West Bank

Why has Netanyahu’s judicial reform brought Israel to an inflection point?

Israel’s most extreme right-dominated government ever is seeking to undermine the judiciary’s independence. And the people are pushing back.

Israel annuls law that banned four occupied West Bank settlements

The legislation passed in 2005, barred Israelis from residing in areas of the occupied West Bank, but the amendment, approved last night, permits Israelis to return to these sites near the city of Nablus.

Israeli military kills four Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Israeli troops shoot dead three Palestinians in Jaba town, and a 14-year-old boy succumbs to wounds sustained on Tuesday from Israeli bullets in Jenin city, says Palestine's Health Ministry.

Palestine police fire tear gas at funeral of fighter killed by Israel

Palestine's security spokesperson defends police action in occupied West Bank, accusing Hamas supporters of turning funeral procession into a protest against Palestinian Authority.

Israeli army storms West Bank's Jenin city, kills six Palestinians

Latest killings follow an overnight violence in the village of Huwara, where Israeli soldiers were seen on video dancing with illegal Jewish settlers and celebrating attacks on Palestinians.

Palestine seeks UNSC protection after illegal Israeli settlers storm Huwara

Palestine's appeal comes two days after hundreds of illegal settlers escorted by Israeli troops raided Huwara town and adjacent villages, setting fire to homes and cars and wounding nearly 400 residents of occupied West Bank.

Israeli settlers kill Palestinian man who helped quake victims in Türkiye

Palestinian Sameh Aktash was shot by armed Israeli settlers in south of Nablus, upon his return to the West Bank following his volunteer work in quake-hit areas of Türkiye.

International actors using influence to protect Israel: Palestine

Top Palestinian diplomat says Israeli forces killed more Palestinians in occupied West Bank in 2022 than it has done in a single year over the past 16 years.

Israeli settlers injure dozens of Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Dozens of Israeli settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, raided the occupied West Bank town of Huwara and vandalised Palestinian property.

Israeli air strikes hit Gaza hours after rockets fired into Israel

Israeli forces conduct strikes in Gaza after rockets were fired from the area, the military says, a day after an Israeli military raid in the Palestinian city of Nablus killed 11 Palestinians and wounded over 100.

Palestinian teen killed in Israeli military raid in occupied West Bank

The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the young man as Mahmoud al Aydi,17, who died from a bullet wound to the head after clashes broke out during an Israeli military raid into the occupied territory.

Palestinian man, Israeli child die as bloodshed rises in occupied West Bank

Twenty-seven-year-old Methqal Rayan has been shot dead by an Israeli settler in the the Palestinian city of Salfit, following a car-ramming attack in occupied East Jerusalem that killed three Israelis, including two children.