Nablus
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- Oct 22
Israel releases nine settler suspects over attacks on US photojournalist and European diplomats
A court in Jerusalem ordered the release of nine of 10 settler suspects late on Wednesday, 21 October, placing them under house arrest. One suspect remains in custody while police continue investigating attacks on Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine and European diplomats.
- Oct 6
Israeli settlers beat AFP photojournalist Jaafar Ashtiyeh during West Bank olive harvest
Israeli settlers opened fire and struck 58-year-old AFP photojournalist Jaafar Ashtiyeh with gun butts near Aqraba on Tuesday, leaving him hospitalized in Nablus with head and torso injuries.
- Aug 29
Netanyahu condemns West Bank settler attacks after residents and journalists injured in Qusra and Jalud
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a rare rebuke of settler violence following weekend assaults in Qusra and Jalud that left several Palestinians injured, targeted foreign journalists, and saw a British activist abducted.
- Aug 23
Israeli forces kill 14-year-old Palestinian in West Bank raid as violence flares
Israeli soldiers shot and killed 14-year-old Islam Ahmad Maher Ajouri in the Askar refugee camp near Nablus on 23 August 2026, while separate confrontations and an Israeli civilian stabbing took place across the West Bank.
- Aug 13
Palestinian American raises US flag in Qusra to defend besieged West Bank home
Loui Ridi returned from Ohio to Qusra after Israeli settlers encircled his family property for ten days, prompting an orchard confrontation and military intervention on Tuesday.
- Jul 26
Settlers torch two West Bank mosques, Israel arrests dozens after deadly Tal clash
Two mosques were burned overnight Saturday, with graffiti reading 'revenge,' after a clash in Tal that left six dead. Israeli forces then raided towns across the territory, arresting scores of Palestinians.
- Jul 25
Four Palestinians killed in Tell as settler incursion sparks Israeli military sweep across the West Bank
Four Palestinian men, all brothers or cousins, were killed on 24 July after armed Israeli settlers raided the village of Tell near Nablus, triggering a firefight that also left a settler and an Israeli soldier dead. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded with a large-scale security operation, and settler violence spread to other villages.
- Jul 25
Four Palestinians, Two Israelis Dead in West Bank Clash; Israeli Army Raids Nablus Hospital, Netanyahu Orders Troop Surge
A settler incursion into Tell village triggered a gun battle on 24 July 2026, killing four Palestinians and two Israelis. Israeli forces then raided Nablus Specialist Hospital, handcuffing medical staff and blocking ambulances.
- Jul 24
Netanyahu launches West Bank operation, orders new settler outposts after clashes kill four Palestinians and two Israelis
After settlers attacked a Palestinian village near Nablus, violence erupted, leaving four Palestinians and two Israelis dead. Benjamin Netanyahu responded with a major military deployment and orders for new settler outposts.
- Jun 17
Israeli settlers set fire to two West Bank mosques, spray 'vengeance' graffiti on walls
Colonists struck two mosques in villages north of Ramallah before dawn on Wednesday, burning ablution rooms and scrawling Hebrew slogans as Palestinian residents confronted them and Israeli forces later fired tear gas into the crowd.
