Nablus

A screenshot from a video showing Farouk Ramadan (circled) walking unarmed toward Israeli soldiers before he is shot dead, in the village of Tel, occupied West Bank, July 24, 2026. (Used in accordance with Section 27A of the copyright law)

Palestinian who snatched settler’s weapon was killed while unarmed, videos show

An analysis of four clips capturing different angles of the shooting incident in the West Bank village of Tel calls into question Israel’s version of events.

By Oren Ziv and Ariel Caine July 28, 2026

Palestinians gather around parts of an Israeli armored vehicle after it was destroyed during clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian fighters in the West Bank city of Jenin, June 19, 2023. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

In Jenin, Israel is unveiling the next phase of apartheid

Palestinians in West Bank cities are fast discovering that if their expulsion won’t be possible, Gazafication will be their future.

By Amjad Iraqi June 30, 2023

Israeli anti-government protesters hold up a sign in solidarity with Huwara following the pogrom on the town, Tel Aviv, March 5, 2023. (Oren Ziv)

Israeli protesters chanted for Huwara. Why not for Nablus?

The selective outrage over settler attacks renders only some Palestinians worthy of sympathy, legitimizing a far more dominant form of violence.

By Dan Owen March 12, 2023

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The aftermath of an arson attack by Israeli settlers on a Palestinian house and car in Turmus Aya, occupied West Bank. (Yesh Din)

‘Like a nightmare’: 48 hours of Israeli settler terror

Exacting revenge for Jerusalem attacks, settlers across the West Bank set a house ablaze, attacked medical personnel, and erected a new outpost.

By Orly Noy January 31, 2023

Israeli soldiers close a metal gate at a military checkpoint in Beit Furik, east of Nablus, occupied West Bank, October 19, 2022. (Oren Ziv)

Inside the military-settler siege of Nablus

For three weeks the Palestinian city and nearby towns have been encaged by Israeli settlers and soldiers, targeting an armed resistance group that has inspired mass support in spite of escalating violence and daily hardships.

By Oren Ziv October 25, 2022

Israeli settlers armed with clubs and rocks attack Palestinians in the town of Huwara, near Nablus, occupied West Bank, October 13, 2022. (Oren Ziv)

How my family came face to face with settler violence on the road to Nablus

What began as a family outing in Ramallah ended in a harrowing drive home, with military checkpoints and stone-throwing settlers at every turn.

By Yara M. Asi October 20, 2022

Palestinian gunmen from Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades seen during a military parade in Balata Refugee Camp, West Bank, September 21, 2022. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

The northern West Bank is taking up arms. Will the south join?

Armed resistance against Israeli incursions is mostly concentrated in Jenin and Nablus. But Palestinians on the ground say that could quickly change.

By Basel Adra October 12, 2022

Palestinian mourners attend the funeral one a fighter killed by Israeli forces in Jenin, occupied West Bank, September 28, 2022. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

In Jenin and Nablus, resistance and despair go hand in hand

Palestinian youths are taking up arms amid unrelenting Israeli incursions into refugee camps, with the pervasiveness of death ensuring more will follow.

By Yuval Abraham October 5, 2022

Palestinians clash with PA security forces in Nablus, in the West Bank on September 20, 2022, following the arrest of Hamas members by Palestinian security forces. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

Why Israel’s plan of subcontracting the occupation is failing

Rare confrontations in Nablus last week show how the Palestinian Authority, backed by a discordant Israeli policy, has lost legitimacy among its people.

By Omar H. Rahman September 27, 2022

Palestinian gunmen take part in the funeral of two Palestinians who were shot dead by Israeli security forces, during their funeral in Jenin, in the West Bank, March 31, 2022. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

How a resurrected militia is defying Israeli and Palestinian rulers

In Jenin and Nablus, members of Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades are uniting with other factions to challenge Israel and the Palestinian Authority, as more young fighters from refugee camps take up the mantle of armed resistance.

By Fatima AbdulKarim and Dalia Hatuqa August 11, 2022

Palestinians look at a car with bullet holes after Israeli security forces killed three Palestinians who were allegedly behind recent shooting attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians, Nablus, occupied West Bank, February 8, 2022. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

Triple West Bank assassination recalls darkest days of the Intifada

A joint report with The Intercept and Local Call investigates how Israeli forces carried out what appears to be their first assassination in the West Bank in 15 years, after they killed three Palestinian militants in Nablus.

By Jesse Rosenfeld, Oren Ziv and Ahmad Al-Bazz February 15, 2022

Munir Suleiman, fro the Palestinian village of Urif, points the a bullet hole in his home, which was targeted by settlers. 'Sometimes they come down with the army, sometimes the army joins later, after the entire village comes out to defend itself.' (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

‘The entire world knows the settlers have declared war on us’

In the occupied West Bank, Palestinians living near extremist settlements have been seeing a drastic increase in violence. Israeli authorities refuse to take responsibility, while the villagers are left to fend for themselves. By Rami Younis and Oren Ziv This past year was, by all accounts, a difficult one for Palestinians living near settlements in the West…

By Rami Younis March 17, 2019

Palestinians from the West Bank swim in the Mediterranean Sea during Eid al-Adha, Tel Aviv, August 22, 2018. (Oren Ziv)

On Eid, Palestinian children suddenly cease to be security threats

Tel Aviv’s beaches are packed with Palestinians from the West Bank and East Jerusalem this week, due to Eid al-Adha. Walking along the promenade, you can almost imagine what life would be like here without separation. By Oren Ziv Arabic. This was the main language spoken on the beach in Tel Aviv Wednesday. It was…

By Oren Ziv August 23, 2018