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Police arresting a suspect in a settler attack in the West Bank, October 19, 2026. (Israel Police video screenshot)
Police arrest 11 suspects after West Bank settler attacks on journalist, EU diplomats
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Rare police action against settlers follows days of international pressure over high-profile assaults; meanwhile, new attacks by Jewish extremists reported
Screenshot from video of diplomats attacked by settler extremists in the Taybeh area of the West Bank, October 17, 2026. (Amit Orfali via X/@AmitOrfali)
October 22, 2026, 1:16 am
Detention extended of suspect in weekend settler attacks with known history of violence
Nadav Cohen Tzemach was arrested in December 2025 but never charged after running over Palestinian with an ATV and firing a weapon in a Palestinian village
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
This handout photo shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing an event celebrating the legalization of West Bank settlement outposts, on August 26, 2025. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
October 20, 2026, 6:15 pm
Settler violence harms Israel’s interests. But for PM, halting it could spell political trouble
Netanyahu cast doubt on accounts of Jewish attacks on diplomats, priests and journalists over the weekend. With the election a week away, coalition calculations are taking precedence
By Lazar Berman
President Isaac Herzog on a visit to the IDF Judea and Samaria Division headquarters in the West Bank, on September 30, 2026. (Shalev Shalom)
September 30, 2026, 9:07 pm
Herzog says Israeli politicians have not done all they can to halt settler violence
During visit to IDF West Bank headquarters, president insists attacks on West Bank Palestinians ‘can be stopped’ if officials employ all legal tools at their disposal
By Lazar Berman
Israelis enjoy a day at an ancient archaeological site known as Herod’s Pool, near the Israeli settlement of Petzael, which was filled with water earmarked for Palestinian farmland, in the West Bank’s Jordan Valley, on June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
September 26, 2026, 12:30 pm
Settlers divert West Bank spring waters as Israel pushes heritage site takeovers
Palestinians say moves are leaving them without water for farmlands in latest effort promoted by Israel’s hardline government to expand Israeli control over the territory
By AP
Jason Eaton appears in court during his trial in Burlington, Vermont, September 21, 2026. (Paul Heintz/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)
September 22, 2026, 6:11 am
US jury convicts man who shot 3 Palestinians and later claimed Mossad guidance in insanity bid
Jason Eaton was aware of his actions when he fired at students in Vermont in Nov. 2023, court rules; they were dressed ‘like terrorists,’ he told his lawyers, citing Gaza hostages
By Michael R. Sisak and AMANDA SWINHART
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
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
Palestinians check the damage to a mosque that, according to residents, was burned during an attack by Israeli settlers, in the West Bank village of Bazariya, September 1, 2026, as on its wall a Hebrew graffiti reads “Huckabee regards from the terrorists”, referring to the US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
September 1, 2026, 11:47 am
West Bank mosque said torched by settlers; 8 arrested for assaults on Palestinians, mosque arsons
Suspects aged 16 to 20; 4 Palestinians shot during raid by settlers, soldiers; elderly Palestinian woman beaten; former Israeli officials to NYT: Settler violence is ‘like the Germans’
By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
IDF soldiers secure a building under construction as ambulances evacuate injured Palestinians following an attack by settlers in the West Bank village of Qusra, August 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
August 30, 2026, 1:57 am
Breaking silence, Netanyahu decries ‘criminal violence’ after settlers again raid besieged village
NBC journalists also attacked, by settlers brandishing wooden clubs; PM downplays takeover of Qusra home, his office puts out video blaming a ‘small group of rioters, many from broken homes’
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Settlers enter Palestinian properties in the West Bank village of Qusra, August 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
August 29, 2026, 6:21 pm
Settlers attack West Bank’s Qusra, take over home with Palestinian family inside
IDF confirms attack, says it worked to remove Israelis from house but doesn’t immediately confirm if troops succeeded; several Palestinians wounded in settler violence across West Bank
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Settlers appear to steal belongings from a Palestinian home in the southern West Bank, August 26, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 27, 2026, 12:27 am
Settlers filmed looting West Bank home as IDF nabs Palestinian allegedly planning attack
Footage appears to show settlers taking belongings from Masafer Yatta residence; Palestinians also report theft and damage to water supplies; armed Palestinian woman detained near Nablus
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Far-right lawmaker Zvi Sukkot smashes a Palestinian 'Martyrs Monument' in the West Bank village of Madama, August 25, 2026. (MK Zvi Sukkot's office)
August 25, 2026, 1:44 pm
Far-right MK smashes monument for Palestinian ‘martyrs’ during IDF-escorted West Bank tour
Zvi Sukkot, aides filmed wielding sledgehammers in Madama; army accuses him of acting ‘deceptively and manipulatively; incident triggers condemnations across political spectrum; PM: ‘Unacceptable’
By Emanuel Fabian, Sam Sokol and Stav Levaton
Israeli security forces guard a group of Jewish Israelis as they tour the West Bank city of Hebron, August 22, 2026. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
August 23, 2026, 12:34 am
Four Palestinians said injured Saturday in separate settler attacks across West Bank
Car overturns in Ramallah area, allegedly due to stone-throwing settlers; three Palestinians arrested over previous day’s clash that left Palestinian teen dead; no Israelis detained
By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Footage of a fire reportedly sparked by settlers on the outskirts of the central West Bank Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya on August 17, 2026. (Screen capture/X)
August 18, 2026, 11:32 am
Settlers reported to torch West Bank fields and attack Palestinians overnight
Two Palestinians injured in Beita, child pepper-sprayed near Bethlehem, according to local media; no arrests reported; Israeli activist arrested while assisting Palestinians
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli security forces clash with hilltop youth as they evacuate and demolish an illegal outpost built near the Jewish settlement of Metzad, east of the Palestinian city of Sa'ir in the southern West Bank on November 17, 2025. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
August 10, 2026, 2:40 pm
Settler terror attacks in West Bank said to surge by 63% in first half of 2026
Security establishment figures show 660 ‘nationalistic’ attacks in six months, up from 405 in prior year, with increase in Palestinian casualties; attacks on Israeli forces rise by 50%
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
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