On July 24, 2026, a clash in the village of Tell, southwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, resulted in six fatalities: two Israelis - a settler and a security officer - and four Palestinians, according to the Israeli army and the Palestinian Authority. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a large-scale military operation in the West Bank, including sector closures, new checkpoints, and the demolition of a house, as well as the acceleration of the legalization of existing settler outposts and the creation of new ones. These announcements came just days after a settler incursion into the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem, which was condemned by several Arab and Muslim countries.