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By Joe Truzman

The violence in the West Bank is not new. Following the May 2021 war between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas, a mosaic of terrorist groups — many backed by the Islamic Republic of Iran — have stepped up attacks in the West Bank.

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This timeline of terrorism attacks spans Bennet-Lapid government (June 13, 2021 - December 28, 2022) and the
Netanyahu government (December 29, 2022-present).

The trendlines have remained consistent from one Israeli government to the next.

Jun 10, 2021

Armed terrorists, including Palestinian Authority (PA) security officers, confront Israeli security forces searching for two men who shot at Israeli soldiers. Two PA security officers and the founder of Islamic Jihad’s Jenin branch are killed in a shootout

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Aug 16, 2021

Israeli security forces clash with armed terrorists in Jenin. Members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades are killed in the shootout.

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Sep 16, 2021

Armed terrorists clash with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops in a series of raids across the West Bank. Four Hamas members are killed in the clashes.

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Feb 8, 2022

Three al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terrorists suspected of carrying out attacks are killed by Israeli security forces.

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Mar 22, 2022

Muhammad Galeb Ahmad Abu Alqian stabs and kills three Israelis then rams and kills a fourth with his car in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba.

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Mar 27, 2022

Two members of the Islamic State, Ayman and Khaled Ighbariya, shoot two Israeli police officers.

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Mar 29, 2022

Dia Hamarsheh, from the West Bank village of Ya’bad, enters Israel illegally and kills four civilians and a police officer in Bnei Brak.

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Mar 31, 2022

The IDF launches operation “Wave Breaker” in response to the increase in terrorist attacks.

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Apr 8, 2022

Raad Khazem, from Jenin, murders three people in Tel Aviv before being killed by Israeli security forces.

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May 5, 2022

As’ad Rifa’i and Subhi Sbeihat, both from the West Bank village of Rummanah, stab to death three people in Elad.

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Jul 19, 2022

A Palestinian man stabs an Israeli man on a bus near Ramot. The attacker is shot and wounded by a passerby.

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Aug 30, 2022

Nascent terror organization the Lions’ Den makes first claim of responsibility for firefight with the IDF in Rujeib.

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Sep 8, 2022

Israeli police thwart a terror attack by a Lions’ Den operative in Jaffa.

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Nov 23, 2022

Islam Faroukh plants two explosive devices at the Ramot junction and in the Givat Shaul suburb of Jerusalem. The explosions kill one civilian and injure twelve.

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DEC 26, 2022

The Lions’ Den claims a shooting attack on an Israeli vehicle in Havat Gilad.

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JAN 27, 2023

Palestinian terrorist Khairi Alqam shoots and kills seven people outside a synagogue in Neve Yaakov. After the attack, Alqam is killed by Israeli police.

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FEB 10, 2023

Palestinian terrorist Hussein Qaraqe rams his vehicle into a Ramot bus stop, killing three civilians. He is killed by an off-duty police officer.

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FEB 26, 2023

Palestinian terrorist Abd al-Fattah Gharusha shoots and kills two Israeli brothers in Huwara. Gharusha is later killed by Israeli security forces.

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MAR 8, 2023

A member of Hamas, Mutaz al-Khwaja, shoots three Israeli near a café in Tel-Aviv.

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MAR 13, 2023

An unidentified terrorist crosses into Israeli territory from Lebanon and plants a roadside bomb at Megiddo junction, injuring an Arab-Israeli driver. The terrorist is killed by Israeli security forces. Hezbollah, Iran, and Palestinians are suspects behind the attack.

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APR 7, 2023

Unidentified Palestinian terrorists shoot and kill a family of three British-Israeli citizens in the Jordan Valley.

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APR 7, 2023

Arab-Israeli terrorist Yousef Abu Jaber kills an Italian tourist and wounds seven civilians in a ramming attack at a Tel Aviv beach front.

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May 9, 2023

The Israeli military kills three Islamic Jihad commanders in the Gaza Strip, including Tareq Izz el-Din, a key leader managing terrorist operations in the West Bank.

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Jun 19, 2023

Israeli security forces operating in Jenin are attacked by terrorists, a troop transporter is struck by an IED, disabling it. Four members of terrorist organizations die in clashes with Israeli security forces.

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JUN 20, 2023

Two members of Hamas kill four Israelis near the West Bank community of Eli.

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JUN 21, 2023

Israeli drone targets vehicle in the northern West Bank, kills three terrorists.

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JUL 2, 2023

Israeli military launches large-scale operation in Jenin targeting terrorist infrastructure.

