The Latest Breaking News from the West Bank

Palestinian Embassy calls for urgent medical aid: "If not India and Indian people, then who?"

Palestine's Embassy in India has issued a dire plea for immediate medical aid, warning of a healthcare sector collapse due to ongoing conflict and restrictions. Citing devastating conditions in Gaza and the West Bank, the embassy highlighted critical shortages of medicines, equipment and operational capacity.

The Economic Times · Jun 20

Fact check: Can EU countries restrict or ban Israeli settlement imports?

Several EU states are weighing measures against goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights – all considered illegal under international law. Some argue that rules that exclude such goods from Israel’s tariff-free trade deal are not being properly enforced.

Euronews · Jun 18

Israel seizes powers over flashpoint West Bank shrine

Palestinians have condemned Israel's seizure of a Hebron shrine in the occupied West ‌Bank that's holy to Muslims, Jews and Christians alike.

AAP · Jun 16

Israel killed more West Bank children in last 3 years than previous 17, study finds

ISRAELI settlers and state forces have killed more Palestinian children in the West Bank in the past three years than in the 17 before that,…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 11

Amnesty accuses Israel of ‘ethnic cleansing’ of West Bank Bedouin communities

Amnesty International has accused Israel of carrying out what it described as a state-led campaign of “ethnic cleansing” against Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West Bank, saying the measures were intended to accelerate the annexation of Palestinian territory.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 10

Soccer offers West Bank Palestinians an escape as the World Cup kicks off

As the FIFA World Cup gets underway on June 11, with Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia among the Arab nations set to compete, soccer remains both a passion and a struggle for many Palestinians in the Israeli- occupied West Bank.

The Independent UK · Jun 10

Israel engaged in ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Palestinians from West Bank, Amnesty says

Rights group says forced displacement of Palestinians result of deliberate state policy rather than actions of individual settlers

The Independent UK · Jun 10

Israel carrying out state-led campaign of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, says damning report

A new report by Amnesty International has accused Israel of deliberately presiding over a campaign of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank – and says Western governments have done too little to prevent this

The Independent UK · Jun 10

UK and allies impose sanctions on firms enabling West Bank settler violence

Labour backbenchers disappointed as new trade guidance over illegal settlements stops short of outright ban

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9

UK, France and other Western nations issue new sanctions on Israeli settlers in the West Bank

A coalition of six countries has issued new joint sanctions on Israeli settlers and settlements in the West Bank

The Independent UK · Jun 9