The West Bank during the Gaza war: settler attacks, raids and new settlements
Active · last development Sep 23, 2026: “Son of Israel's ambassador to U.S. critically injured in attack in occupied West Bank”
What this arc covers
The occupied West Bank during the Gaza war, from October 2023: attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villages and the killings of Palestinians, including Americans, the Israeli military's raids on Jenin and other cities, the arrests of Palestinians, attacks on Israelis, the US and British sanctions on violent settlers, new settlements and land seizures including the E1 project, the moves toward annexation, and the international condemnation of them.
Earliest story we hold Oct 13, 2023 · 99 stories · 290 independent sources (counted once each) · 1076 days
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Sep 23– 252026Son of Israel's ambassador to U.S. critically injured in attack in occupied West Bank30 articles · 29 independent sources2 left, 6 center, 8 right
Sep 20– 212026Israeli fatally shot in occupied West Bank15 articles · 12 independent sources0 left, 7 center, 2 right
Sep 7– 92026Jerusalem Daily: Israel retaliates over sanctions on illegal settlements10 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right
Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below
- Jan 30 – 31, 2024Israeli forces dressed as women and medics kill 3 in West Bank hospital73 articles · 47 independent sources
- Feb 1, 2024Biden sanctions four Israeli settlers who attacked Palestinians in the West Bank46 articles · 35 independent sources
- Sep 6 – 7, 2024Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman at a West Bank protest, witnesses say37 articles · 31 independent sources
- Sep 8 – 9, 2024Shooting attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing kills 3 Israelis47 articles · 36 independent sources
- Sep 22, 2024Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank43 articles · 34 independent sources
- Jul 11 – 14, 2026Aide to Rep. Ro Khanna on moment he says he was detained by Israeli settlers in West Bank63 articles · 44 independent sources
- Jul 11, 2026Ro Khanna says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in West Bank
- Jul 12, 2026Only right-leaning coverage:Detained by settlers, US Democrat Ro Khanna now faces pro-Israel attacks
- Jul 13, 2026Ro Khanna’s Dishonest Israel Stunt
- Sep 7 – 12, 2026UK bans trade with Israeli settlements in West Bank102 articles · 49 independent sources
- Sep 7, 2026UK set to announce trade ban on Israeli settlements in the West Bank
- Sep 8, 2026UK imposes ban on goods from Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank
- Sep 9, 2026UK government defends decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 112 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| May 20, 2024 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 50 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 93 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 99 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 45 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 47 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Jan 20, 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 38 |
| Feb 24, 2025 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| Apr 7, 2025 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| May 19, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| May 26, 2025 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 57 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 53 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 62 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 32 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 83 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
26% left · 63% center · 11% right of 290 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 99 stories.
Every storyoldest first
October 2023
Oct 13– 14While the world is watching Gaza, violence fuels growing tensions in the occupied West Bank9 articles · 9 independent sources3 left, 2 center, 0 right- Oct 19Hamas spokesman reportedly among scores detained in occupied West Bank6 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Oct 19– 22Palestinian death toll in West Bank surges as Israel pursues militants following Hamas rampage15 articles · 10 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Oct 31Israel demolishes West Bank home of Hamas deputy leader5 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 1 right
November 2023
Nov 6Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi arrested for 'inciting terror': Israeli army5 articles · 3 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 0 right- Nov 8– 9How war in Gaza is impacting the West Bank5 articles · 5 independent sources3 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Nov 10– 17Seven killed by Israeli forces in West Bank: Israel army9 articles · 7 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Nov 26Israeli forces kill at least 8 Palestinians in surging West Bank violence, health officials say15 articles · 10 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
