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MK Simcha Rothman attends plenum session and a vote on a bill to split the duties and powers currently held by the attorney general between two separate officeholders, at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 30, 2026, 3:17 pm
Rothman loses defamation suit against reporter on controversial Oct. 7 comment
Channel 12 said far-right MK implied some terror victims’ lives worth more than others’, then retracted his statement; he said report was a lie; witnesses said he made statement, but it seemed to be a ‘slip of the tongue’
By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon
An IDF soldier, alongside settlers, beats two Palestinians in the West Bank town of Huwara, June 6, 2026. (X)
July 29, 2026, 3:17 pm
Police arrest man seen attacking a Palestinian last month while in IDF uniform
Suspect is member of security squad for nearby West Bank settlement, police say, stressing he is not an active-duty soldier despite carrying army-issued assault rifle and handgun
By Emanuel Fabian and Charlie Summers
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
An IDF soldier, alongside settlers, beats 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
An IDF soldier, alongside settlers, beats 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
A home burned by rioting settlers in the West Bank village of Huwara, on December 4, 2024. (Courtesy Huwara residents via Yesh Din)
December 4, 2024, 11:36 am
8 settlers briefly held for rioting, attacking Palestinians and troops in West Bank
Extremists storm towns after security forces evacuate illegal settlement outpost, where 2 Border Police officers were lightly hurt; IDF clashes with settlers trying to attack village
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF troops of the Samaria Regional Brigade operate near Nablus, May 2023 (IDF Spokesperson)
June 5, 2024, 7:04 pm
Aggressive IDF – and PA – operations keep West Bank flashpoint quiet after October 7
Despite last week’s deadly ramming attack, violence is significantly down around Nablus and Huwara after the Samaria Regional Brigade adopted new, more aggressive posture
By Lazar Berman
Extremist settler Yinon Levi attends a Knesset Economic Committee meeting after he was sanctioned by the US government, in Jerusalem, February 14, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 23, 2024, 11:51 am
US fundraisers for violent West Bank settlers raise thousands, despite sanctions
Experts warn that anyone who donates money to a sanctioned person or group puts themself at risk, after the US and UK slap restrictions on seven Israelis accused of violent attacks
By Julia Frankel
Screen capture from video of assailants carrying out vandalism in the Palestinian West Bank town of Huwara, February 18, 2024. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 19, 2024, 2:59 pm
Cars torched in Palestinian town of Huwara in suspected settler hate crime
CCTV footage shows several men arriving in vehicles and attacking property before making their escape; police investigating
By Jeremy Sharon
A car (L) and homes allegedly torched by settlers in the northern West Bank on February 12, 2024. (Screen capture/X; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 13, 2024, 12:24 am
Settlers reportedly shoot two Palestinians, torch cars in latest West Bank attacks
Man and boy hospitalized after perpetrators said to descend from Yitzhar, fire shots, throw stones and clash with Palestinian residents in Asira al-Qibliya
By ToI Staff
Israeli settlers hurl stones at Palestinians during the annual harvest season near the Israeli settlement of Yitzhar in the West Bank on October 7, 2020. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
December 24, 2023, 2:49 pm
Hardline MKs demand review of alleged IDF report on settler violence
Right-wing members of Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee rail against ‘comprehensive and false’ campaign against settlers, say it causes ‘enormous political damage’
By Sam Sokol
Soldiers from the IDF Commando Brigade take part in a large-scale training exercise in November 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 5, 2023, 9:27 am
2 commando companies said diverted from Gaza border to West Bank days before Oct. 7
Around 100 soldiers were moved from Gaza border to town of Huwara amid heightened tensions; IDF says troops were backup, no change was made in regular operations around Gaza
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
An undated photo shows Shay Silas Nigreker, 60 (right) and his 28-year-old son Aviad Nir, who were killed in a terror attack in the West Bank town of Huwara, August 19, 2023. (Courtesy)
November 26, 2023, 11:04 am
Troops arrest Palestinian suspected of killing Israeli father, son in terror attack
Osama Bani Fadl suspected in shooting of Shay Silas Nigreker and son Aviad Nir at carwash in West Bank town of Huwara; 8 Palestinians reported killed in clashes
By Emanuel Fabian
Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman chairs a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on June 20, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
November 2, 2023, 4:04 am
MK claims libel over report he said settlers’ blood worth more than that of Oct. 7 dead
Channel 12 says Simcha Rothman shocked attendees at Knesset hearing with his words; he insists it never happened
By ToI Staff
Religious Zionist MK Zvi Succot attends a party meeting at the Knesset, January 23, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 1, 2023, 10:42 pm
Ultranationalist MK Tzvi Succot appointed head of Knesset West Bank subcommittee
Opposition lawmakers warn settlement activist will inflame tensions in the West Bank amid a wave of settler violence against Palestinians
By Jeremy Sharon
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