Outposts

Transferring West Bank enforcement from IDF to police is a mistake without a plan - editorial

Katz has spoken about the transfer as though the fundamental decision has already been made, while the institutions expected to carry it out are still trying to determine whether it is workable.

IDF soldiers in the West Bank.
Israeli settlers are evacuated from illegal outpost Givat Or Yehuda, in the southern Hebron hills, on August 17, 2026.

IDF, COGAT evacuate illegal outpost near Hebron three months after residents attack police - report

JEWISH SETTLERS are seen at the unauthorized Beit Anot outpost in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank after being informed of an expected evacuation, June 1, 2026.

Three female soldiers wounded by settlers while clearing illegal West Bank outpost

An IDF soldier stands guard during an evacuation of illegal West Bank outposts, December 7, 2025.

Border Police, IDF evacuate four illegal outposts across West Bank


Israel security cabinet approves legalization of nine new settlements

The ministers took that step, despite clear objections from the United States, in the aftermath of Jerusalem’s terror attack at a bus stop

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on February 12, 2023.

Israel's government evacuates its second illegal West Bank outpost

The Nahala movement claimed that the Israeli settlers were being violently removed from the site in opposition to the law.

 A sign outside the Evyatar outpost put up by left-wing protesters reads "illegal outpost," February 17, 2022.

Netanyahu clarifies he’s the boss on West Bank issues - analysis

Netanyahu backed up Defense Minister Gallant's decision to raze a new illegal outpost in the West Bank on Friday.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a visit to the West Bank on January 17, 2023

Netanyahu coalition pledges to advance West Bank annexation policies

Also agrees to transfer authority over Israeli civilian life in Area C of the West Bank from IDF to government ministries.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plants a tree on the outskirts of Elazar in Gush Etzion on January 26, vowing not to uproot settlements in any peace deal

Lapid can win election unless the Right votes Likud, Netanyahu warns

Netanyahu pointed to a Channel 13 poll from Tuesday, which gave the Likud party 31 seats, compared to Lapid's 27, which amounted to only four mandates between them.

 Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is seen speaking at the Givat Harel outpost in the West Bank just days before the elections, on October 26, 2022.

IDF razes West Bank Ramat Migron outpost, Homesh yeshiva spared for now

The hilltop settlement has been subject to ongoing controversy and legal dispute since the early 2000s. Since then, there have been ownership claims to the land from Palestinian families.

 Israel security forces at the Ramat Migron outpost, Thursday August 11, 2022

Gantz warns settlers against illegal outpost construction

He issued the warning after security officials provided him with information about the campaign, which had been organized by the right-wing Nahala movement.

 A sign outside the Evyatar outpost put up by left-wing protesters reads "illegal outpost," February 17, 2022.

Fire rages near Israeli settler outpost, Palestinian flag found at scene

The Palestinian flag was found by Yizhar's volunteer firefighter unit who came to help fight the blaze, which had reached around 150 meters from the homes of residents.

 A Palestinian flag is found at the scene of a fire near the Israeli settler outpost of Kumi Ori in the West Bank, on May 29, 2022.

‘Undocumented Jewish communities’

It may be time for Israel’s right to adopt some of the tactics of the American left, and to undertake a campaign to rebrand Jewish outposts in Judea and Samaria as “undocumented communities.”

 GATHERING AROUND damaged structures after Israeli security forces demolished Maoz Esther, March 21.

Left- and right-wing protesters vie for Evyatar outpost

Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan slammed the protest as a "provocation of the extreme Left" and called on security forces to stop it.

 Left-wing organizations protest against the Evyatar settlement in the West Bank, February 18, 2022.