West Bank
The West Bank, known in Israel as Judea and Samaria, is the territory west of the Jordan River that Israel has held since 1967, home to Palestinian Authority areas and Israeli settlements. Coverage includes IDF counterterrorism raids, attacks, settlement policy, settler violence and debates over sovereignty. Israeli reporting on the area is collected here.
Earlier coverage
Saturday, 3 October 2026
- Settler attacks reported across West Bank as Palestinians begin olive harvest
- IDF detains 50 Palestinian terrorists in Judea and Samaria
- Until recently, the occupation was less felt here. Now Israel is changing that
- One killed several wounded as settler extremists, Palestinians clash across West Bank during Sukkot
Friday, 2 October 2026
- U.S. weighing sanctions on Israel over West Bank settler violence, sources say
- Palestinian, 19, shot dead by settlers, another wounded, in West Bank attack
- ‘West Bank is Israel’s weak point’: US sanctions pressure grows ahead of Israeli election
- WATCH: IDF arrests dozens of terrorists in Judea and Samaria during Sukkot
- Polanski urges Miliband to block Rosebank oil field to enforce Israel sanctions
- FlyDubai incident shows Israel can’t predict every threat, only prepare for it
- Sanctions over settler terror could cripple Israel's banks. Why are they silent?
Thursday, 1 October 2026
- Palestinian reportedly shot dead by settlers in West Bank amid olive harvest clashes
- Negotiate Dual Citizenship for West Bank Settlers
- Palestinian election candidate warns West Bank could ‘explode’ unless Israel releases tax funds
- Palestinian election candidate warns West Bank could ‘explode’ unless Israel releases tax funds
- American envoy to UN: US having ‘tough conversations’ with Israel
- American envoy to UN: US having ‘tough conversations’ with Israel
- Could US sanction Netanyahu? Democrats push anti-settlement bill in House
- House Democrats introduce sanctions bill targeting settlement expansion
- WATCH: Herzog condemns 'vigilantes,' West Bank violence in visit to IDF base after violent riots
- WATCH: Herzog condemns 'vigilantes,' West Bank violence in visit to IDF base after violent riots
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
- ‘Severe and totally unacceptable’: Herzog condemns Samaria violence
- ‘Severe and totally unacceptable’: Herzog condemns Samaria violence
- Herzog says Israeli politicians have not done all they can to halt settler violence
- The Media Ignores Palestinian Violence and Terrorism in the West Bank
- President Herzog on Flydubai incident: 'A great miracle and acts of heroism'
- Dutch Jewish leader says settlement ban another sign of Netherlands’ growing hostility
- Dutch Jewish leader says settlement ban another sign of Netherlands’ growing hostility
- Annexation, settlements or separation: where Israel’s parties stand on the West Bank
- What the data really shows about ‘settler violence’ in the West Bank - opinion