Settlers

West Bank Palestinian farmers face attacks, olive theft from settlers as violence continues

The attacks have accelerated ahead of an election next week in which opinion polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his pro-settler coalition could lose to more critical opponents.

Palestinians, along with Jewish and international peace activists, take part in the olive harvest in the town of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, October 13, 2026.
Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir meets with officers of the Central Command during a tour of the West Bank.

IDF deploys new Border Police company as Jewish extremist violence rises in West Bank

Israeli security forces and armed settlers evacuate activists from the area of olive tree plantation in Idna village near Hebron, on October 13, 2026.

IDF, Shin Bet arrest 10 suspects connected to attack on US journalist, EU diplomats in West Bank

Israeli military forces fire tear gas and disperse Palestinian farmers, preventing them from continuing the olive harvest as they attempt to cross an iron gate erected by the Israeli army in the village of Salem, east of Nablus in the West Bank, October 17, 2026.

IDF dismantles illegal West Bank outposts amid rise in nationalist violence


Mosque set on fire, nationalist graffiti sprayed in latest extremist attack in West Bank - report

Among the targets of the arson were a mosque, a vehicle, and an olive tree, Israeli and Palestinian media reported.

A Palestinian checks damage in a mosque, which Palestinians say was burned by Israeli settlers, in Mukhmas, near Ramallah in the West Bank, October 14, 2026.

Otzma Yehudit MK suspected of assaulting police officers in clash with extremist settlers

Following the publication of the incident, MK Yitzhak Kreuzer filed a complaint with the Police Internal Investigations Department, claiming police used excessive force against him in the incident.

Otzma Yehudit MK  Yitzhak Kreuzer files complaint alleging excessive police force was used against him, October 11, 2026.

The settlement revolution: How Bezalel Smotrich changed Israel's map for the better - opinion

Since the current government took office at the end of 2022, it has approved the establishment or retroactive legalization of 104 Jewish communities there.

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich attends a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Karmei Yehuda community in the Hebron Hills, Sept. 27.

'Excuse Me, Is This Yours?': Before you boycott settlers, meet them - review

Twelve Western countries announced plans to boycott trade with Israeli settlements, once again turning “the settlers” into an international political category. Who, exactly, are these settlers?

ISI AND TUVIA TENENBOM look out over the Judean Hills.

Israeli settlers flank Palestinian cafe with dozens of Israeli flags - report

The café in the West Bank village of Luban al-Sharqiya sits along a main West Bank road used by both Palestinians and Israelis.

Israeli flags erected by settlers stand near a coffee shop owned by Mueyyid Hussein, which he says have obstructed the shop’s entrance and visibility, in Al-Lubban al-Sharqiya near Nablus in the West Bank, October 9, 2026.

Jewish settler extremists torch Palestinian homes, livestock shelters in West Bank attack - report

One witness told WAFA the settlers targeted the home of one Palestinian resident, setting fire to hay surrounding the property and causing additional damage.

A man holds a fire flapper near destroyed cars, which Palestinians say were burned by Israeli settlers, in Yabrud, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 4, 2026.

One killed several wounded as settler extremists, Palestinians clash across West Bank during Sukkot

Clashes between settlers and Palestinians were reported across the West Bank during Sukkot, including a deadly shooting in Yasuf and violence linked to the olive harvest.

Graffiti vandalizing a mosque wall in Bazariya, northern West Bank, denouncing US Ambassador Mike Huckabee's statements condemning the extremist settler violence in Kusra, West Bank, pictured September 1, 2026.

What the data really shows about ‘settler violence’ in the West Bank - opinion

The true objective of the “settler violence” campaign may be much simpler than debate over numbers: serving as a tool in the arsenal of smearing Israel’s very presence.

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London

WATCH: Soldier given 20-day sentence after protesting outside of IDF Central Command HQ

The soldier, who was sentenced by court-martial, held signs outside the Jerusalem headquarters that read: "Avi Bluth - Stop Administrative Orders" and "Avi Bluth - Stop Persecuting Tal Yinon Dardik."

Soldier was sentenced to 20 days in military prison after picketing in front of IDF Central Command's Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth's office, September 29, 2026.

Netanyahu condemns riots in West Bank, calls to fully prosecute extremist settlers involved

Settler extremists threw stones, assaulted IDF and Border Police, and set fire to property throughout the area, actions which members of the establishment utterly condemned.

A Palestinian man walks next to a vehicle damaged in what Palestinians say was an Israeli settlers attack, in Deir Abu Masha'al, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, September 28, 2026.