Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityIn response to a petition by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, the Israeli government said the IDF is preparing for long-term operational control in the area, citing intelligence that terror battalions may seek to regroup in the camps after the forces withdrawShare 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 formatSubscribe07:34 PM • August 26 2026 IDTThe Israeli government told the High Court of Justice this week that the Israeli military continues to oppose allowing residents of the Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur al-Shams refugee camps in the West Bank to return to their homes, as UN data shows over 33,000 remain displaced.CommentsIn the NewsIDF Bars Return of Palestinians to W. Bank Refugee Camps; 33,000 Still DisplacedForget a Map, This Is How Palestinians Are Navigating West Bank RoadsUnprecedented UK Sanctions on Israel Are Coming. How Will British Jews Respond?Syria's Kurdish-led SDF Dissolves as Part of Integration With DamascusSlovenia Undercuts EU Condemnation of Israel's West Bank E1 Settlement PlanRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?Ben-Gvir's Ambush Shook Netanyahu – and Unleashed a War for Right-wing Votes