Israel is ramping up military operations across the West Bank, bad news for Palestinians who are losing land, homes, and legal protection to armed settlers.

• Netanyahu and defense minister Israel Katz announced tougher action in the West Bank after a deadly clash near Nablus, where settlers attacked the village of Tal and Palestinians fought back.
• Four Palestinians from one family and one Israeli were killed; Israel is using video of the fight to justify the crackdown.
• The new measures include seizing weapons, cancelling Palestinian work permits, adding checkpoints, and building more settlements on Palestinian land.
• Settlers — including armed teenagers known as "hilltop youth" — routinely burn olive groves, block construction, and terrorize villages while the army protects them.
• Far-right minister Smotrich is calling to level villages around Tal, and money and gear for settlers is being raised abroad, including in New York.

Outlook: Expect more settler raids, home demolitions, and new outposts, with little chance of international governments intervening beyond words of condemnation.