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Israeli soldiers remove the body of a Palestinian killed in an air strike from a house under construction, on the western outskirts of the northern city of Jenin, in the West Bank on August 28, 2026. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH/AFP)
August 28, 2026, 10:30 pm
In rare West Bank airstrike, IDF says it killed 3 Palestinian terror operatives
Strike targets Qais Bitawi, who Shin Bet says was head of Hamas activity in Jenin, and two accomplices; PM and defense minister praise operation as success
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF forces operate during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, June 30, 2026. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
June 30, 2026, 10:15 pm
Israel shuts down West Bank nonprofit, accusing it of terrorism — Palestinian officials
Nablus mayor ‘surprised’ after IDF seals building housing offices of Al-Tadamon Charitable Society; IDF doesn’t immediately comment
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: IDF soldiers guard a tour of the West Bank city of Hebron, on February 14, 2026. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
February 19, 2026, 2:13 am
Israeli troops raid Hebron, nab suspects for questioning after reports of gunfire
IDF demolishes home of terrorist accused of carrying out deadly attacks; 19-year-old Palestinian succumbs to wounds after he was seriously hurt by reported settler gunfire
By Emanuel Fabian and Noam Lehmann
Yamam officers are seen in the West Bank city of Nablus, during which a wanted Palestinian assailant was killed, late November 24, 2025. (Israel Police)
November 24, 2025, 11:29 pm
Israeli forces in Nablus kill Palestinian behind deadly car-ramming attack last year
After killing two soldiers outside West Bank city in May 2024, assailant handed himself in to the PA, which later freed him from custody
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinian director Basel Adra (L) and Israeli director Yuval Abraham on stage after having received the Berlinale documentary award for 'No Other Land' during the awards ceremony of the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival, on February 24, 2024, in Berlin. (John MacDougall/AFP)
September 14, 2025, 2:48 am
West Bank home of Basel Adra, activist and Oscar-winning director, raided by IDF
Military says it carried out raid on his village, at-Tuwani, after two Israelis were injured when ‘a number of terrorists hurled stones’ at them
By AP and Emanuel Fabian
Israeli soldiers conduct a raid in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on August 26, 2025. (Zain Jaafar / AFP)
August 26, 2025, 6:15 pm
IDF troops raid Ramallah money changer accused of funding Hamas activities
Military says five suspects arrested, hundreds of thousands of shekels seized, troops fired shots at stone-throwers; Red Crescent says 14 wounded, including seven by live rounds
By Stav Levaton and AFP
IDF troops operate in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, February 3, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
March 19, 2025, 11:40 am
Governor of Tulkarem: I could have tackled the armed groups here; Israel wouldn’t let me
PA’s Abdallah Kmeil claims Israel wants to keep the PA weak; he doesn’t condemn Hamas’s October 7 slaughter but says he’s become less extreme and wants peace
By Nurit Yohanan
IDF troops operate in the West Bank's Nur Shams camp near Tulkarem, in a handout photo issued on November 1, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 1, 2024, 12:06 pm
IDF says 3 gunmen killed in airstrike, clashes during day-long West Bank raid
UNRWA accuses IDF of damaging its office in Nur Shams during operation, military denies responsibility, says terrorists had planted explosives nearby
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians inspect the damage caused by an Israeli airstrike in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, October 4, 2024. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
October 5, 2024, 7:19 pm
Israel says at least 12 of those killed in Tulkarem airstrike were terror operatives
UN decries Thursday’s strike as ‘unlawful,’ while Germany says high number of casualties ‘shocking’; Israel says terrorists were plotting an attack on October 7 anniversary
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Pictures of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are displayed by their families and friends as they protest outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, August 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
September 1, 2024, 3:15 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 1: Day 331 – Israel shattered as 6 murdered hostages’ bodies recovered
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian describes the IDF operations in Gaza and updates us on a wave of terror attacks in the West Bank that saw 3 police officers killed this morning
By ToI Staff
Smoke rises after an explosion during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank's Jenin refugee camp, August 31, 2024; Inset: Staff Sgt. Elkana Navon, who was killed amid the fighting in Jenin. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed; Courtesy)
August 31, 2024, 5:57 pm
Soldier killed in fierce clashes in Jenin as IDF presses major West Bank operation
Locals say they do not have access to water and electricity; Israel says at least 26 gunmen killed during operation; Palestinian terror groups have claimed 13 as their own
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Foreign Minister Israel Katz waits for the arrival of his British counterpart, David Lammy, and his French counterpart, Stephane Sejourne, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, August 16, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 28, 2024, 1:56 pm
‘This is a war’: FM urges Gaza-style temporary evacuation of Palestinians in West Bank
Israel Katz calls for ‘temporary evacuation of Palestinian civilians’ from cities where IDF is engaged in anti-terror raid, receives backing from Agriculture Minister Dichter
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on terror suspects during an operation in Jenin, August 6, 2024 (Screen grab/AFP)
August 6, 2024, 1:17 pm
11 Palestinians killed in West Bank during IDF counterterror operations
Five killed by airstrikes as IDF says gunmen hit in two sets of strikes in Jenin; four more killed in Aqabah, southeast of city; and another two in Kafr Qud
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Palestinians look at the damage following an Israeli airstrike in the West Bank Jenin refugee camp, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
May 18, 2024, 9:38 am
IDF: Terrorist involved in 2023 murder of Israeli killed in rare West Bank airstrike
Military says members of Islamic Jihad commander’s network planned imminent attacks; jets, helicopters targeted building used as ‘operational war room’ by Jenin terror network
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
A destroyed car following an Israeli army raid on Jenin in the West Bank, on March 27, 2024 (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
March 27, 2024, 2:50 pm
Three Palestinians killed by Israeli troops in Jenin drone strike, heavy clashes
IDF says 2 gunmen targeted by UAV, 3rd man killed after hurling explosives at soldiers in West Bank city; troops destroy vehicle containing primed explosive devices
By Emanuel Fabian
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