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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

West Bank settler violence enforcement shifts from IDF to Border Police

Security officials say the move aims to close enforcement gaps in areas under Palestinian Authority control, where soldiers lack police arrest powers and coordination delays have hampered efforts to prevent attacks and collect evidence

Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.26.26

4-year-old hurt in West Bank stone-throwing attack

IDF says troops search for assailant and impose cordon on village south of Nablus after stones hit cars near Havat Gilad, lightly wounding a child with shattered glass

Idan Bloemhof | 04.23.26

Israel plans return to evacuated West Bank settlement this summer

Core group tied to Bnei David academy expected to move to Ganim in northern West Bank, as government and settlement leaders press ahead with broader push to restore former settlements evacuated in 2005 disengagement

Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.23.26

The West Bank is expanding, but at what cost?

The number of new West Bank settlements established by the current government is 103; while the north is desperate for budgets, investment in the territories has reached 19 billion shekels; Palestinian buildings are being demolished, trees uprooted, and in the hills violence has increased

Oded Shalom | 04.20.26

US golf event aims to boost support for Judea and Samaria and Israeli settlement

With senators, members of Congress and senior Israeli officials set to attend, a first-of-its-kind golf tournament in the United States aims to rally support for Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria

ynet Global | 04.19.26

'Killing the Palestinian state idea': Evacuated West Bank settlement Sa-Nur reestablished

Hundreds attend ceremony marking return to Sa-Nur, dismantled in 2005 disengagement; Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich calls move a 'historic correction' while Samaria council head says the site will grow into a city

Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.19.26

Knife-wielding terrorist killed in West Bank settlement, IDF says

Army says no injuries reported after assailant neutralized in early morning incident in Negohot after residents ordered to shelter in place

Ilana Curiel | 04.18.26

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