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JUL 4, 2023

Abed al-Wahab Khalaila enters Israel illegally from the West Bank, carries out a terrorist attack at a bus stop in Tel Aviv, injures eight. Hamas claims Khalaila as a member.

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Palestinian terrorism is expected to continue.

Israeli security officials assess this trend stems from a strategic decision by Hamas, supported by its patron Iran, to export violence to the West Bank as a means to destabilize both the rival Palestinian Authority and Israel.

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This timeline of terrorism attacks spans Bennet-Lapid government (June 13, 2021 - December 28, 2022) and the Netanyahu government (December 29, 2022-present).The trendlines have remained consistent from one Israeli government to the next.

Armed terrorists, including Palestinian Authority (PA) security officers, confront Israeli security forces searching for two men who shot at Israeli soldiers. Two PA security officers and the founder of Islamic Jihad’s Jenin branch are killed in a shootout

Israeli security forces clash with armed terrorists in Jenin. Members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades are killed in the shootout.

Armed terrorists clash with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops in a series of raids across the West Bank. Four Hamas members are killed in the clashes.

Three al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terrorists suspected of carrying out attacks are killed by Israeli security forces.

Muhammad Galeb Ahmad Abu Alqian stabs and kills three Israelis then rams and kills a fourth with his car in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba.

Two members of the Islamic State, Ayman and Khaled Ighbariya, shoot two Israeli police officers.

Dia Hamarsheh, from the West Bank village of Ya’bad, enters Israel illegally and kills four civilians and a police officer in Bnei Brak.

The IDF launches operation “Wave Breaker” in response to the increase in terrorist attacks.

Raad Khazem, from Jenin, murders three people in Tel Aviv before being killed by Israeli security forces.

As’ad Rifa’i and Subhi Sbeihat, both from the West Bank village of Rummanah, stab to death three people in Elad.

A Palestinian man stabs an Israeli man on a bus near Ramot. The attacker is shot and wounded by a passerby.

Nascent terror organization the Lions’ Den makes first claim of responsibility for firefight with the IDF in Rujeib.

Israeli police thwart a terror attack by a Lions’ Den operative in Jaffa.

Islam Faroukh plants two explosive devices at the Ramot junction and in the Givat Shaul suburb of Jerusalem. The explosions kill one civilian and injure twelve.

The Lions’ Den claims a shooting attack on an Israeli vehicle in Havat Gilad.

Palestinian terrorist Khairi Alqam shoots and kills seven people outside a synagogue in Neve Yaakov. After the attack, Alqam is killed by Israeli police.

Palestinian terrorist Hussein Qaraqe rams his vehicle into a Ramot bus stop, killing three civilians. He is killed by an off-duty police officer.

Palestinian terrorist Abd al-Fattah Gharusha shoots and kills two Israeli brothers in Huwara. Gharusha is later killed by Israeli security forces.

A member of Hamas, Mutaz al-Khwaja, shoots three Israeli near a café in Tel-Aviv.

An unidentified terrorist crosses into Israeli territory from Lebanon and plants a roadside bomb at Megiddo junction, injuring an Arab-Israeli driver. The terrorist is killed by Israeli security forces. Hezbollah, Iran, and Palestinians are suspects behind the attack.

Unidentified Palestinian terrorists shoot and kill a family of three British-Israeli citizens in the Jordan Valley.

Arab-Israeli terrorist Yousef Abu Jaber kills an Italian tourist and wounds seven civilians in a ramming attack at a Tel Aviv beach front.

The Israeli military kills three Islamic Jihad commanders in the Gaza Strip, including Tareq Izz el-Din, a key leader managing terrorist operations in the West Bank.

Israeli security forces operating in Jenin are attacked by terrorists, a troop transporter is struck by an IED, disabling it. Four members of terrorist organizations die in clashes with Israeli security forces.

Two members of Hamas kill four Israelis near the West Bank community of Eli.

Israeli drone targets vehicle in the northern West Bank, kills three terrorists.

Israeli military launches large-scale operation in Jenin targeting terrorist infrastructure.

Abed al-Wahab Khalaila enters Israel illegally from the West Bank, carries out a terrorist attack at a bus stop in Tel Aviv, injures eight. Hamas claims Khalaila as a member.

Palestinian terrorism is expected to continue.

Israeli security officials assess this trend stems from a strategic decision by Hamas, supported by its patron Iran, to export violence to the West Bank as a means to destabilize both the rival Palestinian Authority and Israel.

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IRAN-BACKED
WEST BANK CHAOS

This timeline of terrorism attacks spans Bennet-Lapid government (June 13, 2021 - December 28, 2022) and the
Netanyahu government (December 29, 2022-present).

The trendlines have remained consistent from one Israeli government to the next.