Current sectionWest Bank NewsSenior army officials expressed concern about an attack similar to the 2015 Duma arson and Palestinian acts of revenge against settler outposts. They also warn of the worsening disconnect between the army and police commandersShare 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 formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovich04:29 AM • August 31 2026 IDTSenior Israeli military officials have warned in private discussions with political leaders of early signs that a settler attack on Palestinians with mass casualties is becoming a realistic scenario. Moreover, they warned, such a mass-casualty event could drive uninvolved Palestinians into engaging in violent resistance across the West Bank.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlersPalestiniansWest BankIDFIsrael policeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankChief RabbiGaza Militias El-Sayed NetanyahuOfer WinterRoger WatersPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIDF: Risk of Palestinians Firing Back at Unrestrained Violent SettlersWho Wrote the Zohar?Let Our People Choose: Israel Must Legalize Same-sex MarriageIran's IRGC Says It Attacked Two U.S. Bases in Jordan With Ballistic MissilesCasualties Reported by Iranian State Media in U.S. Strike in Strait of HormuzRemembering 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