Current sectionWest Bank NewsAnalysis Some Israeli decision-makers are actively seeking a major West Bank escalation, hoping it will enable Israel to dismantle the Palestinian Authority, seize more territory and create a security crisis ahead of the October 27 electionShare 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 formatSubscribe08:15 PM • July 24 2026 IDTAs Israel's security establishment remains on high alert over the possibility of a U.S. – and perhaps Israeli – strike on Iran, another long-simmering front has already erupted: the West Bank.CommentsIn the NewsAs It Sinks Deep Into West Bank, the IDF Launches a Greater Israel Unit PatchSnake in Brazil 80 Million Years Ago Lived in Burrow, to Surprise of ScienceNetanyahu Vows to Turn Israel Into an AI Superpower, but Can He?After October 7, Many Wrote Off the DSA. Then It Started WinningIDF Set to Launch West Bank Offensive After Deadly Israeli-Palestinian ClashesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'