As Trump lifts sanctions on West Bank settlers, anti-Palestinian violence flares in the occupied area

• 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 - 14h

• Trump signals strong pro-Israel stance by lifting West Bank sanctions

  US president withdraws measures against extremist Jewish settlers even as dozens attack Palestinian village
  
  Financial Times - 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 - 9h

• 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 ...
  
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  Israeli settlers in West Bank see Trump win as chance to go further

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  West Bank Settlers Hope Trump Will Back Annexation Dreams

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  The New York Times - 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
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  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 people
  
  ABC News - 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

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