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Khaled Shamlawi near uprooted olive trees in the West Bank village of Haris, on May 13, 2026. (Nurit Yohanan/Times of Israel)
May 24, 2026, 9:04 am
Citing security, IDF appears to sharply accelerate uprooting of West Bank olive trees
Palestinians and activists say the military is razing trees on private land at an unprecedented pace, questioning whether claims they provide cover for attacks justify the widespread campaign
By Nurit Yohanan
Screen capture from video of fields allegedly set alight by extremist Israeli settlers near the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir, May 18, 2026. (X)
May 19, 2026, 12:47 pm
Settlers said to torch Palestinian fields, block fire trucks from reaching scene
PA news agency claims IDF soldiers who arrived also prevented emergency services from dealing with blaze; settler who allegedly beat dog said to attack cats in second incident
By ToI Staff
Relatives mourn at a hospital in Ramallah, where their loved ones were taken after being killed by alleged settler gunfire in the village of Al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah in the West Bank, on April 21, 2026.( Zain Jaafar/AFP)
April 21, 2026, 6:19 pm
2 Palestinians, one of them 14, killed in alleged settler attack in West Bank
IDF suspends reservist said to open fire outside a school in al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, says villagers were throwing stones at an Israeli vehicle
By Nurit Yohanan and Emanuel Fabian
Emergency staff react as an ambulance pulls up at the Rafidia Surgical Hospital in Nablus, in the northern West Bank, carrying a person reportedly wounded by IDF gunfire in the village of Beit Furik, February 21, 2026. (Screen capture: X/Quds News Network)
February 22, 2026, 12:53 am
Red Crescent claims settlers raided West Bank compound, shot 2 Palestinians
Woman from Abu Hamam says attackers beat her, robbed homes; man and 2 teens said hit by IDF gunfire following separate clash with settlers
By Noam Lehmann
A burning home, allegedly torched by settlers, at the Bedouin community of al-Ara'ara, near Mukhmas, west of Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 25, 2025. (Courtesy/Torat Tzedek)
October 25, 2025, 12:40 pm
Several injured, homes and cars set ablaze in several settler attacks in West Bank
Amid repeated assaults on harvesters and farmland, 3 Palestinians, 2 Israeli activists accompanying them, and 2 settlers hurt in stone-throwing clash near Mukhmas; suspect arrested
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Palestinian men check olive trees reportedly uprooted by Israeli soldiers using a bulldozer in the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir, north of Ramallah, on August 24, 2025. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
August 24, 2025, 2:48 pm
IDF uproots thousands of West Bank olive trees after Palestinian shooting attack
Military denies move is collective punishment, after commander vowed al-Mughayyir will ‘pay heavy price’ for resident shooting at Israelis last week
By Nurit Yohanan and Emanuel Fabian
File: Armed settlers gather on a hill overlooking the village of al-Mughayyir near Ramallah in the West Bank on April 13, 2024 (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
April 29, 2024, 12:29 am
Five settlers arrested over deadly reprisals following teen’s murder in West Bank
Gallant signs administrative detention orders for Israelis suspected of violence against Palestinians after 14-year-old was found dead
By ToI Staff
14-year-old Benjamin Achimeir, who went missing in the West Bank on April 12, 2024 and was found murdered a day later. (Courtesy)
April 14, 2024, 11:04 pm
‘Lively spirit’: Hundreds attend funeral of Israeli teen killed in West Bank attack
Murderer of Benjamin Achimeir still at large, as slaying of Jerusalemite near illegal outpost sparks violent clashes between extremist settlers and Palestinians
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
A Palestinian inspects the damage to a home in the village of al-Mughayyir near Ramallah in the West Bank on April 13, 2024, after an attack by Israeli settlers on the village. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
April 13, 2024, 5:46 pm
Settlers riot in West Bank towns after teen’s murder; Palestinian killed, others hurt
One village resident in critical condition, homes and cars burned; Israeli photographer says he was brutally beaten, had equipment destroyed by settlers, some in army uniform
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
14-year-old Benjamin Achimeir, who went missing in the West Bank on April 12, 2024 and was found murdered a day later. (Courtesy)
April 13, 2024, 3:23 pm
Body of Israeli teen found in West Bank; IDF says he was murdered in terror attack
Benjamin Achimeir, 14, went missing while shepherding near outpost; Palestinian said shot in head by settler extremists after body found; concerns of major West Bank escalation
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF troops search for a missing 14-year-old boy in the West Bank, April 12, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 12, 2024, 6:36 pm
Israeli teen goes missing in W. Bank; Palestinian killed as settlers storm village
Clashes erupt in al-Mughayyir amid searchers for missing shepherd Benjamin Achimeir, as settlers and troops clash with locals
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and AP
Israeli troops operate in the West Bank, early on the morning of May 29, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 29, 2023, 6:29 am
Palestinian killed, 7 wounded in IDF raid in Jenin; no arrests made
Army says troops came under ‘massive gunfire’ in overnight op, vehicles damaged by bombs; fatality was member of Al-Aqsa brigade terror group; 6 detained elsewhere in West Bank
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli troops operate in the West Bank, early on May 24, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 28, 2023, 11:21 pm
IDF: Palestinian placing explosive device on West Bank highway shot by troops
Army sappers called to scene near al-Mughayyir village to disarm bomb; suspect moderately hurt
By Emanuel Fabian
Masked Palestinians burn tires during clashes with Israeli security forces following the funeral of Mufid Khalil in the West Bank village of Beit Ummar, near Hebron, November 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
November 29, 2022, 7:23 pm
Palestinian killed in clashes with IDF in West Bank, 5th fatality in a day
Military says suspect hurled firebomb at troops, hours after Palestinian attacker killed following ramming, and three others killed in clashes with military
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians and activists participate in a demonstration in the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah in the West Bank, on July 29, 2022. (Abbas Momani/AFP)
July 29, 2022, 3:11 pm
Palestinian teen said killed in clashes with IDF northeast of Ramallah
16-year-old shot in chest near al-Mughayyir, PA health ministry says; army says troops responded to riot; Israeli drivers come under rock attack nearby
By Emanuel Fabian
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