The Latest Breaking News from West Bank

Three Israeli soldiers detained for suspected revenge attack on Palestinians

Three Israeli soldiers were detained on Monday, the military said, after allegedly hurling an improvised bomb at Palestinians near the West Bank city of Bethlehem as revenge for the seizing of the body of a teenager last week.

Reuters · Nov 28, 2022

In West Bank, disillusioned young Palestinians are joining new militias

For several months, tensions have been rising in the West Bank. Following a wave of anti-Israeli attacks that killed 19 people in the spring, the Israeli government launched a vast military operation in the area. More than 2,000 people have been arrested and 130 Palestinians killed in raids and clashes,…

France 24 · Nov 28, 2022

Pope urges Israelis, Palestinians, to seek dialogue after surge in violence

Pope Francis on Sunday urged Israeli and Palestinian authorities to make greater efforts to seek dialogue following recent deadly bomb attacks in Jerusalem and clashes in the occupied West Bank.

Reuters · Nov 27, 2022

Palestine Incurs $50Bln Economic Losses in Two Decades

Additional restrictions imposed on Palestinian development in Israeli-controlled parts of the West Bank cost the Palestinian economy an estimated $50 billion between 2000 and 2020, the UN development agency said Tuesday. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in report to the UN General Assembly that extra…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 24, 2022

Body of Israeli Citizen, Taken by Palestinians from Hospital, Being Returned

The Israeli military said Thursday that the body of an Israeli teen that was taken by Palestinians from a West Bank hospital is being returned to his family. The army said they coordinated with the Palestinian Authority to bring his body. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said he would close…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 24, 2022

Israeli-Palestinian conflict catches up with Qatar World Cup

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has become the latest political flash point at the first World Cup in the Arab world — never mind that neither Israeli or Palestinian national teams are competing in the tournament

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022

Rights Group: Israel Demolishes School in West Bank Hamlet

The Israeli military demolished a school in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, an Israeli rights group said, following a court ruling earlier this year that upheld a long-standing expulsion order against eight Palestinian hamlets in the area. The move follows on a year of deadly violence and rising tensions…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 23, 2022

Rights group: Israel demolishes school in West Bank hamlet

An Israeli rights group says the Israeli military has demolished a school in the occupied West Bank, part of a long-standing expulsion order against eight Palestinian hamlets

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

Israeli forces demolish Palestinian school in Masafer Yatta

The school served 22 students from four different villages in the southern region of the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera · Nov 23, 2022

Twin blasts near bus stops shake Jerusalem, killing a teen and hurting 18 other people

Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have been surging for months, amid nightly raids in the West Bank prompted by a spate of attacks against Israelis that killed 19 people in the spring.

WEKU · Nov 23, 2022