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Israel enters tense weekend as four fronts edge toward escalation

Gaza strikes have sharply slowed, Lebanon’s ceasefire is under strain, West Bank forces are stretched thin and Iran remains on a knife-edge between diplomacy and renewed war

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.07.26

Terror battalion commander indicted over bombing that killed IDF reservist

Kamal Khatib accused of leading terror network behind July 2024 roadside blast that killed Sgt. First Class (res.) Yehuda Geto during counterterrorism raid in northern West Bank

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.03.26

פעילות של כוחות הביטחון לסיכול טרור ביהודה ושומרון

West Bank on edge: IDF counterterror sweep intensifies amid fears of copycat attacks

Israeli forces step up arrests, raids and troop deployments after spate of terror attacks as isolated farms and outposts expose security gaps and Palestinian 'resistance committees' threaten to evolve into armed cells

Elisha Ben Kimon | 07.26.26

תיעוד: תושבי שכם מגיעים לבית החולים לאחר כניסת כוחות ישראליים לאזור

Nablus hospital raid: Two terrorists involved in Havat Gilad shooting arrested

IDF and Shin Bet forces raided a Nablus hospital and arrested two terrorists wounded in the Havat Gilad shooting attack, in which Maj. Yuval Ezra and Benayahu Mellet were killed; The suspects were transferred for questioning

Elisha Ben Kimon, Einav Halabi, Itamar Eichner | 07.24.26

IDF names officer killed in deadly West Bank attack

Maj. Yuval Ezra, 27, a battery commander in the Artillery Corps’ 411th Battalion, was killed near the village of Tell in the same attack that claimed Havat Gilad alert squad Benayahu Mellet

Elisha Ben Kimon | 07.24.26

Video shows Palestinian snatch Israeli’s rifle before deadly West Bank attack

Footage shows a Palestinian approaching an Israeli in a threatening manner; the Israeli kicks him, after which the man grabs his rifle and opens fire, killing Havat Gilad alert squad member Benayahu Mellet

Idan Bloemhof, Elisha Ben Kimon | 07.24.26

Israeli killed in West Bank terror attack identified as father of two who rushed to aid hikers

Benayahu Mellet, 32, a member of Havat Gilad’s alert squad team, was shot after responding to an attack nearby; Herzog mourns his death as violence surges across the northern West Bank

Idan Bloemhof, Elisha Ben Kimon | 07.24.26

עימות בין מתנחלים לפלסטיני סמוך לחוות גלעד

Israeli killed, two wounded in terror shooting in West Bank

Israeli accounts say a Palestinian snatched a security guard’s rifle and opened fire after a clash near Nablus; four Palestinians also reported killed; Israeli forces seal off the area

Elisha Ben Kimon, Idan Bloemhof | 07.24.26

Nothing is left of Yael Shevach's home in Havat Gilad

Yael lost her husband in a terrorist attack and her house in a fire: 'Nothing left of Raziel'

Yael Shevach's house in Havat Gilad was completely burned down; She is sure it was a nationalistic attack, and says she heard nearby villages celebrating; What hurts most is the loss of her husband's books; she thanked the people of Israel for their mobilization to help

Alexandra Lukash | 07.19.26

'We do not have a solution': Israel weighs sweeping drone ban over FPV attack fears

Officials fear fiber-optic attack drones could be launched from neighboring states or the West Bank to target leaders and institutions, though security agencies say there is no evidence such systems are currently operating there

Itamar Eichner, Elisha Ben Kimon | 07.18.26

Watch: Wildfires destroy homes after forcing evacuations across West Bank and northern Israel

About 13 homes burned in Havat Gilad as 45 crews and eight aircraft battled the flames; separate fires prompt evacuations in Shimshit and emergency responses in Kfar Vradim and near Mount Tabor

Eitan Glikman, Liran Tamari | 07.18.26

פעילות כוחות צוות הקרב החטיבתי "המחץ" (14) בצפון רצועת עזה

'Nobody at the top really cares': IDF short 12,000 troops as Haredi draft arrests are scrapped

Reservists warn repeated deployments are breaking families, livelihoods and combat readiness, while commanders say the army could lose five battalions without longer mandatory service; 'Soldiers are openly saying, "I'm not coming for the next round"'

Elisha Ben Kimon | 07.14.26

Israeli border communities warn of emerging attack-drone threat in West Bank

Local officials near the West Bank say small drones carrying explosive payloads could threaten nearby towns and 'reach Tel Aviv in six minutes'

Roy Rubinstein | 07.01.26

דני דנון ועו"ד איתי אפשטיין שהשווה את נתניהו וטראמפ להיטלר וקרא לפעול נגד ישראל

Israeli lawyer denounces Israel at UN, envoy fires back

Itay Epstein urges Security Council action against settlements and Israeli forces, prompting Danny Danon to accuse the UN of platforming anti-Israel voices

Itamar Eichner | 06.30.26

"יש פעילות רוחשת מתחת לפני השטח", כוחות צה"ל באיו"ש

Israel warns Iran covertly shifting terror focus to West Bank

Security officials say Tehran is rebuilding West Bank terror networks through Turkey, crypto funding and weapons smuggling, while the IDF races to prevent spread of FPV strike drones and a major cross-border attack

Elisha Ben Kimon | 06.25.26