The Latest Breaking News from West Bank

Israel's war and settlements a strategy to block Palestinian state: legal expert

In the past 20 months, more than 55,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip and nearly 950 in the occupied West Bank. International law specialist Monique Chemillier-Gendreau says Israel’s retaliation for the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks is part of a wider plan to prevent the creation of…

Radio France Internationale · Jun 20, 2025

Israel massacres in Gaza, locks down West Bank as attention shifts to Iran

As the world focuses on Israel’s war with Iran, violence against Palestinians has scaled up in the occupied territories.

Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2025

US issues ‘do not travel’ warning for Israel, Gaza and West Bank as war escalates with Iran

Scores dead in Iran, 18 reported killed in Israel as missiles rain on Tehran and Tel Aviv

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025

UK, Australia and Canada sanction two far-right Israeli ministers for inciting West Bank violence

New Zealand and Norway also impose measures on Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2025

Australia, Canada, NZ, UK, Norway sanction two Israeli far-right ministers

Israel’s Ben-Gvir and Smotrich will face sanctions for ‘incitement of violence’ against Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Jun 10, 2025

‘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 · Jun 7, 2025

‘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 · Jun 6, 2025

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.

Al Jazeera · Jun 5, 2025

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 · Jun 3, 2025

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) · Jun 3, 2025