December 2023
Dec 5– 6US announces visa bans to Jewish Israeli settlers who attack West Bank Palestinians25 articles · 19 independent sources4 left, 7 center, 1 right- Dec 8Six Palestinians are killed in the Israeli military’s latest West Bank raid, health officials say9 articles · 5 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
January 2024
Jan 7Six Palestinians, Israeli officer killed in West Bank12 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right- Jan 25– 26Witness says fatal shooting of American-Palestinian teen in the occupied West Bank was unprovoked18 articles · 15 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Jan 30– 31Israeli forces dressed as women and medics kill 3 in West Bank hospital73 articles · 47 independent sources7 left, 13 center, 3 right
February 2024
Feb 1Biden sanctions four Israeli settlers who attacked Palestinians in the West Bank46 articles · 35 independent sources10 left, 13 center, 4 right- Feb 7Israel arrests Palestinian-American woman in the West Bank. Her relatives don't know where she is9 articles · 4 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Feb 12UK sanctions 4 Israeli settlers accused of human rights abuses in West Bank5 articles · 5 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Feb 13Family of Palestinian-American detained by Israel seeks her release. 'I want my mother back'5 articles · 4 independent sources2 left, 0 center, 1 right
- Feb 15US investigators visit homes of two Palestinian-American teens killed in the West Bank5 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Feb 22At least one killed, several wounded in gun attack near West Bank settlement9 articles · 7 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 0 right
- Feb 23Israel plans to build 3,300 new settlement homes. It says it's a response to a Palestinian attack7 articles · 7 independent sources2 left, 1 center, 2 right
March 2024
Mar 13Palestinian boy with firework, 12, shot dead by Israeli border police at east Jerusalem refugee camp7 articles · 7 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right- Mar 14– 15U.S. sanctions 3 West Bank settlers for violence12 articles · 11 independent sources1 left, 6 center, 2 right
- Mar 21A firework is lit, a boy is shot. Israel’s use of deadly force against Palestinians is scrutinized - The Daily Reporter10 articles · 10 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
April 2024
Apr 12– 13Israeli settlers storm West Bank village, setting cars and homes ablaze22 articles · 20 independent sources6 left, 4 center, 2 right- Apr 12– 13Israel finds the body of a teen whose disappearance sparked a deadly settler attack in the West Bank15 articles · 15 independent sources3 left, 3 center, 1 right
May 2024
May 21– 2312 Palestinians killed and 25 wounded in Israel’s 2-day West Bank operation11 articles · 11 independent sources1 left, 4 center, 2 rightJune 2024
Jun 5Israeli nationalists march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem, some chanting ‘Death to Arabs’14 articles · 14 independent sources2 left, 4 center, 0 right- Jun 22Israeli national found dead after being shot in West Bank Palestinian town18 articles · 16 independent sources3 left, 1 center, 2 right
- Jun 26A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat8 articles · 8 independent sources3 left, 0 center, 0 right
- Jun 30Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank kills a Palestinian militant and wounds 5 other people10 articles · 10 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
July 2024
Jul 3– 4Israel approves largest West Bank land seizure in three decades, rights group says20 articles · 19 independent sources5 left, 5 center, 1 right- Jul 4– 5Israel government approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements18 articles · 10 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Jul 5Israel conducts military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin; 5 Palestinians killed15 articles · 15 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 0 right
August 2024
Aug 3– 4Israel kills militants in the West Bank as a nervous region watches latest on cease-fire talks26 articles · 22 independent sources6 left, 8 center, 0 right- Aug 15– 16Settler rampage in West Bank sparks rare condemnation from Israeli leaders24 articles · 20 independent sources5 left, 4 center, 0 right
- Aug 28– 31Israel's deadly West Bank raid enters fourth day29 articles · 16 independent sources5 left, 5 center, 3 right
- Aug 28– 29Israeli army says it has killed 5 more West Bank militants, including a well-known local commander42 articles · 27 independent sources6 left, 12 center, 3 right
