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 formatSubscribeMembers of the Border Police alongside settlers from the Tel Talpiot outpost in Area B this month. Credit: Itai RonThe Israeli government blames the violence on a 'handful' of extremists. Yet settlers have established 30 outposts in Area B, where the Palestinian Authority oversees civilian affairs, encouraged by elected officials and unchallenged by security forcesMatan Golan12:11 PM • August 30 2026 IDTA few years ago, F. and his family moved away from the village of Qusra in the West Bank. Their previous home was on the border of the West Bank's Area C, which is under exclusive Israeli control, and they were tired of being harassed by settlers.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlersPalestinian AuthorityWest BankIsrael occupationIsrael settlementsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankIDF VideoGaza Militias Iran RegimeNetanyahu CampaignOfer WinterSuper El NiñoPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastBacked by Gov't and Army, Israeli Settlers Gain a Foothold in West Bank's Area BChief Rabbi Wishes God 'Destroys' Israel's Attorney General Over Memorial DelayDon't Deprive Israelis Living Abroad of Their Basic Rights, Let Them VoteDespite Misconduct Allegations, Hadash Keeps Knesset Candidate on SlateArab Israeli Shot Dead in Jaffa; Two Other Men Wounded in Central IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With Israel'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Israeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old CityPoll: Likud Sinks to 19 Seats as New Right-wing Party Falls Below ThresholdJewish Space Lasers? Israel Wants 'Rods From God'Ben-Gvir's Ambush Shook Netanyahu – and Unleashed a War for Right-wing Votes