Outposts

Three female soldiers wounded by settlers while clearing illegal West Bank outpost

Security forces arrived at the outpost adjacent to Ma’aleh Amos during the night, where they announced that the area was a closed military zone and demanded that all civilians disperse.

JUNE 10, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

JEWISH SETTLERS are seen at the unauthorized Beit Anot outpost in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank after being informed of an expected evacuation, June 1, 2026.

An IDF soldier stands guard during an evacuation of illegal West Bank outposts, December 7, 2025.

Border Police, IDF evacuate four illegal outposts across West Bank

Border Police and IDF units evacuated four illegal outposts in Gush Etzion, Samaria, and Binyamin, following PM Netanyahu’s directive to clear 14 such sites across the West Bank.

DECEMBER 9, 2025|ByEFRAT FORSHER

Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of Illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025

WATCH: Hilltop Youth, security forces clash during demolition of illegal settlement extension

Gush Etzion Regional Council reached out to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to request his assistance in dealing with the "anarchy" developing in the area in a letter sent in September.

NOVEMBER 17, 2025|BySHIR PERETS

A general view of houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank

US threatens accountability, Israel to push plans for 5,300 settler homes

“Unilateral actions like settlement expansion and legalization of outposts, they are detrimental to a two-state solution,” US State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said.

JULY 3, 2024|ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Defense Ministry planning to legalize 70 outposts

Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben-Dahan said that a team of four or five people had been established to identify outposts that could be legalized and to see how difficult the process would be.

JANUARY 16, 2018ByJEREMY SHARON

THE OFRA SETTLEMENT is seen from the Amona outpost in the West Bank.

Court chastises government's 'disturbing' conduct on outpost

“In many instances, all of the needed information for a decision was not brought before us... and was not always accurate... this is unacceptable," said former justice Miriam Naor.

JANUARY 3, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

WATCH: Israeli forces face off with settlers during outpost eviction

Reports of clashes between activists and border police on the scene.

NOVEMBER 29, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

An activist is removed by security forces from the Netiv Ha'avot outpost during a demolition on November 29.

Netanyahu’s rivals: Finish land survey of Sde Boaz outpost

The Civil Administration began to survey the property in 2012 under the direction of former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon.

AUGUST 17, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

SDE BOAZ is seen from the air, with the four contested properties in the forefront.

Netanyahu says Israel starts construction on new West Bank settlement

"The entire public expects of the prime minister not to allow any hostile element, whether they be leftist groups, judicial or clerical bodies, stop the construction," say residents of Amona.

JUNE 20, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF