West Bank

'Post' speaks with IDF W. Bank cmdr. on catching Bat Yam bus terrorist - interview

'L' said "One of the hardest challenges was chasing him through Shechem. It's a terrorist hiding within a civilian population."

Battalion commander Lt. Col. "Y" searches for the terrorist responsible for the Bat Yam bus bombings.
A Magen David Adom ambulance; illustrative.

MDA treats hilltop youth for gunshot wound fired by Border Police officer

Ze’ev Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism

Jabotinsky's ‘Iron Wall’: The strategic doctrine Israel desperately needs - opinion

IDF soldiers of the Duvdevan Unit; illustrative.

IDF, Shin Bet arrest 12 terrorists in undercover W. Bank counterterror ops.


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Smotrich: Gush Katif is 'too small,' good things are about to happen in the Gaza Strip

The finance minister said he was still in the government since he had "reason to believe that good things are about to happen" in the Gaza Strip.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a meeting of the Knesset Lobby for the Renewal of Jewish Settlement in the Gaza Strip, held at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 22, 2025

Court releases to house arrest settler suspected of killing Palestinian activist in West Bank

Hathaleen was allegedly shot by Yinon Levi, an extremist previously sanctioned by the Biden administration, the UK, and Canada. 

Israeli soldiers at the scene a Palestinian was shot for throwing stones, in the West Bank city of Hebron, July 28, 2025

Police arrest owner, impound bus that illegally transported 50 Israelis into Nablus

The bus was transferred to a police facility under a newly signed IDF Central Command order that permits administrative seizure of vehicles used to enter Area A illegally.

 Israeli security forces raid the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the West Bank, June 18, 2025.

Ireland’s shameful war on the Jews further exposes European hypocrisy - opinion

Needless to say, Ireland can pass all the laws it wants. But none of them can or will erase Jewish history or uproot the Jewish people from Judea and Samaria.

A man holds Irish and Palestinian flags as people protest calling for governments around the world to stop arming Israel during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Dublin, Ireland, June 15, 2024

Israel faces double standard, pressures, from Western hypocrisy 'uber alles' - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: Callousness and double standards are the reasons why Israelis increasingly dismiss Western pressures.

SUPPLIES WAIT to be transferred to the Gaza Strip from the Israeli side of the border, at the Kerem Shalom crossing in May. Some 800 trucks laden with supplies are currently waiting to be collected by the UN at crossings on the Palestinian side, says the writer.

Security forces thwart two attempted terror attacks in West Bank

Both terrorists were armed with knives and one hurled stones at the security guard.

IDF troops operate in the West Bank, July 25, 2025.

Germany not planning to recognise Palestinian state in short term

Recognition of a Palestinian state would only come as one of the final steps in a two-state solution, said the spokesperson.

PALESTINIANS SHELTER in tents in Gaza City. Civilians deserve a real choice – to remain amid crossfire and Hamas exploitation or to move temporarily to a secure area with access to food, water, shelter, and medical care, the writers argue.

Fifty Israeli citizens illegally enter Nablus overnight, IDF says

Additionally, the IDF is currently investigating additional claims that Israeli citizens threw stones at homes in the city.

 IDF soldiers are seen operating in Nablus, in the West Bank, July 3, 2025

WATCH: Bus-bombing terrorist arrested after months-long IDF, Shin Bet manhunt

The terrorist behind the Bat Yam and Holon bus bombings was arrested in Nablus after a 19-hour manhunt, with explosives linked to the attack found and destroyed during the operation.

The terrorist Abd al-Karim Sanubar was arrested in a joint operation by the IDF, Shin Bet, and Border Police.

Knesset approves declaratory measure to apply Israeli sovereignty to West Bank

According to Israeli law, the current status of the territories it captured from Jordan in the Six-Day War, save for east Jerusalem, is that of a “temporary belligerent occupation.”

 Jewish settlers set up tents and Israeli flags outside the village of Bruqin, west of Salfit, in the northern West Bank, May 23, 2025.