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יוסי דגן, צבי סוכות והרב יוסי אליצור בקבר יוסף

Israelis hold first daytime prayer at Jewish West Bank shrine since 2000

Visit to Joseph’s Tomb, approved by senior defense officials, marks a new step in efforts to restore a permanent Jewish presence at the flashpoint site

Idan Bloemhof | 05.31.26

Teen girls wounded in West Bank ramming attack; terrorist neutralized

A 17-year-old seriously hurt and a 15-year-old moderately wounded after vehicle struck pedestrians near Gush Junction; 'We will continue our hold here on the good mountain of Gush Etzion,' mayor says

Elisha Ben Kimon, Idan Bloemhof | 05.31.26

הפגנה מפגינים פרו פלסטינים בלפסט צפון אירלנד

Israeli rights group urges US to block Irish settlement goods ban

Shurat HaDin tells Secretary of State Marco Rubio bill amounts to discriminatory 'economic warfare' against Israel; 'Ireland has chosen selective enforcement against the world’s only Jewish state'

ynet Global | 05.27.26

Ireland plans to ban goods from Israeli settlements in West Bank by July

Bill applies only to goods, affecting a handful of West Bank imports such as fruit worth about 200,000 euros a year; PM says expanding it to services neither 'implementable' nor 'viable'

Reuters | 05.26.26

IDF troops hunt Palestinian in suspected West Bank ramming

A 16-year-old was lightly wounded after an apparent roadside dispute between Palestinians and Jewish residents of a nearby outpost

Idan Bloemhof | 05.20.26

From West Bank foothills to Lebanon: the IDF scouts hunting Hezbollah on foot

Unit 989 recruits young men from settler outposts, using tracking and survival skills to gather battlefield intelligence in Syria and Lebanon while the IDF says enlistment has risen 50%

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.20.26

Spa, water park and shooting range: inside Kassland, the West Bank's newest resort

A 220 million shekel tourism complex in Ma’ale Adumim offers one of the region’s largest thermal spas and an indoor water park, though the hotel still shows growing pains with maintenance and navigation issues

Assaf Kamar | 05.20.26

Israel’s defense budget set to hit record $62.8 billion as tensions persist on all fronts

Military and Defense Ministry are seeking another 40 billion shekels ($13.3 billion) to fund operations in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, high readiness for renewed war with Iran and expanded troop deployments in the West Bank

Yuval Azoulay, Calcalist | 05.18.26

Palestinian man gets 30 months for trying to sell lion cub; authorities say animal never found

Military court in West Bank sentences Palestinian man under plea deal after WhatsApp messages showed he had offered the protected animal for sale, while authorities said he also illegally held an M16 rifle

Ilana Curiel | 05.13.26

Settlers force Palestinians to exhume body from West Bank grave

A Palestinian buried with IDF approval was moved after settlers objected to the grave’s location near Sa-Nur; troops ordered the body moved; military condemned harm to the dignity of the dead and said the incident will be reviewed

Lior Ben Ari | 05.09.26

החווה של נריה בן פזי ליד כוכב השחר. "תופסים שטח אסטרטגי"

Coalition lawmakers strengthen hilltop youth in West Bank law violations, IDF general tells Cabinet

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed the IDF warning over illegal outposts in Areas A and B, as government ministers defended visits to activists and Europe condemned settler violence in the Jordan Valley

Itamar Eichner, Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.07.26

Settler leaders move ahead with plans for new West Bank communities

Bezek and Tamun, approved under a Cabinet decision from December, are part of a broader push to strengthen Israel’s presence in strategic areas overlooking the Jordan Valley before the next election

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.07.26

IDF reservist fires at paraglider over West Bank settlement after terror scare

Soldier mistakes powered paraglider for possible infiltration threat, no injuries reported; military says aircraft had taken off with approval but strayed from its assigned airspace

Ron Crissy | 05.02.26

תיעוד מפעילות כוחות צה"ל ומג"ב והחרמת אמל"ח בגזרת יהודה ושומרון

Two IDF soldiers wounded in West Bank stabbing attack during weapons raid

Troops entered a home in Silwad as part of an operation to locate weapons and dismantle terror infrastructure; IDF says two soldiers were evacuated to a hospital in non-urgent condition, while one terrorist was killed and another arrested

Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.29.26

Israel's FM acknowledges there will be no West Bank annexation: 'President Trump does not support it'

Foreign Minister Saar told members of the Likud Friends of America that 'We have no intention of doing this, at least in the coming months'; He also talked about the war in Iran, the upcoming elections, Haredi draft dodging, relations with Turkey and which countries remain Israel's friends

Daniel Edelson, New York | 04.28.26