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Terrorist shot after attempting to stab IDF soldier operating in West Bank, no IDF injuries

A terrorist armed with a knife attempted to stab an IDF soldier in the Jenin area in the West Bank on Thursday morning.

IDF soldiers in the West Bank.
Palestinian with the number 44 drawn on his arm by IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank, August 18, 2026.

'Lessons were drawn': IDF confirms soldiers numbered Palestinian suspects in West Bank operation

IDF troops operate in the West Bank, August 17, 2026.

WATCH: IDF arrests two terrorists, raids 100 sites in Duvdevan West Bank counterterror operation

A gazelle being illegally held in a basement near Jenin, August 11, 2026.

Border Police rescue illegally held gazelle from basement in private home near Jenin


Shin Bet releases brother of al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades commander Zakaria Zubeidi

Jibril Zubeidi, a senior Fatah figure from Jenin and brother of former al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades commander Zakaria Zubeidi, was released after being held in administrative detention since 2023.

Zakaria Zubeidi posing with his M-16 and a picture of then-Palestinian Authority president Yasser Arafat, in Jenin, July 31, 2004.

IED explosion wounds two IDF soldiers during counterterrorism operation in Jenin

Army Radio reported that IDF forces had been operating in a refugee camp in Jenin. Troops located a suspicious object and picked it up, apparently leading to the explosion.

Israel security forces apprehend five terrorists planning an  imminent terror attack in the Barta'a area near Jenin, November 30, 2025.

Five arrested during joint IDF, Shin Bet counterterrorism ops. in West Bank

The military carried out these operations using Shin Bet intelligence. 

West Bank Border Police, including those who operate undercover, are seen in an illustrative photo.

US student groups fundraise to supplement PA funds to 'mothers of martyrs'

City College of New York (CCNY) Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), John Jay College SJP, City University of New York (CUNY) for Palestine, and CUNY Stoop Sales for Gaza organized a bake sale.

A PALESTINIAN woman walks past damaged houses in Jenin refugee camp on October 9, 2024, in the West Bank.

Dozens of Palestinians breach IDF checkpoints to enter Jenin refugee camp

At least 10 Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces operating in the area, with IDF using drones to monitor and locate more suspects inside the refugee camp.

 A road is barricaded in Jenin refugee camp, amid ongoing clashes between Palestinian Authority security forces and terrorists, in the West Bank, January 8, 2025.

Ramadan will show if clan clashes are really over, say Hebron residents

Sources noted that representatives of several families offered to “take measures against any member who acts independently or takes the law into their own hands.

Israeli security forces investigate a ramming attack in Hebron, December 6, 2025; illustrative.

'Operation New Order': 30 arrested, weapons seized in major Tarabin police raid in the Negev

The suspects were reportedly detained for questioning on violence and weapons offenses, which included two pistols, two rifles, stun grenades, and seized ammunition.

Police seize rifles and grenades in Tarabin as "Operation New Order" intensifies in the south. January 7, Negev

IDF: Staying in West Bank refugee camps will quell lone-wolf terror

To date, the IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) have succeeded in catching and stopping such efforts, but some of the rocket building efforts have progressed to later stages.

Israel security forces apprehend five terrorists planning an  imminent terror attack in the Barta'a area near Jenin, November 30, 2025.

Police make arrests in Bedouin community, find stolen IDF weapons in Rahat kindergarten

Over the course of the day, motorcycle patrols wrote 108 traffic tickets and confiscated two ATVs and a dirt bike, which were transferred for forfeiture proceedings. 

AN OFFICER during Operation 'New Order' on December 31, 2025.

WATCH: Katz urges invasion of West Bank refugee camps as Trump calls for restraint

Katz said expanded IDF control of West Bank camps reduced terror, despite US calls to curb military activity.

(From L-R) IDF Central Command chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Tamir Yadai at a meeting discussing West Bank counterterror, December 31, 2025.