U.S. State Department issues Level 3 travel advisory for the West Bank

On October 23, 2026, the U.S. State Department issued a Level 3 travel advisory for the West Bank citing terrorism and unrest, recommending reconsidering travel. The State Department also restricted all personal travel to the West Bank by U.S. government employees working in Israel and their family members, permitting passage only via Routes 1, 90 (to the Allenby Bridge crossing) and 443, and travel from dawn to midnight to Jericho, Bethlehem and other locations. The State Department said terrorist attacks and violence in the area increased over the past year, with some incidents causing U.S. citizen casualties.