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Members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas terror group's military wing, attend the funeral of two fighters in Gaza City on January 24, 2025. (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)
September 18, 2026, 3:07 pm
Tamra resident indicted for contacting Hamas, Iran with offers to help
Separately, Majd al-Krum man nabbed for contact with Lebanese foreign agent; Palestinian-American correspondent for Iranian state TV has detention extended after West Bank arrest
By ToI Staff
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
Jewish men build temporary housing units made from shipping containers in the Chavat Meir La’Aretz outpost in the West Bank, March 12, 2026. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90)
September 7, 2026, 12:17 am
Netanyahu orders some West Bank outposts removed, amid US pressure over settler attacks
Not clear when move was ordered or will be carried out; 2 settlers arrested over Qusra violence, as High Court, considering separate attack, says phenomenon violates Israeli, Jewish principles of justice; IDF raids Hamas cell, finds rocket
By Noam Lehmann, Emanuel Fabian, Jeremy Sharon and Agencies
Illustrative: Palestinians inspect a house that was set on fire and spray-painted with graffiti during an attack by a group of extremist Jewish settlers in the village of Osarin, south of Nablus in the West Bank, August 23, 2026. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
September 4, 2026, 9:04 am
Four more arrested, including an IDF conscript, on suspicion of settler violence
Two teenagers arrested at airport en route to Uman pilgrimage, plus 29-year-old who violated court order, and army recruit; earlier, police arrested 19-year-old over Qusra violence
By Noam Lehmann
Israeli settlers are seen inside a Palestinian building under construction in the West Bank village of Qusra, August 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
September 3, 2026, 2:05 pm
Israel makes first arrest of settler involved in recent Qusra attack, police say
19-year-old suspect is from a settlement in the northern West Bank; Herzog tells CNN authorities working hard to curb extremist violence
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
Palestinians inspect burned-out cars after an attack by settlers, where they also spray-painted Hebrew graffiti on the walls of a house in Beita, south of Nablus in the West Bank, September 2, 2026. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
September 3, 2026, 2:24 am
US issues harsher censure of ‘West Bank violence,’ without explicitly blaming Israel
Washington urges legal action against perpetrators, but doesn’t use the word ‘settler’; 2 Palestinians reportedly shot dead after security forces enter village to find missing pets
By Jacob Magid, Nurit Yohanan and Noam Lehmann
Settlers who raided a Palestinian village gather on the balcony of a building under construction in the West Bank's Qusra, August 29, 2026. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)
August 30, 2026, 6:45 pm
Still no arrests over settler attack on Qusra, though some suspects are identifiable
EU envoy visits scene of latest assault on Palestinian village, weeks after extremist settlers besieged it; Foreign Press Association slams attack on reporters, calls for action
By ToI Staff and Nava Freiberg
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
A Palestinian inspects one of the buildings at his home, reportedly set fire and defaced with graffiti by Israeli settlers south of Nablus in the West Bank, on August 23, 2026. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP)
August 23, 2026, 2:33 pm
Car, building torched in apparent settler attack in West Bank; no injuries reported
Police announce arrest of two Israeli teens over Saturday assault of Palestinian amputee near Hebron; IDF troops leave Qusra home blocked by settlers after clothes-tossing incident
By Nurit Yohanan and Noam Lehmann
The wife of 58-year-old Fathi Khazem, killed trying to stab a soldier during an arrest operation, stands at the bedroom door with others near a pool of his blood at their home in the northern city of Jenin, in the West Bank on August 21, 2026. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
August 21, 2026, 12:58 pm
Palestinian shot dead trying to stab soldier; was father of terrorist who killed 3 in TLV
Military came to arrest Fathi Zidan Hazem, 58, whose son Raad opened fire at a Tel Aviv bar in 2022, killing three; settlers said to torch quarry, no injuries or arrests
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University, May 12, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 20, 2026, 10:21 pm
‘Thou shalt not steal’: US envoy warns settlers against seizing Palestinian property
Huckabee says settlers involved could be hit with US sanctions, though adds such measures yet to be mulled; Western nations condemn Israel’s E1 West Bank settlement plan
By Reuters, Nurit Yohanan, Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Palestinian-American Loui Ridi looks out the window of his home, which has been encircled by settlers for more than a week, after gaining access to it, in Qusra, West Bank, August 18, 2026. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)
August 19, 2026, 10:35 pm
Israeli settler berates Palestinian American near his besieged West Bank home
After Loui Abu Ridi flies in from US amid extended blockade, extremist steps onto his property despite closed military zone, sparking face-off
By Reuters, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks to Channel 12, August 18, 2026. (Screenshot)
August 19, 2026, 2:10 am
Huckabee stands by calling violent settlers ‘terrorists’: They’re ‘pouring gas on a fire’
US ambassador to Israel insists Netanyahu and US envoy Jared Kushner didn’t clash at meeting over Gaza proposal, says Israel ‘never backed away’ from Trump’s overall plan for Strip
By Nava Freiberg 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
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