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The Latest Breaking News from the West Bank

'US respects Israel's right': Netanyahu govt approves death penalty for Palestinian attackers

Israel's parliament has approved a controversial law allowing the execution of Palestinians convicted of deadly terror attacks, alongside a crucial national budget. Prime Minister Netanyahu backed the bill, which critics argue creates unequal legal tracks. This dual move comes amid ongoing regional conflict and rising violence in the West Bank.

The Times of India

Israel approves death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks

The bill would make the death penalty the default punishment for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank found guilty of intentionally carrying out deadly attacks deemed "acts of terrorism" by an Israeli military court.

Euronews

In rare ruling Israel decides to punish military unit after assaulting CNN crew in West Bank

United Nations data indicates at least nine Palestinians have been killed by Israeli settlers this year

The Independent UK

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Newsletter: G7 ministers to hold crunch talks as war’s economic fallout deepens

Also in this newsletter: Outrage after Israeli police stopped the heads of the Catholic Church in Jerusalem from entering the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday.

Euronews

Exclusive: Israel to crack down on settler violence in the West Bank

A document from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office seen by Euronews outlines unprecedented measures against settler violence as the army is set to pull some troops away from Lebanon to the West Bank to rein in Jewish extremists.

Euronews

Pro-Israel Democrats decry settler violence in West Bank amid attacks on Palestinians

Aipac-backed lawmakers denounce ‘extremist’ violence in West Bank as support for Israel becomes a political liability

The Guardian - US

Gavin Newsom’s take on Israel’s future just got a wilder twist as his latest apology comes with a chilling warning about Netanyahu’s next move

California Governor Gavin Newsom has expressed regret over his previous description of Israel as an “apartheid state,” clarifying his comments were tied to a specific warning about the future direction of the region rather than its current situation. According to Fox News, Newsom made the initial controversial suggestion during a…

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European nations condemn 'increasing settler terror' in West Bank

Diplomats from 13 European countries and Canada have condemned what they described as growing "settler terror" against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, after a surge in deadly attacks.

Radio France Internationale

UN raises concerns of 'ethnic cleansing' amid record displacement in West Bank

A fresh report from the United Nations human rights office has warned that Israel's accelerating expansion of unlawful settlements and annexation of large parts of the West Bank is driving "unprecedented" displacement.

Radio France Internationale

UN rights report raises concerns of 'ethnic cleansing' in displacement of Palestinians in West Bank

The U.N. human rights chief's office has expressed concerns about possible “ethnic cleansing” as Israel has accelerated the expansion of settlements in large parts of the West Bank

The Independent UK

War in Iran, chaos in the Gulf, repression in the west: and the thread that binds them all is Palestine

In the Middle East, the occupation is the original sin. And those who banked on this US-backed ‘stability’ now find it giving way beneath them, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK

Israelis kill three in West Bank village as violence surges across occupied Palestine

Deadly attack near Ramallah is third in territory in a week as Israeli violence surges with global attention on Iran war

The Guardian - UK

3 Palestinians killed in West Bank clash, bringing toll from week of violence to 6

Three Palestinians have died in a clash with Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, as violence has spiked during new war in the Middle East

The Independent UK

Charity to install paediatric operating theatres in West Bank amid rising demand

Kids Operating Room has committed to establishing facilities inside existing hospitals in Bethlehem, Hebron and Jericho.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

US to offer passport services to citizens in illegal West Bank settlements

Israel welcomes move described by Palestinian Authority as undermining possibility of an independent state

Newslaundry

This is not 2017. Modi’s Israel visit risks India’s moral position, tests global standing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned two-day visit to Israel starting February 25, which will include an address to the Knesset, comes at a moment of extraordinary international scrutiny for the Israeli government. Far from being a routine diplomatic engagement, the trip risks being read globally as a political endorsement of…

The Independent UK

First Ramadan Friday prayers held at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque since ceasefire

Tens of thousands of Muslims have gathered at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa compound for the first Friday prayers of Ramadan under heavy security

Radio France Internationale

UN hits out at Trump's ‘Board of Peace’ ahead of inaugural meeting in Washington

Members of the United Nations Security Council have sent out a clear message ahead of US President Donald Trump’s inaugural Board of Peace gathering – the fragile Gaza ceasefire must become permanent, and unilateral moves in the West Bank risk closing the door on a two-state solution.

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Israel is accelerating its creeping annexation of the West Bank. Can Donald Trump stop it?

While the world is focused on the fate of a ruined Gaza, Israel has accelerated its creeping annexation of the West Bank.

The Guardian - UK

Brother of No Other Land co-director injured as Israeli settlers again attack family home

Hamdan Ballal says violence on West Bank as bad as ever, nearly a year after his Oscar-winning film shocked the world

The Independent UK

Prosecutors plan to charge an Israeli settler with killing a Palestinian activist in the West Bank

Israeli prosecutors say they plan to charge a settler in the killing of a Palestinian activist during a confrontation that was caught on video

The Independent UK

Israel resumes contentious West Bank land registration in new step to deepen control

Israel is resuming a land registration process in the occupied West Bank that critics say can shift large areas into state control

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Israel and the West Bank: the other relentless assault upon Palestinians

Editorial: A campaign of ethnic cleansing and ‘tectonic’ new legal measures are killing the two-state solution to which other governments pay lip service

The Independent UK

Israel under pressure in US to reverse ‘reckless’ West Bank expansion ahead of Trump-Netanyahu summit

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is already expected to discuss Iran and the Israel-Hamas ceasefire when he meets Trump at the White House on Wednesday

Axios

Exclusive: Trump says he opposes Israeli annexation steps in West Bank

"We have enough things to think about now. We don't need to be dealing with the West Bank."

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