- Aug 28– Sep 1Palestinian militants kill 3 Israeli police in the West Bank45 articles · 24 independent sources6 left, 11 center, 3 right
September 2024
Sep 4– 6Israeli troops leave West Bank's Jenin with Gaza talks deadlocked20 articles · 17 independent sources3 left, 4 center, 0 right- Sep 6American activist fatally shot in head in the West Bank: Officials18 articles · 13 independent sources2 left, 7 center, 0 right
- Sep 6– 7Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman at a West Bank protest, witnesses say37 articles · 31 independent sources7 left, 10 center, 2 right
- Sep 8– 9Shooting attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing kills 3 Israelis47 articles · 36 independent sources5 left, 9 center, 3 right
- Sep 9– 14Turkey to bury activist shot in West Bank11 articles · 9 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Sep 10Israel says its forces likely unintentionally shot and killed an American activist in the West Bank22 articles · 19 independent sources3 left, 6 center, 0 right
- Sep 14An American activist killed by Israeli fire is buried in Turkey as Israel strikes Gaza10 articles · 10 independent sources2 left, 1 center, 2 right
- Sep 20Israeli soldiers pushed 3 apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raid14 articles · 13 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Sep 22Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank43 articles · 34 independent sources4 left, 5 center, 5 right
November 2024
Nov 7Israel passes law that would allow it to deport the families of Palestinian attackers10 articles · 10 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 2 right- Nov 18– 19US sanctions Israeli West Bank settler group14 articles · 14 independent sources2 left, 4 center, 1 right
January 2025
Jan 1– 2Palestinian Authority freezes Al Jazeera operations in the West Bank15 articles · 14 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right- Jan 6Three Israelis killed in West Bank shooting, army pursuing suspects13 articles · 12 independent sources3 left, 3 center, 3 right
- Jan 21– 23Israeli operation in West Bank's Jenin enters second day – DW21 articles · 11 independent sources3 left, 3 center, 0 right
February 2025
Feb 10Israeli police raid renowned Palestinian bookstores in East Jerusalem15 articles · 11 independent sources2 left, 2 center, 1 right- Feb 19Palestinian families flee West Bank homes in droves as Israel confronts militants13 articles · 8 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Feb 21Netanyahu orders 'intensive' West Bank operations after Israel bus blasts14 articles · 12 independent sources1 left, 4 center, 1 right
- Feb 23– 24Israel sends tanks into West Bank and says fleeing Palestinians can't return34 articles · 26 independent sources3 left, 7 center, 4 right
- Feb 23Israel ramps up West Bank offensive and says troops to remain in some areas for a year - The Daily Reporter12 articles · 10 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 2 right
April 2025
Apr 7Palestinian American teen shot dead by Israeli soldiers in West Bank, official says12 articles · 12 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 2 right- Apr 814-year-old Palestinian-American shot, killed by IDF in West Bank; NJ community wants answers5 articles · 2 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
May 2025
May 21Foreign diplomats come under Israeli fire on official West Bank visit, drawing swift international condemnation14 articles · 12 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right- May 29Israel authorizes more Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank19 articles · 18 independent sources4 left, 6 center, 0 right
July 2025
Jul 12American beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the West Bank18 articles · 13 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 0 rightAugust 2025
Aug 14Israel announces West Bank settlement that rights groups say could imperil Palestinian state11 articles · 10 independent sources2 left, 1 center, 0 right- Aug 14Israel advances controversial settlement plan, aiming to ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’8 articles · 8 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Aug 20– 21Israel has approved a settlement project that could divide the West Bank19 articles · 18 independent sources4 left, 6 center, 0 right
September 2025
Sep 3UAE warns Israel’s West Bank annexation would cross ‘red line’ and end regional integration efforts11 articles · 11 independent sources3 left, 1 center, 1 right- Sep 24– 26Trump says he won’t allow Israel to annex West Bank22 articles · 20 independent sources2 left, 4 center, 4 right
October 2025
Oct 22– 23Vance slams Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, calling it an 'insult'13 articles · 13 independent sources3 left, 2 center, 2 rightNovember 2025
