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Palestinians brace for more violence after reprisal attacks in the West Bank

Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank in the days after Hamas' attack on southern Israel.

WEKU · Oct 21, 2023

‘They want revenge. They’re saying, either we die or you die’: West Bank residents fear rising tide of violence

Palestinians in the territory are facing a harsh crackdown from Israeli forces and threats to their lives from settlers

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

As Israeli settlements thrive, Palestinian taps run dry. The water crisis reflects a broader battle

Across the dusty villages of the occupied West Bank, where Israeli water pipes don’t reach, Palestinians say they can't get enough water to wash their clothes — let alone irrigate their farms

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023

What the Rise of Drone Warfare Means for Palestinians

Whether armed or not, drones function as a form of psychological terror for those living underneath them.

Foreign Policy · Jan 20, 2023

Israel accused of trying to ‘topple’ the Palestinian Authority – as it bans public waving of Palestinian flag

In recent days, Israel has withheld millions of dollars of Palestinian tax revenues and stripped Palestinian officials of VIP privileges. Now, the country’s firebrand security minister has banned public displays of the Palestinian flag

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

Palestinian villagers in Masafer Yatta face immediate expulsion

Palestinian residents of Masafer Yatta, in the occupied West Bank, have been told they will be displaced imminently.

Al Jazeera · Jan 4, 2023

Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank confrontation

Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians during a confrontation that erupted when troops entered a village in the occupied West Bank

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2023

Watchdog: Under 1% of Israel army probes yield prosecution

An Israeli rights group says that Israeli soldiers accused of harming Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza over the last five years have been indicted in less than 1% of the hundreds of complaints against them

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022

Shireen Abu Akleh documentary to raise pressure on Biden over inquiry

Film offers most detailed account yet of journalist’s killing by Israeli army, including video of moments surrounding shooting

The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2022

How zoning laws allow the Israeli Army to demolish Palestinian villages

More than a thousand Bedouin Palestinians living in the hills of Mount Hebron in the West Bank are at risk of losing their homes under zoning laws that allow the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to evict them at any time. In the 1980s, the IDF declared their homeland a so-called…

France 24 · Oct 28, 2022