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Jewish terrorism

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
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
Extremist settlers reportedly steal goats from the Palestinian village of Deir Ibzi, July 19, 2026. (Screenshots, courtesy Peace Now)
July 21, 2026, 4:31 pm
Extremist settlers steal 200 goats from two Palestinian villages – report
Footage from Peace Now shows Jewish extremists driving dozens of goats through Palestinian village of Deir Ibzi; 35 goats later returned by Israeli officials
By Jeremy Sharon
Shin Bet chief David Zini gives a speech on July 7, 2026 (Screengrab)
July 8, 2026, 10:04 am
Shin Bet chief says he took the job out of ‘loyalty to the elected leadership’
‘I have an agenda, I want to advance it,’ says Zini, who is reportedly considering removing department head over harsh treatment of Jewish terror suspects
By ToI Staff
IDF Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth watches as Palestinians pass through the Qalandia checkpoint on their way to attend Ramadan prayers at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, February 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 1, 2026, 2:20 am
Top general in West Bank warns ‘Jewish terrorism’ could spark Palestinian uprising — report
Central Command chief Avi Bluth reportedly cautions that Palestinians ‘won’t remain indifferent forever’ to settler violence, which he laments is ‘causing unfathomable damage to Israel’
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
Ami Popper (photo credit: Facebook/File)
August 31, 2025, 4:18 pm
Herzog may commute sentence for Jewish extremist mass murderer if ceasefire reached
Report says president mulling early release for Ami Popper, who massacred seven Palestinians in 1990, to ‘balance out’ the release of Palestinian killers in a hostage deal
By ToI Staff
Palestinians react as Israeli settlers break into the West Bank village of Duma, where they set several houses on fire, on April 1, 2025. (Screenshot: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 3, 2025, 10:48 pm
Katz declines to call settler rampage through Palestinian village ‘terrorism’
Defense minister says perpetrators broke the law and must be dealt with, but rejects need for ‘draconian’ measure of administrative detention, which he ended for Jewish Israelis
By ToI Staff
Palestinians wait at an Israeli checkpoint between the West Bank cities of Nablus and Jenin, January 11, 2025. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
January 12, 2025, 1:55 am
Palestinians say man shot in clashes with settlers as West Bank tensions flare
Several reported injured as Israelis accused of attacking West Bank villages near Nablus, Ramallah and Bethelehem amid spate of alleged revenge raids following deadly terror attack
By ToI Staff
Head of the Judea and Samaria Police District investigations and intelligence department Commander Avishai Muallem (center) arrives for a hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, December 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 31, 2024, 3:56 pm
Senior cop suspected of ignoring Jewish attacks in West Bank to win Ben Gvir’s favor
Internal police investigations unit says it suspects Commander Avishai Muallem ‘deviated from the line’ in bid for promotion
By Jeremy Sharon
A Palestinian Authority security officer clutches his gun amid a major raid against members of terror groups in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, December 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
December 19, 2024, 8:09 pm
IDF says it supports bolstering PA forces to combat West Bank terror
Army says government backs decision to strengthen Palestinians, despite opposition from some ministers; Jewish terrorism numbers down over past year, but incidents still serious
By Emanuel Fabian
People check a burnt car a day after an attack by extremist settlers on the village of Jit in the West Bank, on August 16, 2024. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
August 28, 2024, 9:02 pm
‘We failed’: IDF finds it didn’t act sufficiently to prevent deadly settler rampage
Probe finds army sent troops to West Bank village of Jit after receiving prior alert, but was unable to fully understand situation; troops helped Palestinians escape
By Emanuel Fabian
A man stands in front of burnt cars, a day after an attack by Jewish settlers on the village of Jit near Nablus in the occupied West Bank that left a 23-year-old man dead and others with critical gunshot wounds, on August 16, 2024. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP)
August 22, 2024, 4:03 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 22: Day 321 – 4 Jewish Israelis suspected of terror over Jit rampage
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian weighs in on the IDF’s center of gravity shifting northward, and manpower shortage as only 70 Haredi young men report for duty out of 1,000 called
By ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on July 18, 2024. (Otzma Yehudit)
July 18, 2024, 1:48 pm
Ben Gvir visits Temple Mount, urges PM ‘not to fold’ under pressure to OK hostage deal
Far-right minister says he prayed for hostages’ release, appearing to hint he still aims to change status quo at flashpoint holy site that bars Jewish prayer; Jordan slams visit
By Sam Sokol, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
A field of fire during clashes between Palestinians and settlers near the Palestinian village of Qusra in the West Bank on June 22, 2023. (Flash90)
June 22, 2023, 8:19 pm
IDF spokesman slams settler riots that ‘create terror’; far-right MK: It was a protest
MK Simcha Rothman compares rioters in Turmus Ayya to demonstrators against judicial overhaul
By ToI Staff
Benny Gantz at the Knesset on December 6, 2022 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 13, 2022, 12:14 pm
40 MKs demand release of 2 detained Jewish suspects; Gantz: It’s a boost to terror
Defense minister says classified intel shows pair, suspected of anti-Arab crimes, poses ‘high level of danger’ to public safety; notes 1,000 Palestinians held under similar orders
By ToI Staff
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