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Turmus Ayya

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (second from left) is greeted by members of the local municipality as he arrives to visit the home of a Palestinian-American resident who has previously been attacked twice and says he faces ongoing harassment from Israeli settlers, in the Israeli-West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, on September 5, 2026. (John Wessels/AFP)
September 5, 2026, 3:11 pm
Huckabee, in West Bank, urges severe consequences for settler violence: ‘Terror is terror’
Visiting Palestinian town, US envoy says it’s in Israel’s interest to take action, and a ‘few hundred’ violent settlers are ‘too many’; separately, settlers reportedly torch Palestinian fields, attack convoy making condolence visit
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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
Israeli activists and Palestinian residents stand on the roof of a house besieged by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, West Bank, on August 14, 2026. (FLASH90)
August 15, 2026, 11:38 pm
Two Palestinians hurt by settler gunfire, including nurse said to be paralyzed for life
Teen said to be wounded in a separate attack; IDF reportedly detains 3 PA municipal workers after settlers assault crew trying to fix power and water lines at besieged Qusra homes
By ToI Staff, Noam Lehmann and Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: A Palestinian man inspects a burnt car following a reported attack by Israeli settlers in Jalud village, south of Nablus in the West Bank, on March 22, 2026. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP)
July 22, 2026, 9:47 pm
Settlers attack 2 West Bank villages; family abandons home after weekslong siege
IDF confirms settler arson attacks in Turmus Ayya and Jalud, but no arrests made; journalists said blocked by settlers from accessing besieged home in Jalud, despite troop escort
By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
US Representative Ro Khanna speaks with a Palestinian resident of Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, during a visit in the West Bank, July 9, 2026. (Reuters/Ammar Awad)
July 11, 2026, 4:21 pm
US Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by armed settlers during West Bank visit
California congressman, who is weighing run for presidency, says men with rifles blocked his group’s vehicles for over an hour as he toured destroyed Palestinian village, were then backed up by soldiers
By Rami Ayyub
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)
May 5, 2026, 6:30 am
Top IDF officer admits unequal enforcement against Israeli, Palestinian stone-throwers
Central Command chief says using live fire on settlers would have ‘severe sociological consequences’; IDF revokes a permit for Palestinian villagers to plow their land after settler disruption
By Stav Levaton, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Footage shows a car burning, and graffiti reading Revenge on a wall, following a reported settler attack in the Palestinian West Bank village of Turmus Ayya, April 18, 2026. (Screenshots/X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 19, 2026, 12:48 am
Settlers reportedly beat Palestinian woman, raid several West Bank towns
Woman taken for medical treatment, her sons said detained by IDF; Turmus Ayya, home to large population of Palestinian Americans, raided twice in one day; no arrests reported
By ToI Staff, Nurit Yohanan and Jeremy Sharon
A Jewish extremist assaults Palestinian olive pickers and civil rights activists close to the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, October 19, 2025. (Courtesy Jasper Nathaniel)
November 27, 2025, 4:17 pm
Settler charged with terrorism for beating Palestinian woman unconscious with club
Ariel Dahari indicted for committing two terror-related assaults and damaging a vehicle with racist motive in incidents caught on camera during a West Bank olive harvest
By Charlie Summers
Screenshot of footage posted by Yesh Din showing settlers using a bulldozer to set up an illegal outpost near Turmusaya, West Bank, April 18, 2025. (Yesh Din English / X)
April 19, 2025, 5:51 pm
Settlers filmed establishing new illegal outpost in West Bank under IDF protection
Video shows construction equipment being used to move earth, set up mobile homes; locals say Palestinian man shot by settler in West Bank had leg amputated at Israeli hospital
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Mashhour Kouk, a 16-year old from the Palestinian town of Turmus Ayya who was severely wounded in the head by a rock allegedly flung from a slingshot by an Israeli from a nearby settlement, on Saturday, January 15, 2025. (Courtesy)
January 15, 2025, 6:09 pm
‘Our lives are cheap’: Palestinian mother urges probe into settler attack on her son
US citizen Mashhour Kouk, 16, allegedly had his skull crushed by a rock flung by extremists who attacked Palestinian town of Turmus Ayya; mother seeks US pressure for investigation
By Jeremy Sharon
Illustrative: Screenshot from a video of settlers firing at the West Bank village of Umm Safa on June 24, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 25, 2023, 9:33 am
Jailed Jewish extremist released for rehabilitation at pre-military program
Minor who allegedly took part in settler riots will attend the Bnei David Mechina, known for its rabbis’ controversial remarks, in unprecedented deal approved by defense minister
By ToI Staff
A car belonging to an Israeli who mistakenly entered the Palestinian West Bank town of Turmus Ayya goes up in flames on August 20, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 20, 2023, 10:51 pm
Israeli man lightly hurt, car torched, after he mistakenly enters Palestinian town
IDF rescues civilian who was attacked in West Bank’s Turmus Ayya; mayor says some locals protected him until army showed up
By Emanuel Fabian
A handout photo from the Shin Bet on July 12, 2023, of six Palestinians arrested for shooting attacks in the central West Bank: (Clockwise from top left) Muhammad Hajj Muhammad, Ibrahim Naasan, Abdullah Hajj Muhammad, Majed Naasan, Ayyub Naasan, and Adb al-Karim Abu Aliya. (Shin Bet)
July 12, 2023, 5:07 pm
6-member Palestinian cell charged in spate of recent shooting attacks, says Shin Bet
No injuries in attacks carried out by suspects in central West Bank; soldier and officer hurt in separate clash in Turmus Ayya
By Emanuel Fabian
A bullet hole in the window of the Hummus Eliyahu restaurant outside of the Eli West Bank settlement, June 26, 2023. (Jeremy Sharon/Times of Israel)
June 29, 2023, 12:05 pm
Eli terror attack and extremist riots leave recriminations and tension in their wake
The murder of four Israelis stoked grief and outrage among the settler community; some responded with reprisal rampages in nearby Palestinian villages
By Jeremy Sharon
Illustrative: People at the Evyatar outpost in the West Bank, June 22, 2023. (Flash90)
June 27, 2023, 1:23 pm
Daily Briefing June 27: Reports from Evyatar & Turmus Ayya; proof of David’s kingdom?
Settlements reporter Jeremy Sharon describes life at the repopulated outpost and conversations with bereaved Palestinians; Melanie Lidman on AI to read millennia-old cuneiform
By ToI Staff
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