‘Israel only responds to force’: support for Hamas soars in West Bank after October attack Residents of Jenin say Israeli army seems intent only on revenge as they pick through wreckage of their homes The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2023
There's no Christmas in Bethlehem this year. With war in Gaza, festivities are off In a city synonymous with the birth of Jesus, Christmas is typically a time when Bethlehem is full of visitors. But with war raging, the city's Christian leaders have canceled public celebrations. WEKU · Dec 16, 2023
Three brothers in the West Bank, kept apart by Israel’s war Three brothers swap stories of life under military occupation in three different parts of the West Bank. Al Jazeera · Dec 16, 2023
Security videos show Israeli forces killing 2 Palestinians at close range. The army opens a probe The Israeli military says it is investigating the killing of two Palestinians in the West Bank after soldiers were caught on camera shooting down the men at close range when they did not appear to pose a threat The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023
Australia condemns settler violence in the West Bank Australia is one of 14 nations condemning "record high" settler violence against Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank. AAP · Dec 15, 2023
Battle for the West Bank: Israeli settlers step up attacks on Palestinians While the world's attention is focused on Israel's devastating war in Gaza, violence is also taking place every day in the occupied West Bank. Our senior reporter Roméo Langlois has been to West Bank villages that are regularly the scene of raids by extremist Jewish settlers against Palestinians. Since the… France 24 · Dec 15, 2023
Australia denounces Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in occupied West Bank Government joins more than a dozen countries to say settlers are ‘terrorising’ Palestinians in ‘unacceptable’ violence The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2023
Lufthansa to resume flights to Tel Aviv in January – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2023
IDF censures its soldiers filmed mocking call to prayer in Jenin mosque Israeli military says soldiers have been removed from duties after incident in West Bank city The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023
The Guardian view on the West Bank: the suffering of Palestinians extends beyond Gaza Editorial: Soaring violence is creating an explosive situation that can only be peacefully defused with a just political solution The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023
What is Israel’s end game with the Palestinian Authority? The Israeli army carried out a raid metres away from the Palestinian Authority’s headquarters in Ramallah last week. Al Jazeera · Dec 14, 2023
West Bank fighters say Israel war on Gaza inspires more resistance Al Jazeera speaks to Palestinian resistance fighters in the northern city of Tulkarem amid Israel’s war on Gaza. Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2023
US jury says Google's app store violates antitrust law A federal jury in the US has found that Google's app store is in violation of antitrust law. It comes two years after Epic Games sued the tech giant, accusing it of a monopoly over the distribution of apps. Also, tourism has plummeted in the Israeli-occupied West Bank town of… France 24 · Dec 12, 2023
Israeli forces launch deadly West Bank raids, pound Gaza ahead of UN vote Four Palestinians killed in Jenin and 22 in southern Gaza, while Kamal Adwan Hospital raided in the north. Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2023
Al Jazeera · Dec 11, 2023 EU mulls sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank EU diplomat Josep Borrell says bloc is ‘alarmed’ by deadly violence in the occupied territory by ‘extremist settlers’.
Al Jazeera · Dec 11, 2023 Israel’s war forces Palestinian football team Lajee Celtic to stop playing People involved with Lajee Celtic talk about football’s role in resisting occupation and their bond with Celtic fans.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2023 Labour will oppose expulsions of Palestinians and bar violent settlers from UK Britain must pressure Israel to halt the theft of land in the West Bank. Settlers are killing hopes for a two-state solution and Sunak’s government does nothing, writes shadow foreign secretary David Lammy
Al Jazeera · Dec 9, 2023 Two teenagers killed, 15 detained in Israeli raids in occupied West Bank Raids carried out in multiple locations, including Ramallah and Bethlehem, as jets bombarded Gaza.
Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2023 Can US visa bans deter West Bank violence by Israeli settlers? It could serve as a deterrent for some settlers, analysts say. But the new rule has loopholes that could allow evasion.
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023 Six Palestinians are killed in the Israeli military's latest West Bank raid, health officials say Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces stormed into a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank to arrest Palestinian militants and unleashed fighting with local gunmen in which six Palestinians were killed
The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023 Any attempt to run Gaza like the West Bank will fail – and Hamas will benefit The next administration is more likely to appear by default than by design, says Tahani Mustafa, senior Palestine analyst at the International Crisis Group
International Business Times · Dec 7, 2023 Fatah In Freefall As Hamas And Israel Wage War Fatah, the largest Palestinian party, has seen its popularity plunge during the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, from where the Islamists violently ousted rivals Fatah in 2007.
Al Jazeera · Dec 7, 2023 Israel intensifies daily raids on occupied West Bank At least four Palestinians, including three teenagers, were killed in 24 hours, while 60 people were arrested.
France 24 · Dec 6, 2023 Fuel on the fire? West Bank settler violence draws international condemnation While the world watches Israel's war with Hamas and the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, surely anything that eases tensions is to be welcomed? So why won't Israel's government call time on attacks by Jewish settlers in the West Bank, settlers who since October 7 have stepped up their push to…
International Business Times · Dec 5, 2023 In Rare Israel Rebuke, US Restricts Visas On Extremist Settlers The United States said Tuesday it would refuse visas for extremist Israeli settlers behind a wave of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, as it also asked Israel to do more to spare civilians in Gaza.