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‘Let down by a world that claims to be humane but does nothing’: Palestinians speak out as Israeli bulldozers raze West Bank villages

IN DEPTH: Masafer Yatta, a collection of villages in the West Bank, has long been a target of forced evictions and settler attacks. After the month of May saw a village almost entirely wiped out and the announcement of 22 new Israeli settlements, Palestinians are losing hope, Alex Croft reports

The Independent UK

‘Send her home’: Son of Irish woman, 70, in Israeli detention pleads for her release

Exclusive: Activist Deirdre Murphy, who has a long-term health condition, was arrested last week in a West Bank village demolished by Israeli bulldozers

The Independent UK

Pattern of defiance: Israel expands settlements in face of Western pressure

Move to expand illegal settlements in the West Bank a challenge to Western allies unwilling to take serious steps.

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Masked Israeli troops block media visit to West Bank site of Oscar-winning film

Group of international reporters stopped on way to Masafer Yatta, which features in documentary No Other Land

The Guardian - UK

Irish pro-Palestine activist 'faces jail' after being detained by Israeli police

AN Irish pensioner has been detained by Israel in the West Bank and is facing jail time, according to an activist group ...

The National (Scotland)

Israeli soldiers bar visits to West Bank villages on tour organized by 'No Other Land' Oscar winners

The directors of 'No Other Land' said they had invited journalists to interview residents about increasing settler violence in the area. Israeli soldiers prevented them from doing so. "It's clear they don't want the world to see what is happening here.”

Euronews

I told the truth about the West Bank and was threatened and assaulted. Now I’m relying on you to act

Our lives are blighted by illegal settlements, and 22 more have just been approved. Unless Israel is held to account, we will be erased, says Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro

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Saudi Arabia calls Israel barring Arab ministers West Bank trip ‘extremism’

Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE ministers planned visit to discuss Palestinian statehood and ending Gaza war.

Al Jazeera

Arab ministers condemn Israel’s ‘ban’ on planned West Bank visit

Israel has refused to cooperate with the Ramallah meeting planned by Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE.

Al Jazeera

Israel approves construction of 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank

The expansion will include the legalisation of outposts already established by Israeli settlers without official Israeli government approval.

Euronews

Starving Palestinians, gunfire and deadly stampede: Horror in Gaza as Israel’s aid plan descends into chaos

GAZA IN CRISIS: Israel Defense Forces admits to firing warning shots at food distribution sites in war-ravaged Gaza as the Israeli government approves 22 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Nedal Hamdouna from Gaza and Bel Trew report on the growing crisis

The Independent UK

UK condemns Israel’s 22 new settlements in occupied West Bank

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The Independent UK

UK ‘condemns’ 22 new settlements in occupied West Bank

The settlements represent ‘a deliberate obstacle to Palestinian statehood’, minister Hamish Falconer said.

Evening Standard

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

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Al Jazeera

Israel announces expansion of illegal settlements in occupied West Bank

Palestinian presidential spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh condemned the decision, calling it a ‘dangerous escalation’.

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

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

International Business Times

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.

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IDF carries out forced evacuation of al-Awda hospital in northern Gaza, officials say – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Israel authorizes more Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank

Israel says it will authorize 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank

The Guardian - UK

Chased, beaten and robbed: survivors describe Israeli settler violence in West Bank

Palestinians and activists forced out of the village of Mughayyir al-Deir say they were harassed, stoned and shot at

Al Jazeera

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

Israeli forces raid foreign exchange shops in occupied West Bank; one dead

Palestinian groups slam the raids targeting exchanges in several cities in a widespread operation in the territory.

Al Jazeera

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.

The Conversation

IDF firing ‘warning shots’ near diplomats sets an unacceptable precedent in international relations

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) appears to have “crossed the Rubicon” in the West Bank town of Jenin, when it opened fire in the vicinity of a group of visiting diplomats on May 21 – in flagrant violation of international law. The group of diplomats representing 31 countries – including…

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