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.

AUGUST 19, 2026|ByJPOST EDITORIAL

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

The outpost, known as Givat Or Yehuda, was reportedly the site of a violent incident three months earlier, which Army Radio cited as the reason for Monday's evacuation.

AUGUST 17, 2026|ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR

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

Security forces arrived at the outpost adjacent to Ma’aleh Amos during the night, where they announced that the area was a closed military zone and demanded that all civilians disperse.

JUNE 10, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

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

Border Police and IDF units evacuated four illegal outposts in Gush Etzion, Samaria, and Binyamin, following PM Netanyahu’s directive to clear 14 such sites across the West Bank.

DECEMBER 9, 2025|ByEFRAT FORSHER

Government authorizes Netiv Ha'avot outpost

The government also plans to construct 350 homes for settlers in the outpost.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with settler leaders after a cabinet vote legalizing the Netiv Ha'avot outpost, February 2018

Netanyahu promises Havat Gilad outpost could become settlement next week

Last year, the government also created the first entirely new settlement in over 20 years, called Amihai.

JANUARY 28, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem

Defense Ministry planning to legalize 70 outposts

Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben-Dahan said that a team of four or five people had been established to identify outposts that could be legalized and to see how difficult the process would be.

JANUARY 16, 2018ByJEREMY SHARON

THE OFRA SETTLEMENT is seen from the Amona outpost in the West Bank.

Court chastises government's 'disturbing' conduct on outpost

“In many instances, all of the needed information for a decision was not brought before us... and was not always accurate... this is unacceptable," said former justice Miriam Naor.

JANUARY 3, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

WATCH: Israeli forces face off with settlers during outpost eviction

Reports of clashes between activists and border police on the scene.

NOVEMBER 29, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

An activist is removed by security forces from the Netiv Ha'avot outpost during a demolition on November 29.

Netanyahu’s rivals: Finish land survey of Sde Boaz outpost

The Civil Administration began to survey the property in 2012 under the direction of former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon.

AUGUST 17, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

SDE BOAZ is seen from the air, with the four contested properties in the forefront.

Netanyahu says Israel starts construction on new West Bank settlement

"The entire public expects of the prime minister not to allow any hostile element, whether they be leftist groups, judicial or clerical bodies, stop the construction," say residents of Amona.

JUNE 20, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF