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Palestinian shepherd Mustafa Arara, 24, stands in the ruins of the West Bank Bedouin village of al-Baqa, demolished by its residents when they left in July after settlers established an outpost a stone's throw from the village in June, August 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
August 24, 2023, 8:50 pm
Palestinians blame settler attacks for emptying of 3 West Bank villages
Last families of al-Qabun cleared out two weeks ago, making it the third Palestinian village to be deserted in recent months – a trend UN officials warn entrenches illegal outposts
By AP and ToI Staff
Pic: R-L: Col. Eliav Elbaz the outgoing head of the Binyamin Regional Brigade, Brig. Gen. Avi Blot, the head of the Judea and Samaria Division, and Col. Liran Biton, the incoming head of the Binyamin Regional Brigade, at a change ceremony in Shilo, August 23, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 24, 2023, 12:52 pm
Head of IDF West Bank division: We won’t be silent on settler violence
Brig. Gen. Avi Blot calls such acts ‘unethical, un-Jewish’; outgoing Binyamin Regional Brigade commander Eliav Elbaz: Extremists behave ‘in criminal manner and shame me as a Jew’
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Israeli security forces secure the scene of a shooting attack in Huwara, in the West Bank, August 19, 2023. (Flash90)
August 20, 2023, 8:29 am
IDF soldiers shoot masked settler allegedly hurling stones at Palestinians
Palestinians clash with troops in West Bank town of Beita as military hunts for terrorist who killed father and son at carwash in Huwara
By Emanuel Fabian
Yehiel Indore, who is suspected of shooting and killing 19-year-old Palestinian Qusai Jamal Matan in the West Bank village of Burqa, arrives for a Jerusalem District Court hearing on August 14, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 15, 2023, 12:02 pm
Court releases main suspect in killing of Palestinian in Burqa to house arrest
Judge rejects law enforcement appeal of decision to release Yehiel Indore; police arrest 2 Palestinians suspected of taking part in violent clash earlier this month
By ToI Staff
FILE - A rat crosses a Times Square subway platform in New York on January 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
August 14, 2023, 1:10 pm
Daily Briefing Aug 14: Alleged Jewish-Iranian spy & why rats may decide a mayoral race
Political correspondent Tal Schneider on Israeli ‘midterms’; military reporter Emanuel Fabian on razed settlement outpost, IDF readiness and settler in custody over West Bank death
By ToI Staff
Elisha Yered, left, seen at the Jerusalem District Court after being released to house arrest on August 9, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 10, 2023, 1:01 pm
Judge assails police in hearing on release of suspects in Palestinian’s death
Defense attorneys storm out of session in protest of secret Shin Bet footage, which Palestinians claim shows settlers deep inside village
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, at a pre-Passover toast on April 4, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
August 7, 2023, 9:12 pm
Netanyahu expresses support for Shin Bet head amid onslaught by his coalition
But a Likud lawmaker continues attacks on top security officials, claiming ‘leftist ideas’ are infiltrating the ranks
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari speaks to media near the Gaza border, May 10, 2023. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
August 7, 2023, 12:18 pm
IDF spokesman says settler violence fueling Palestinian terrorism
Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says Jewish ‘nationalist terror’ in West Bank is spurring previously uninvolved Palestinian civilians to engage in attacks
By Emanuel Fabian
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir seen during a meeting with police officers from the Yasam riot control unit, in Tel Aviv on August 2, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 6, 2023, 6:11 pm
Ex-police commanders: Ben Gvir seeking to ‘taint’ probe into shooting of Palestinian
Forum of retired brass sends letter to heads of police and Shin Bet warning that national security minister is trying ‘to interfere in a criminal investigation’
By ToI Staff
Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security agency, speaks at the annual Cyber Week event at Tel Aviv University, on June 27, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 6, 2023, 3:22 pm
Coalition MKs slam Shin Bet chief for warning against Jewish terror; Gallant hits back
Ronen Bar said to tell PM settler attacks are fueling Palestinian terrorism; lawmakers accuse defense officials of being unable to ‘distinguish between enemy and your people’
By Emanuel Fabian
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir holds a meeting with police officers from the Yasam unit, in Tel Aviv, August 2, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 6, 2023, 2:19 pm
Ben Gvir praises settler who killed Palestinian in clash: ‘Should get medal of honor’
After incident in Burqa, national security minister says ‘anyone who defends himself against rock-throwing’ should get award; 2nd suspect is ex-spokesman for MK in Ben Gvir’s party
By ToI Staff
(L) Police and other emergency personnel at the scene of a suspected terror attack in Tel Aviv on August 5, 2023. (R) Mourners carry the body of 19-year-old Palestinian Qusai Jamal Matan, during his funeral in the town of Burqa in the West Bank on August 5, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90, Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
August 6, 2023, 5:12 am
US calls both shooting of Israeli patrolman and young Palestinian ‘terror attacks’
Statements from State Department appear to make a point of equating two deadly incidents; urge ‘full accountability and justice’ in the settlers-Palestinians case
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Minister Hussein al-Sheikh. (WAFA)
August 6, 2023, 3:22 am
Top Palestinian official calls on world to designate Otzma Yehudit a ‘terrorist party’
Far-right members of government have ‘history of inciting for the killing of Palestinians,’ Hussein al-Sheikh charges, as former aide suspected in fatal West Bank shooting
By ToI Staff
Elisha Yered, suspected of involvement in the death of 19-year-old Palestinian Qusai Jamal Matan in the West Bank village of Burqa a day earlier, arrives for a hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, August 5, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 6, 2023, 1:40 am
Lawyers for settlers suspected in killing of Palestinian claim self-defense
Suspects named as Yehiel Indore and Elisha Yered, a former spokesman for far-right Otzma Yehudit MK; their attorneys say incident on private Palestinian land was ‘a true lynching’
By ToI Staff
Qusai Jamal Matan (Courtesy)
August 5, 2023, 12:11 pm
Two settlers arrested, including ex-aide to MK, over West Bank killing of Palestinian
Police say 5 more detained after violence in Burqa, during which Qusai Jamal Matan was killed; one suspect formerly worked for lawmaker from coalition’s far-right Otzma Yehudit
By Emanuel Fabian
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