10 years, wrote about experience
By Nurit Yohanan and AFP
IDF troops operate in Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, May 7, 2025. (Stav Levaton/Times of Israel)
June 11, 2026, 6:09 pm
As IDF prepares to build post in Jenin, 2 soldiers hurt, 1 seriously, in blast
Troops wounded during scan of area where the IDF seeks to establish what would be its first permanent post in Area A, which is meant to be fully controlled by Palestinian Authority
By Emanuel Fabian
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)
June 11, 2026, 3:29 pm
Cabinet set to approve funding for establishing 61 West Bank settlements — reports
Move will allow government to bypass standard settlement planning process, fast-tracking construction in dozens of new communities in ‘strategically sensitive’ areas
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Smoke rises after Israeli settlers allegedly set fire to agricultural fields surrounding the village of Taybeh, in the West Bank on June 10, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
June 11, 2026, 1:21 am
Palestinians accuse Israeli settlers of impeding firefighters near West Bank village
After suspected arson attack near Christian town of Taybe, settlers shot firearms and blocked a water tanker, according to a priest and Palestinian Authority Civil Defense
By Reuters, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Bedouin families near Jericho in the West Bank dismantle their homes as they prepare to leave the area due to rising attacks by Israeli settlers, on January 16, 2026. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
June 10, 2026, 3:14 pm
Amnesty accuses Israel of ‘state-led’ ethnic cleansing in West Bank; IDF rejects charge
Rights group claims routine violence against Bedouin and Palestinian herding communities isn’t perpetrated by ‘bad apples,’ but is ‘a core component of a state-sanctioned campaign’
By Jeremy Sharon, ToI Staff and AFP
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers and settlers gather in the village of Edna, north of the West Bank city of Hebron, during the olive harvesting season, on October 12, 2025. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
June 9, 2026, 8:35 am
Empowered after Oct. 7, IDF settler units are terrorizing Palestinians, critics say
Staffed by locals, including extremists, Israel’s West Bank regional defense reserve units are accused of exploiting the IDF’s authority as they compound rampant violence and harassment
By Stav Levaton
An IDF soldier, alongside settlers, beat two Palestinians in the West Bank town of Huwara, June 6, 2026. (X)
June 7, 2026, 9:41 pm
Police nab 2 suspects in Huwara settler rampage; IDF yet to identify uniformed assailant
Cops say suspects both in their 30s, more arrests expected; IDF probing possibility man seen in full army fatigues beating a Palestinian was not a soldier
By Charlie Summers, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Fahd Abou Haikal, 41, shows a picture of his slain 7-month-old son Sam, at a hospital in Hebron on June 6, 2026, a day after the baby boy was shot dead by the IDF in the southern West Bank city. The IDF expressed 'deep sorrow' over the incident. (AP Photo/ Mahmoud Illean)
June 7, 2026, 9:41 pm
Military Police probing killing of Palestinian infant by soldier in the West Bank
Decision to open investigation comes after preliminary examination of the killing of 7-month-old Sam Fahd Abou Haikal in Hebron on Friday evening
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Jessica Steinberg on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI / Flash90)
June 7, 2026, 2:08 pm
Daily Briefing June 7: Masked settlers clashed with Palestinians on Shabbat. Where was the IDF?
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses incident of Palestinian infant killed by soldier in Hebron, settler clashes in Huwara, and an overnight with the Protective Presence group
By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid
Footage of a Palestinian motorist that hit a settler who was part of a group that blocked the road and hurled stones at cars at Efrat Junction in the West Bank, early on June 7, 2026. (Screenshot: X/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 7, 2026, 5:28 am
1 lightly hurt as Palestinian car hits settlers who blocked West Bank road and hurled stones
Ramming suspect and several others arrested at Efrat Junction; no arrests reported among Israeli rioters
By Emanuel Fabian
France's President Emmanuel Macron attends a joint statement with Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp., at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, June 1, 2026. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
June 7, 2026, 4:31 am
France, allies eye coordinated sanctions to pressure Israel over West Bank, diplomats say
EU deadlock on Israel measures pushes some countries toward national measures, expected to be imposed within days; France to host civil society, ministerial meeting on June 12
By Reuters
An IDF soldier, alongside settlers, beat two Palestinians in the West Bank town of Huwara, June 6, 2026. (X)
June 6, 2026, 4:10 pm
9 Palestinians wounded in settler rampage in Huwara; IDF soldier seen beating man
Dozens of assailants damage property, steal livestock and set fire to auto repair shop amid clashes across West Bank; army launches investigation
By Noam Lehmann, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Fahd Abou Haikal, 41, shows a picture of his slain 7-month-old son Sam, at a hospital in Hebron on June 6, 2026, a day after the baby boy was shot dead by the IDF in the southern West Bank city. The IDF expressed 'deep sorrow' over the incident. (AP Photo/ Mahmoud Illean)
June 6, 2026, 2:53 am
IDF soldier fires at vehicle in Hebron, killing 7-month-old baby and wounding his parents
Military expresses ‘deep sorrow’ over deadly shooting of Sam Fahd Abou Haikal, launches investigation of incident; father says vehicle came to stop as ordered, soldier ‘saw my wife and kids’
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Knife seized from alleged assailant after apparent stabbing attempt outside Western Galilee police station, June 5, 2026. (Israel Police)
June 5, 2026, 10:41 am
Stabbing attack thwarted in north, hours after IDF kills Palestinian firebomber
Soldier overpowers would-be stabber outside Western Galilee police station; troops seek remaining suspects after shooting 18-year-old hurling Molotov cocktails on West Bank highway
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
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