Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeA settler and a soldier in the Masafer Yatta region of the West Bank in 2023. Ten outposts have been established there since 2023. Credit: Omri Eran Vardi/ActivestillsIn this effort, the IDF leaves room for outposts by pushing Palestinians off areas it claims as firing zones. Seizure orders doubled in the space of a yearMatan Golan06:56 PM • May 13 2026 IDTA woman whose head is covered enters an old West Bank army base with her children. This has been their home of late; in Jerusalem, the cabinet legalized a settlement there. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlementsPalestiniansIDFWest BankIsrael settlersIsrael occupationCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIraq-IsraelNetanyahu-Oct. 7Pizza Hut killingHezbollah DronesJonny GreenwoodHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHow IDF Seizure Orders Are Speeding Up the Legalization of Settler OutpostsBritain to Target State Proxies Amid Rise in Antisemitism, Starmer SaysFar-right Minister Picks 'Jewish Values' NGO Head to Lead Antiquities AuthorityAncient Sex: Homo Erectus Interbred With Denisovans in China 400,000 Years AgoNo Judges on Oct. 7 Inquiry Commission, Likud MK Proposes in New BillRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This WayIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in Gaza