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Israeli forces surround Palestinian hospital and refugee camp in West Bank
Israel defence minister calls Jenin siege ‘shift in … security strategy’, as Palestinian Red Crescent says ambulances cannot reach dead and wounded. Middle East crisis – live updates Israeli ...The Guardian - 3h -
Israel Embarks on an ‘Extensive’ Military Operation in the West Bank
The announcement came shortly after President Trump rescinded Biden-era sanctions on Israeli settlers and Jewish extremists raided Palestinian villages in protest against the cease-fire in Gaza.The New York Times - 21h -
Israeli Settlers Burned West Bank Homes in Riots Organized on Chat Groups
Two nights of armed attacks on Palestinian villages in the West Bank have left homes destroyed and dozens injured.The Wall Street Journal - 1d -
Israel Presses Ahead With Raids in the West Bank
At least 10 people have been killed in the raids, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Dozens have been arrested, Palestinian officials told the Wafa news agency.The New York Times - 5h -
Nine Palestinians killed as Israeli forces launch major operation in Jenin
Israel's prime minister says the "extensive" operation aims to "defeat terrorism" in the West Bank city.BBC News - 22h -
Trump UN nominee backs Israeli claims of biblical rights to West Bank
Elise Stefanik’s comments at Senate hearing align her with Israeli far right and highlight US-UN rifts over Israel policy . Donald Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations has ...The Guardian - 23h -
Middle East crisis live: US pick for UN affirms rightwing view on West Bank; UN chief urges Israeli forces to exercise ‘maximum restraint’
Trump ally Elise Stefanik says she supports Israeli claims of biblical rights to West Bank; António Guterres cautions Israel’s security forces over major West Bank operation. US President Donald ...The Guardian - 1d -
As U.S. lifts sanctions on West Bank settlers, anti-Palestinian violence flares in the occupied area
President Donald Trump rescinded sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of attacking Palestinians.NBC News - 1d -
Trump overturns Biden-era sanctions on Israeli settlers in the West Bank
President Trump has overturned sanctions brought in under the Biden administration on far-right Israeli settler groups and individuals in the West Bank. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy ...CBS News - 1d -
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Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners Released as Cease-Fire Begins
The start of a truce prompted celebrations in Gaza, where Hamas militants made a show of force on the streets after 15 months of war. Hours after the first three hostages returned to Israel, it ...The New York Times - 2d -
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Palestinians in West Bank wait anxiously for prisoners to be released
Ninety Palestinians should be freed from Israeli jails in exchange for three Israeli hostages released by Hamas in Gaza.BBC News - 2d -
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‘It raised our spirits’: Palestinian refugees in Syria on the ceasefire in Gaza
Yarmouk camp residents lived through fighting and starvation in the Syrian civil war and feel intimately connected to the suffering in the Gaza Strip. After 15 months of watching their relatives ...The Guardian - 4d -
Palestinian security forces crack down on West Bank militants
Authorities launch operation as they seek a role in postwar GazaFinancial Times - 5d -
Hope and dread as Israelis and Palestinians await a Gaza truce that may not end their suffering
Officials now say they are closer than ever to reaching an agreement to pause the Israel-Hamas war and release hostages held in the Gaza StripABC News - Jan. 15 -
Israel admits soldiers used ambulance in raid on refugee camp
Families seek justice after a raid on Balata camp in the West Bank resulted in the death of an 80-year-old woman and another civilian. The ambulance pulls up on a narrow street at the Balata ...The Guardian - Jan. 14 -
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Israeli settlers in West Bank see Trump win as chance to go further
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank see opportunity in Trump's election, but Palestinians are concerned.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
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Israeli Strike in West Bank Kills 3, Including Children
Violence has escalated in the occupied territory over the last year and a half, as Israel conducts raids targeting armed fighters with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
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Gaza Cola launched by Palestinian activist to rebuild destroyed hospital
Sales of fizzy drink from London hoped to raise money and send a message to big firms ‘investing in armed trade’. Gaza’s healthcare is on the brink of “total collapse” , according to the UN, ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
In Israeli Video, Detainee Says Hamas Operates Out of Gaza Hospital
Facing international condemnation and pressure to free the chief of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Israel released a brief interrogation video backing up its claim that militants used the hospital as a base.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
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Three Israelis killed in West Bank shooting, army pursuing suspects
JERUSALEM — Three Israelis were killed on Monday and several injured in a shooting attack on a car and bus near the town of Kedumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Israel’s national ambulance ...NBC News - Jan. 6 -
Israeli officials say 3 killed in attack on vehicles in occupied West Bank
Far-right Israeli official calls for destruction of Palestinian town in occupied West Bank after 3 killed, 7 wounded in shooting attack.CBS News - Jan. 6 -
Three killed in Palestinian shooting attack on bus in West Bank
Two women and a man are killed after gunmen open fire in al-Funduq, Israel's military and paramedics say.BBC News - Jan. 6 -
Shooting attack on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank kills 3
A shooting attack on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank has killed at least three peopleABC News - Jan. 6 -
‘This is basically a civil war’: West Bank in fear as Palestinian Authority battles militant groups
PA seeking to prove it will be able to handle governing the Gaza Strip when the war there ends. Amid the echo of gunfire and explosions, 23-year-old Mariam picked her way through puddles on the ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
Israel kills a member of the Palestinian security forces who it says was a militant
Israeli forces have killed a member of the Palestinian security services in the occupied West Bank whom they accused of being militantABC News - Jan. 5 -
Palestinian Authority Bans Al Jazeera in West Bank
The ban comes as the PA battles militants from Hamas and its allies for control over parts of the West Bank, a fight that could shape the struggle for leadership of the Palestinian cause.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 2 -
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Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera TV channel in West Bank
The Foreign Press Association has said the move "raises serious questions about press freedom".BBC News - Jan. 2 -
The Palestinian Authority Takes on Hamas Militants in West Bank Power Struggle
Weeks of deadly fighting have marked the most serious clashes between Palestinian factions in years.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 2 -
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Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza on New Year’s Day
Officials say most of the victims were women and children as Israel’s war against Hamas continues into the new year. Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on New Year’s ...The Guardian - Jan. 1