Nov 11– 12Dozens of Israeli settlers launch arson attack in West Bank as attacks against Palestinians surge20 articles · 13 independent sources1 left, 6 center, 0 right- Nov 13Israeli settlers torch mosque and spray graffiti in latest West Bank attack8 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Nov 18At least one killed and three injured after attack at West Bank junction14 articles · 12 independent sources0 left, 5 center, 0 right
- Nov 20Israel’s forced expulsion of Palestinians from West Bank refugee camps amounts to war crimes, HRW alleges10 articles · 10 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Nov 27– 28Israeli military kills two men in West Bank following ‘surrender procedure’24 articles · 19 independent sources3 left, 5 center, 0 right
December 2025
Dec 21– 25Israel’s approval of new West Bank settlements condemned by 13 European countries and Japan19 articles · 17 independent sources5 left, 4 center, 1 rightFebruary 2026
Feb 15– 16Israeli move to designate large parts of West Bank as state land condemned as ‘de facto annexation’22 articles · 19 independent sources3 left, 4 center, 0 right- Feb 20Israeli settlers kill 19-year-old Palestinian-American, officials and witnesses say9 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
March 2026
Mar 15Israeli forces shoot and kill 4 members of Palestinian family, officials say, after opening fire on car in West Bank10 articles · 9 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right- Mar 22Israeli settlers smash cars and set fires in attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank8 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 0 center, 0 right
- Mar 30Israeli military suspends battalion involved in assaulting, detaining CNN crew in West Bank11 articles · 10 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
April 2026
Apr 21– 22Palestinian schoolboy among two killed by Israeli settlers, amid spate of attacks on education in the West Bank12 articles · 10 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 0 rightJune 2026
Jun 6Israeli troops kill 7-month-old baby in West Bank, Palestinian officials say19 articles · 17 independent sources3 left, 3 center, 0 rightJuly 2026
Jul 11– 14Aide to Rep. Ro Khanna on moment he says he was detained by Israeli settlers in West Bank63 articles · 44 independent sources6 left, 9 center, 12 right- Jul 11– 13Israeli settlers attack journalists, including CNN, on the anniversary of deadly West Bank beating12 articles · 9 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Jul 23– 26Israel detains over 70 suspects following deadly violence in the West Bank42 articles · 25 independent sources0 left, 8 center, 1 right
- Jul 26– 282 mosques in West Bank set on fire during deadly surge in settler violence28 articles · 21 independent sources2 left, 5 center, 1 right
August 2026
Aug 6– 7Israel charges settler over killing of Palestinian activist in West Bank in rare prosecution25 articles · 25 independent sources0 left, 7 center, 2 right- Aug 9– 14Israeli troops force families from homes amid settler terror campaign in West Bank10 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Aug 12– 14Settler siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank a ‘horrific act of terror,’ US ambassador says16 articles · 15 independent sources2 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Aug 13Israel sends troops to settler siege as US ambassador slams 'act of terror'6 articles · 4 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Aug 13– 14Israeli settlers’ siege of Palestinian homes draws a sharp US rebuke15 articles · 13 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 2 right
- Aug 13– 18West Bank village of Qusra under siege by extremist Israeli settlers17 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 4 center, 0 right
- Aug 14Palestinians besieged in West Bank village fear Israeli settlers will seize their homes13 articles · 12 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Aug 17– 20Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend his home under siege by Israeli settlers20 articles · 14 independent sources3 left, 4 center, 0 right
- Aug 19– 21Countries condemn Israel's E1 settlement tender in West Bank18 articles · 14 independent sources1 left, 5 center, 0 right
September 2026
Sep 5– 6U.S. ambassador calls ongoing West Bank settler violence an "act of terror"17 articles · 15 independent sources1 left, 6 center, 3 right- Sep 7– 12UK bans trade with Israeli settlements in West Bank102 articles · 49 independent sources14 left, 15 center, 8 right
- Sep 7– 9Jerusalem Daily: Israel retaliates over sanctions on illegal settlements10 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Sep 20– 21Israeli fatally shot in occupied West Bank15 articles · 12 independent sources0 left, 7 center, 2 right
- Sep 23– 25Son of Israel's ambassador to U.S. critically injured in attack in occupied West Bank30 articles · 29 independent sources2 left, 6 center, 8 right