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West Bank outposts

The scene of a suspected stabbing attack at the West Bank farming outpost Maoz Yehuda settlement farm on September 7, 2026 (Magen David Adom)
September 7, 2026, 2:53 pm
Palestinian stabs, wounds Israeli in West Bank farming outpost, is killed by troops
Israeli man, around 20 years old, in moderate-to-serious condition after incident at Maoz Yehuda outpost; Katz threatens ‘full-scale war’ against PA if it starts Oct. 7-style attack
By Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
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
A British activist after being detained following clashes with settlers in the southern West Bank, August 29, 2026. (Screenshot: X/That’s How It Works)
August 31, 2026, 1:23 am
British activist who was detained by settlers to be deported after UK intervenes
Lawyer for Finn Joughin says he was trying to protect Palestinians’ property; settlers took him into custody for allegedly assaulting a minor before handing him over to cops
By ToI Staff, AP and Noam Lehmann
A British activist after being detained following clashes with settlers in the southern West Bank, August 29, 2026. (Screenshot: X/That’s How It Works)
August 30, 2026, 8:44 am
Settlers detain British activist for alleged ‘indecent act,’ hand him over to police
Footage from Umm al-Kheir shows activist Finn Joughin trying to physically block a child, before being led away by armed men; police confirm he was arrested, is still in custody
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Settlers outside the home of Youssef Hassan in the West Bank village of Qusra, south of Nablus, August 10, 2026. (Courtesy)
August 12, 2026, 4:48 am
IDF slams ‘reprehensible’ settler outposts in Palestinian villages, but doesn’t demolish them
Army insists any troops found to be involved in besieging Palestinian homes ‘will face disciplinary action,’ gives no explanation on why settlers remain in closed military zone
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
Education Minister Yoav Kisch speaks at the inauguration of a school for so-called hilltop youth in the West Bank settlement of Beit El, August 4, 2026. (Arye Minkov/Beit El Municipal Council)
August 5, 2026, 1:15 pm
Israel inaugurates first school for extremist so-called hilltop youth in West Bank
Beit El school, one of 4 set to be established, is part of government attempt to incorporate minors living in far-flung illegal farming outposts into education system
By Jeremy Sharon
Members of Israeli security forces stand guard during a raid in the village of Sarra, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
July 25, 2026, 11:34 pm
Israeli, 25, wounded by stone during clash with Palestinians near Susya settlement
IDF says Palestinian man stole off-duty soldier’s gun during confrontation in West Bank, then dropped it and fled; forces searching for suspect
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Israeli soldiers arrest a Palestinian man during an army operation in the West Bank village of Tell, near Nablus, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
July 25, 2026, 5:18 pm
IDF arrests dozens of Palestinians in sweeping raids across West Bank after deadly clash
Settlers said to establish 4 new illegal outposts near the scene of gunfight in which 2 Israelis and 4 Palestinians were killed; IDF allows early morning Palestinian funerals under heavy restrictions
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Emanuel Fabian
A Palestinian woman reacts as she holds the dust from the rubble of her house which was demolished by Israeli security forces, in the Palestinian village of Beit Awwa in the southwest of the West Bank on February 11, 2026. (HAZEM BADER/AFP)
July 23, 2026, 6:35 pm
West Bank demolitions far higher for Palestinians than Israelis in 2025, rights group says
96% of demolition orders against Palestinian illegal construction were enforced, compared to 20% in settlements; no Palestinian building permits approved, vs 27,350 for settlements
By Jeremy Sharon
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
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
Israeli settlers, top, and Palestinians clash as brush burns along a roadside after Palestinians set it ablaze to prevent the settlers from approaching the West Bank village of Sinjil, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
July 21, 2026, 11:56 am
Report: Cabinet quietly okayed plan to curb settler violence; PM called phenomenon ‘cancer’
Ministers said to have kept March decision — and Netanyahu’s harsh criticism — secret for political reasons; security chiefs wanted it made public
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian farmer (L) attempts to prevent Israeli settlers from approaching an olive grove being harvested near the Palestinian village of Silwad, northeast of Ramallah in the West Bank, on October 29, 2025. (Zain JAAFAR/AFP)
July 19, 2026, 8:20 pm
Government document shows 650 youths living in illegal West Bank outposts
Figures come from Settlements Ministry budget allocations for ‘at-risk youth’ in West Bank, providing settlement municipal authorities with NIS 12M for outpost youth residents
By Jeremy Sharon
Solidarity activists work to block settlers from entering a building in the West Bank village of Jurish, July 17, 2026. (X video/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 17, 2026, 9:26 pm
Settlers raid West Bank village in PA-run area; IDF, arriving on scene, lets them flee
Military reportedly doesn’t hand settlers over to police, declares closed military zone forcing activists to leave West Bank village
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth speaks during a handover ceremony for the commander of the 99th Division, near Netiv Haasara on the Gaza border, July 15, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 16, 2026, 8:51 pm
IDF’s West Bank chief claims illegal settler farming outposts ‘greatly strengthen security’
Avi Bluth tells residents of wildcat communes — which critics say have become ground zero for violent extremists and a tool for dispossession of Palestinian lands — that he loves them
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
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