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Israeli soldiers stand guard next to settlers in front of Palestinian homes that they have blockaded in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the West Bank, August 12, 2026. (AP/Nidal Eshtayeh)
August 13, 2026, 2:19 am
US said fuming at Israel for allowing ‘anarchy,’ rampant settler violence in West Bank
Despite reported frustration, Trump refrains from publicly calling out Israel for not cracking down on violent settlers; he lifted sanctions against some of them when returning to office
By ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers stand guard next to settlers (front) in front of the Palestinian houses in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the West Bank, on August 12, 2026. (Zain Jaafar/AFP)
August 12, 2026, 5:34 pm
IDF fails to remove settler extremists besieging Palestinian home in West Bank
Infantry battalion dispatched to area after clashes between Israeli forces and settler activists on outskirts of Qusra hindered efforts; homeowner tells Times of Israel family still unable to leave after 4 days
By Nurit Yohanan and Emanuel Fabian
Administrative detainee Tal Yinon Dardik arrives at the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing on Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth’s appeal against a decision to release him, August 11, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 11, 2026, 9:00 pm
Court orders release of settler accused of attacking Palestinian after 38 days in custody
Dardik, alleged to have paraded a naked, bound Palestinian around his village, will remain barred from entering the West Bank except to report twice daily to a local police station
By ToI Staff
Administrative detainee Tal Yinon Dardik arrives at the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing on IDF Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth’s appeal against a decision to release him from administrative detention, August 6, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 10, 2026, 1:25 pm
IDF: Settler accused of attack to be freed from house arrest, barred from West Bank
IDF requires Tal Yinon Dardik to report to police station twice a day as he is a suspect in March attack in which settlers allegedly zip-tied a Palestinian man’s genitalia
By ToI Staff
Several vehicles burn after settler extremists allegedly torched them in the area of the villages of Talfit and Jalud, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, early on August 4, 2026. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 4, 2026, 1:58 pm
Settler extremists said to torch vehicles, cut electrical lines in West Bank raids
No injuries reported in attacks on several Nablus-area villages; settlers spray-paint ‘Revenge,’ ‘Avi, go home,’ an apparent reference to IDF West Bank general Avi Bluth
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Left to right: Defense Minister Israel Katz, July 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90); IDF Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, February 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, July 12, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 3, 2026, 12:38 pm
Katz tries to walk back on-air removal of top general, as opposition, allies call to oust Katz
Lawmakers, former generals, settlement leaders decry defense minister’s live TV replacement of Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth; IDF said freezing senior appointments until elections
By Emanuel Fabian, Jeremy Sharon, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
IDF soldiers operate in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
July 29, 2026, 7:15 pm
IDF reportedly seizes land in PA-run area of West Bank to link 2 planned settlements
Hadash MK shoved by Border Police officer at memorial for Palestinian allegedly slain by settler; police nab teen suspected of assaulting Palestinians, abusing dog
By ToI Staff, Charlie Summers and Reuters
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the new settlement of Doran in the Mount Hebron region of the West Bank, June 16, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 22, 2026, 6:49 pm
Smotrich takes steps to make his major settlement policy shift harder to reverse
Minister strengthens powerful Settlements Administration inside Defense Ministry, claims step will entrench expansion he oversaw, though new government would still be able to overturn it
By Jeremy Sharon
IDF soldiers stand behind a masked settler swinging a slingshot while hurling stones at Palestinians who had gathered for the annual olive harvest season, during an attack by Israeli settlers on the West Bank village of Beita, south of Nablus, on October 10, 2025. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
June 26, 2026, 11:12 am
As settlers rampage, IDF soldiers accused of aiding violence, theft against Palestinians
Israeli activists describe a pattern of troops standing by or actively taking part as settlers from illegal outposts assault, harass and loot from Palestinians in the West Bank
By Jeremy Sharon
A Palestinian detained by soldiers in the Jordan Valley, 2026, seen in a photo included in a petition to the High Court. (Courtesy)
May 25, 2026, 5:10 pm
Five Palestinians ask court to halt alleged spike in unlawful detentions by troops
West Bank men petition High Court claiming soldiers repeatedly nabbed them without apparent cause and hauled them to bases where they were abused for hours, then released without being questioned
By Nurit Yohanan
Israeli settlers attack journalists during the olive-picking season in the village of Beita, south of Nablus in the West Bank, November 8, 2025. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
January 19, 2026, 6:00 pm
IDF: Settler violence rose by 27% in 2025, severe attacks spiked by over 50%
Military officials say they feel a sense of failure for not managing to curb attacks by some 300 Jewish extremists against West Bank Palestinians
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF troops seen operating in the West Bank town of Qabatiya, in a handout photo released for publication on December 27, 2025. (IDF)
December 27, 2025, 8:37 pm
Brothers of terrorist who killed 2 in ramming attacks found illegally inside Israel
Army says full curfew remains in effect in West Bank’s Qabatiya day after northern assault, house sealed off; attacker released from hospital, handed to Shin Bet for interrogation
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
A house and two vehicles belonging to Palestinians burn after a reported attack by Jewish extremists in Sa'ir, north of Hebron in the West Bank, November 17, 2025. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
November 18, 2025, 1:15 am
Jewish extremists burn Palestinian homes and cars; IDF searching for attackers
Without specifying victims, PM offers support to military, blames violence on ‘small extremist group’ that he says disgraces Israel and Judaism, doesn’t represent settler public
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan, Nava Freiberg 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
Illustrative: View of the border between Israel and Jordan, in the Jordan valley, in the West Bank, on June 17, 2020. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
October 31, 2024, 11:30 am
IDF announces formation of new division to defend Israel’s border with Jordan
Move comes weeks after gunmen breached border in an area south of the Dead Sea; IDF chief Halevi says new division will ease burden on reservists
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
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