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Middle East crisis live: Israel presses on with Jenin raid as Jordanian minister warns West Bank could ‘explode’
Further shooting and explosions reported after 10 killed yesterday as Ayman Safadi tells Davos meeting of fears for territory. Here are some of the latest images coming in via the newswires:. ...The Guardian - 18m -
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The announcement came shortly after President Trump rescinded Biden-era sanctions on Israeli settlers and Jewish extremists raided Palestinian villages in protest against the cease-fire in Gaza.The New York Times - 14h -
As Trump 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President Donald Trump rescinded sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of attacking Palestinians.NBC News - 18h -
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 - 20h -
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 - 16h -
Israel launches deadly "large scale" offensive in occupied West Bank
Palestinian officials say Israeli forces kill at least 7 people in a new offensive in the occupied West Bank as Trump rescinds sanctions on settlers.CBS News - 16h -
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 - 16h -
Israel's top general quits over Oct. 7 failures as IDF launches West Bank operation
Israel’s top general resigned Tuesday, citing failures related to Hamas’ attack that sparked the war in Gaza. Israel also began an operation in the West Bank.NBC News - 20h -
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 - 21h -
Trump signals strong pro-Israel stance by lifting West Bank sanctions
US president withdraws measures against extremist Jewish settlers even as dozens attack Palestinian villageFinancial Times - 22h -
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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 -
Palestinian security forces crack down on West Bank militants
Authorities launch operation as they seek a role in postwar GazaFinancial Times - 4d -
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Bessent open to increasing sanctions on Russia
Treasury Secretary-nominee Scott Bessent told senators Thursday that he would be “100 percent on board” with increasing sanctions on Russia’s major oil companies if President-elect Trump supports ...The Hill - 5d -
Japan imposes new sanctions on Russia
Japan on Friday approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning exports to dozens of ...ABC News - Jan. 10 -
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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Bank of England to relax rules for banks and insurers
PRA’s Sam Woods says burden can be eased without ‘race to the bottom’ on financial regulationFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
US imposes sanctions on senior Hungarian government minister
US treasury accuses Antal Rogán, a close aide of leader Viktor Orbán, as key to ‘system of corruption’. The United States has imposed sanctions on a senior member of the Hungarian government for ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Germany pushes for EU to ease sanctions on Syria
Berlin circulates proposals for relief on curbs in exchange for reforms from new leadership in DamascusFinancial Times - Jan. 7 -
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Middle East latest: Israel's military launches wave of raids across the occupied West Bank
The Israeli military has launched a wave of raids across the occupied West Bank, killing at least three Palestinians it said were militantsABC News - Jan. 7 -
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'Stop shooting! My daughter is dead': Woman killed as West Bank power struggle rages
Shatha al-Sabbagh's family accuses the Palestinian Authority over her death in Jenin, but the PA blames "outlaws".BBC News - Jan. 7 -
West Bank Settlers Hope Trump Will Back Annexation Dreams
Settler leaders say they are confident that a Palestinian state is off the table, but their expectations are tempered by their experience of Donald Trump’s first term.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
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 -
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 -
China’s Hack of U.S. Treasury Breached Sanctions Office
The cyberattack reported earlier this week reached into the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Office of Financial Research, sections of the agency that oversee economic penalties against ...Inc. - Jan. 2 -
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
