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Israeli settlers, some masked, run along a road to block access for local Palestinians in the West Bank village of Burqa, September 17, 2026, following an attack by settlers who, according to residents, set fire to the area. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Israel adds tender for 2,167 housing units to E1 settlement plan, rights group says
By Agencies, Nurit Yohanan and Emanuel Fabian
Tender to open two days before election; settlers seen setting fire to olive trees; Palestinians in Jordan Valley say work on new security barrier is blocking them from their homes
Sharon Wrobel
Inside story
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Aimed at settlements, UK sanctions could put entire Israeli economy at risk
Sharon Wrobel
Members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas terror group's military wing, attend the funeral of two fighters in Gaza City on January 24, 2025. (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)
September 18, 2026, 3:07 pm
Tamra resident indicted for contacting Hamas, Iran with offers to help
Separately, Majd al-Krum man nabbed for contact with Lebanese foreign agent; Palestinian-American correspondent for Iranian state TV has detention extended after West Bank arrest
By ToI Staff
Israeli settlers gather to celebrate the inauguration of a newly built synagogue at the West Bank outpost of Homesh, September 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
September 17, 2026, 4:00 am
Court freezes key step in government’s controversial West Bank land registration process
Critics who said process was ‘de facto annexation’ welcome freeze; reservist removed from duty after being spotted confronting Palestinian youth; commandos nab ‘senior’ Islamic Jihad member
By Jeremy Sharon, Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
Illustrative: Israeli security forces are seen near the security fence, close to the Palestinian village of Al-Jib, near Jerusalem, September 9, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 15, 2026, 3:17 pm
Palestinian shot dead by troops near Ramallah; IDF says he tried to grab soldier’s weapon
PA identifies man as Ziad Jaber, 54, resident of West Bank city of al-Bireh; military says incident happened during counterterrorism operation
By Nurit Yohanan and AFP
Israeli soldiers stop Palestinian farmers from Salem village at a checkpoint before entering through a closed gate onto their land to pick olives, east of Nablus in the West Bank, on November 22, 2025. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH/AFP)
September 14, 2026, 8:36 pm
B’Tselem: Israeli policies ‘eliminating Palestinian collective existence’ in West Bank
Rights group says violence, movement restrictions, economic policies harm social, political life, and ‘ethnic cleansing’ makes life impossible for Palestinians
By Jeremy Sharon
Sewage flows in Wadi al-Eish near Tulkarm, in the northern West Bank, in early 2026. (Green Now)
September 14, 2026, 8:11 pm
Settler activist calls for Israeli wastewater control to protect key water source
In new report, Green Now’s Barak Verker says Palestinian Authority ‘too weak, inefficient, corrupt’ to stop sewage contaminating mountain aquifer, critical for drinking water
By Sue Surkes
September 14, 2026, 2:20 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 14 – IDF rejects film’s claim Israel killed Gazans with AI-assisted targeting
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discusses controversy over ‘NAZA’ documentary, Hamas commanders killed in Gaza, West Bank unrest and how the IDF blew up a Hezbollah complex
By Jessica Steinberg and Emanuel Fabian
Youths are seen at an encampment set up on land under the jurisdiction of Majd al-Krum in the Galilee on September 13, 2026. (Screen capture: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 13, 2026, 10:01 pm
Galilee Arab municipality says West Bank settlers erected an outpost on its land
Jewish National Fund says it leased land for grazing, but footage shows youths set up camp, with no animals in sight; Hadash head: Encampment realizes Smotrich’s ‘fascist’ plans
By ToI Staff
IDF soldiers operate in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
September 13, 2026, 7:56 pm
Off-duty soldier suspended for firing at Palestinians in West Bank, says they threw stones
Incident outside Palestinian village came after clashes between residents and settlers who raided the village; soldier’s actions under investigation
By Emanuel Fabian
A Palestinian man is treated by medics after allegedly being beaten by settlers in the central West Bank village of Beitillu, September 13, 2026. (Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 13, 2026, 6:27 pm
Reports of settler assaults and arson across West Bank on Rosh Hashanah
3 Palestinians reported beaten in separate incidents, as extremists set farmland alight, smash vehicle; foreign TV crew assaulted outside illegal outpost
By ToI Staff and Nurit Yohanan
A man lies on the ground after he was shot in the leg by an IDF soldier on the outskirts of the Palestinian village of Faqoua, near Jenin, September 12, 2026 (Screen grab/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 12, 2026, 3:38 pm
IDF soldier shoots, injures Palestinian who posed no apparent threat amid settler clash
Footage shows man standing a number of meters from troops, settlers when soldier opens fire in apparent breach of protocol; soldiers appear to fire in air even as man, hit in leg, is evacuated
By Emanuel Fabian
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)
September 10, 2026, 10:44 pm
Signaling support for UK sanctions, Olmert decries ‘ethnic cleansing’ in West Bank
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’
By 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
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)
September 9, 2026, 4:50 pm
As settler violence surges, some ask whether Israel can’t crack down, or simply won’t
With attacks spreading across West Bank, locals and activists describe ‘vague’ orders, political pressure and systemic issues that result in troops punishing Palestinian victims rather than Israeli assailants
By Stav Levaton, Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
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