The Latest Breaking News from West Bank

Crocodiles euthanised after turning to cannibalism at abandoned farm

The crocodiles were initially brought to the West Bank settlement as a tourist attraction

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025

Palestinian women on hunger strike to demand body of slain activist

Palestinians in West Bank are unable to mourn 31-year-old Awdah, while the Israeli settler who shot him walks free.

Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2025

Experts say Israel’s West Bank demolitions aim to drive Palestinians away

Israel is carrying out more demolitions this year than in any other year of the occupation, which began in 1967.

Al Jazeera · Aug 3, 2025

Israeli police release settler accused of killing Palestinian activist

Yinon Levi was placed under three days of house arrest, while police have refused to release the body of Awdah Hathaleen

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025

Palestinian man dies in Israeli settler arson attack in occupied West Bank

Khamis Ayyad, 40, died of smoke inhalation after settlers set fire to vehicles in town of Silwad, Health Ministry says.

Al Jazeera · Jul 31, 2025

New peace plan increases pressure on Israel and US as momentum grows for Palestinian statehood

A new vision for Middle East peace emerged this week which proposes the withdrawal of Israel from Gaza and the West Bank, the disarming and disbanding of Hamas and the creation of a unified Palestinian state. The plan emerged from a “high-level conference” in New York on July 29, which…

The Conversation · Jul 31, 2025

The quiet war: What’s fueling Israel’s surge of settler violence – and the lack of state response

Since Oct. 7, 2023, as Israel’s war against Hamas drags on in the Gaza Strip, a quieter but escalating war has unfolded in the West Bank between Israelis and Palestinians.

The Conversation · Jul 31, 2025

Advocates of a two-state solution realise time to act is now

Battle lines between moderate and extremist visions for future of Gaza and West Bank have become much clearer

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2025

Starmer’s Palestine ultimatum is as empty as it is dangerous

COMMENT: Far from a return to a “two state process” as demanded by Starmer, Israel is certain to annex what it wants of the West Bank, pen the remaining Palestinians in and hope that they eventually clear off too, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025

Calls for US to sanction Israeli settlers after Palestinian activist killed

Trump rolled back sanctions against Israeli settlers, including Yinon Levi, the alleged killer of Awdah Hathaleen.

Al Jazeera · Jul 29, 2025