The Latest Breaking News from West Bank

US court rejects Ben & Jerry’s push to block sales in West Bank

Judge says company did not show sales of its ice cream in occupied Palestinian territories caused ‘irreparable harm’.

Al Jazeera · Aug 22, 2022

No flights under new rules yet for West Bank Palestinians

A group of Palestinian passengers flew to Cyprus from an Israeli airport on Monday, but the flight was not organised under a promised arrangement easing travel restrictions for residents of the occupied West Bank, an airports authority spokesperson said.

Reuters · Aug 22, 2022

Palestinians fly to Cyprus in Israeli airport pilot programme

Critics say flights do little to make it easier for Palestinians living in territories occupied by Israel to travel.

Al Jazeera · Aug 22, 2022

Palestinian killed during Israeli raid in occupied West Bank

A 58-year-old Palestinian man was shot and killed outside a bakery during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022

Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in occupied West Bank village

Salah Tawfiq Sawafta, 58, was shot in the head during an Israeli army raid on the village of Tubas.

Al Jazeera · Aug 19, 2022

Palestinians: Israeli Troops Shot, Killed Man in West Bank

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Friday a man died after Israeli forces shot him during an arrest raid near Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Salah Sawafta, 58, was in critical condition after a bullet hit his head in Tubas and he died hours later, the ministry said. Sawafta was…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 19, 2022

Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in West Bank -health officials

A Palestinian man died of his wounds on Friday after Israeli forces shot him, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, during what Israel's military said was an early morning raid against suspected militants in the occupied West Bank.

Reuters · Aug 19, 2022

US Says ‘Concerned’ by Israeli Raids on Palestinian Rights Groups

Washington said Thursday it was "concerned" by the Israeli government's forced closure of several Palestinian NGOs operating in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military announced earlier in the day that it had conducted overnight raids of seven organizations in Ramallah, the West Bank city where the Palestinian Authority's headquarters…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 19, 2022

A new holy war, on a global scale

From Jan. 6 rioters to the West Bank, the poisonous distortion of scripture is fueling conflict. We can stop it

Salon · Aug 18, 2022

Israel shuts down NGOs, kills Palestinian in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man in Nablus and shut down the offices of seven civil society organisations.

Al Jazeera · Aug 18, 2022