IDF dismantles four illegal West Bank outposts, arrests three Israelis after riots

IDF soldiers and Israel Border Police officers dismantled four illegal Israeli settler outposts in the West Bank over the past two days following repeated incidents of violence and illegal activity originating from the sites, the IDF said in a joint statement on Tuesday.“IDF soldiers and the Israel Border Police completed enforcement operations against four illegal outposts, including structures built under a closed military zone order,” the military said.

The operations targeted outposts near the Palestinian villages of Burqa, Wadi Rahim, and Jalud, including structures built in violation of closed military zone orders, according to the military.Security forces removed several vehicles, tents, and temporary structures from the sites. “The outposts lacked basic infrastructure and adequate living conditions,” the IDF added.During an enforcement operation overnight on Monday near Burqa, Israeli rioters placed roadblocks made up of burning tires, rocks, and spike strips, the military said.Two vehicles used by security forces were damaged during the incident as the settlers also threw rocks at security personnel and deliberately set fires near the village, according to the IDF.The military said security forces subsequently cleared the roadblocks and “restored order to the area.”Three Israeli nationals were apprehended during the operation and transferred to the Binyamin Police Station in the Judea and Samaria District for questioning, the military said.Forensic investigators from the Judea and Samaria Police District also entered the scene under IDF protection to collect evidence, document findings and take witness statements as part of an ongoing investigation.Palestinian boy killed during IDF operationIn a separate incident on Tuesday, a 14-year-old Palestinian boy was killed during an IDF operation on the edge of the village of Burka, near Nablus in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.Two other teenagers were also wounded in the incident, according to the ministry.

The IDF reported that forces “identified several terrorists intending to throw stones at a highway used by Israeli vehicles.”“The forces responded by opening fire to neutralize the threat; hits were confirmed,” the military added in its statement.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it verified 331 accounts of Palestinian fatalities by Israeli settlers or armed forces, and 26 Israeli fatalities by Palestinians since the start of 2025 to the end of September 2026.OCHA said its data is collected by its field staff and must “be validated by at least two independent and reliable sources.”