Britain 'condemns' Israel's decision to set up 22 new settlements in occupied West Bank Biggest expansion in decades will include outposts already built without the permission of the Israeli government Evening Standard · May 29, 2025
Israel announces expansion of illegal settlements in occupied West Bank Palestinian presidential spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh condemned the decision, calling it a ‘dangerous escalation’. Al Jazeera · May 29, 2025
Israel confirms plans to create 22 new settlements in occupied West Bank Defence minister says move ‘prevents establishment of a Palestinian state that would endanger Israel’ The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2025
Live updates: Israel OKs more settlements in the West Bank as Gaza strikes kill at least 13 Israel says it will establish 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank including the legalization of outposts already built without government authorization The Independent UK · May 29, 2025
Israel Announces Creation Of 22 Settlements In West Bank Israel announced on Thursday the creation of 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, risking further strain on relations with the international community already taxed by the war in Gaza. International Business Times · May 29, 2025
IDF carries out forced evacuation of al-Awda hospital in northern Gaza, officials say – as it happened This blog has now closed. You can read all our coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza here. The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2025
Israel authorizes more Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank Israel says it will authorize 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank The Independent UK · May 29, 2025
Mapping Israel’s military campaign in the occupied West Bank Research group Forensic Architecture finds that Israel is using tactics in the West Bank similar to those used in Gaza. Al Jazeera · May 27, 2025
How common is Israel’s use of human shields in Gaza and the West Bank? Army under pressure to provide answers amid growing evidence that orders to use Palestinians as ‘fodder’ come from top. Al Jazeera · May 27, 2025
ICC prosecutor says Netanyahu arrest warrant should remain as Israel jurisdiction challenge is heard Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are urging judges to reject a request by Israel to scrap arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister while the court reconsiders its jurisdiction over Gaza and the West Bank The Independent UK · May 22, 2025
Minister condemns Israeli military after British diplomats caught in shooting Two British diplomats are understood to have been among a group of around 20 people involved in the West Bank city of Jenin. Evening Standard · May 21, 2025
British diplomats among 25 fired on by Israeli troops during West Bank visit Two British diplomats are understood to have been among a group of around 25 people involved in the West Bank city of Jenin The Independent UK · May 21, 2025
Israeli ambassador told UK will not ‘stand by’ as offensive on Gaza escalates Foreign Secretary David Lammy hit out at the renewed military offensive in the Gaza strip and the restrictions on aid. Evening Standard · May 20, 2025
Pregnant Israeli woman killed on way to give birth in West Bank shooting attack Tzeela Gez, who was nine months pregnant, was in a car driven by her husband when they were targeted by a Palestinian attacker late on Wednesday Evening Standard · May 15, 2025
The Independent UK · May 15, 2025 An Israeli woman on her way to give birth was killed in a West Bank attack A woman who was nine months pregnant and on her way to the delivery room is dead after a Palestinian gunman opened fire on her car
Al Jazeera · May 15, 2025 Israel kills over 100 in Gaza as Palestinians mark 77 years since the Nakba New attacks kill at least 115 in Gaza as Israeli far right urges occupied West Bank assault on Nakba anniversary.
The Independent UK · May 10, 2025 Louis Theroux shares sobering reflection after success of BBC Settlers documentary Documentarian said the film is a warning about ‘where society may be going in countries across the west’
The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2025 If you were shocked by my film on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, you haven’t been paying attention The response to The Settlers has been humbling. But the ongoing displacement and intimidation of Palestinians is more severe than we could capture, says documentary presenter Louis Theroux
The Conversation · May 8, 2025 India-Pakistan: escalating conflict between two nuclear powers This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox.
Al Jazeera · May 8, 2025 Key takeaways: Documentary names alleged killer of Al Jazeera’s Abu Akleh ‘Who Killed Shireen?’ documentary from Zeteo uncovers name of Israeli soldier who is now dead.
The Conversation · May 8, 2025 Israeli plan to occupy all of Gaza could open the door for annexation of the West Bank Israel’s security cabinet has announced a plan to “capture” the whole of the Gaza Strip. The prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on May 5 the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would remain in the territory indefinitely and take over the administration of humanitarian aid. What his government is referring to as…
The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2025 Palestinians urgently need a leader who represents them – but they’re facing another undemocratic stitch-up Mahmoud Abbas’s lining up of the next president is part of a long pattern of denying Palestinians political agency, says researcher of Palestinian and Arab politics Dana El Kurd
International Business Times · May 7, 2025 Palestinians In Razed West Bank Hamlet Vow To Stay Standing in the rubble of used to be his home, Palestinian farmer Haitham Dababseh cleared stones to make space for a tent after Israeli army bulldozers destroyed his village in the occupied West Bank.
Euronews · May 6, 2025 Israeli bulldozers demolish most of a West Bank Bedouin hamlet displacing dozens of Palestinians Israel informed Palestinian officials on 1 May that it planned to carry out the demolition of 106 buildings in the West Bank’s Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps, citing “military purposes”.
Euronews · May 5, 2025 Cyprus and Israel seek swift electricity link via undersea cable but Turkey objects The shared commitment for an electricity cable link was affirmed on Sunday when Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a daylong visit to Israel and Ramallah in the West Bank.