Netanyahu Orders Crackdown on Settler Violence in West Bank

On March 29, 2026, Euronews published an exclusive report that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had issued a non-public directive ordering the IDF and police to crack down on settler violence ('nationalist crimes in Judea and Samaria'). The Israeli security cabinet had also officially regulated 30 previously illegal outposts in the West Bank. OCHA's March 27 report documented that 150+ settler attacks had been carried out since the regional escalation began, with 1,697 Palestinians already displaced in 2026 — already exceeding all of 2025. Bloomberg on March 28 published a feature showing West Bank farmers bearing the economic cost of unchecked settler violence. Critics noted Netanyahu's directive was non-public and lacked enforcement mechanisms.