The Latest Breaking News from West Bank

Family of Dead Activist to Take Palestinian Authority to ICC

The family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat will submit a case Thursday to the International Criminal Court accusing top Palestinian officials over his death in custody, relatives told AFP. Banat, a leading critic of the Palestinian Authority led by Mahmud Abbas, died in June 2021 after being dragged from his…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 15, 2022

Bethlehem welcomes Christmas tourists after pandemic lull

Business is bouncing back in Bethlehem after two years in the doldrums during the coronavirus pandemic, lifting spirits in the traditional birthplace of Jesus ahead of the Christmas holiday

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Hamas Marks Anniversary, Predicts Confrontation with Israel

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians on Wednesday thronged a rally in downtown Gaza to mark the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Hamas movement, as leaders predicted a year of “open confrontation” with the hardline Israeli government expected to take office in the coming days. Hamas, an armed group…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 14, 2022

Palestinians: Israeli Army Kills Teen Girl in West Bank Raid

A Palestinian hospital announced Israeli forces killed a teenage girl during an army operation in the occupied West Bank early Monday. Khalil Suleiman Government Hospital in the northern city of Jenin said Jana Zakaran, 16, was hit with a gunshot in the head and pronounced dead. The official Palestinian news…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 12, 2022

Israeli troops kill Palestinian girl during West Bank firefight

Israeli forces shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian girl during a firefight with militants during a raid in the city of Jenin on Sunday, authorities said, as a wave of violence in the occupied West Bank continued.

Reuters · Dec 12, 2022

The Dead Sea is dying. These beautiful, ominous photos show the impact

Its water level is dropping. Big sinkholes are swallowing up whole tracts of land around it. Here is why a disaster is unfolding at the Middle East's iconic salt lake.

WEKU · Dec 11, 2022

Palestinians: Israeli army kills 4 in West Bank violence

The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces have killed four Palestinians in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

Israel kills three Palestinians in Jenin, general strike called

Israeli forces kill three Palestinian men in a raid on Jenin and its refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2022

EU Freezes Draft Agreement With Israeli Police

The European Union informed Israeli Ambassador Haim Regev that it will not be moving forward with a draft agreement for intelligence cooperation between the Israeli police and the European Police Agency, Europol, political sources in Tel Aviv said Wednesday. The sources told Haaretz newspaper that the decision is the first…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 8, 2022

Israeli Army Kills 3 Palestinians in West Bank Raid

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians on Thursday during a pre-dawn raid in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The Israeli military said it was carrying out an arrest raid in the flashpoint city of Jenin in the northern West Bank when forces came under fire and then…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 8, 2022