The Latest Breaking News from West Bank

‘Free world, where are you?’ Gaza hospital chief pleads amid Israel attacks

Footage of dead bodies side by side on hospital stretcher stir outrage in bombarded Gaza and occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera · Oct 19, 2023

How to stop the spiral? Biden in Israel after Gaza hospital strike

It's about fury, humiliation, fear and hate. So soon after the attack that killed hundreds at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, neither side wants to hear the other's story. At least two people have been killed in West Bank protests over Tuesday evening's horror, which came on Day 11…

France 24 · Oct 18, 2023

Protests erupt across the Middle East after strike on Gaza hospital kills hundreds

Within hours after a blast was said to have killed hundreds at a Gaza hospital, protesters hurled stones at Palestinian security forces in the occupied West Bank and at riot police in neighboring Jordan, venting fury at their leaders for failing to stop the carnage.

France 24 · Oct 18, 2023

Gaza at breaking point as Israel evacuates north

Conditions at besieged enclave sharply deteriorate amid bombardment as Israel evacuates communities on Lebanon border.

Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2023

Israeli forces killed Abu Akleh ‘without justification’, UN inquiry says

UN-mandated body says Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh victim of ‘excessive and disproportionate force’.

Al Jazeera · Oct 16, 2023

Father and son killed at funeral procession as violence increases in the West Bank

The family of a father and son killed by Israeli settlers in Gaza speak exclusively to The Independent about the impact of losing loved ones to Israeli settler violence

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023

‘They want revenge. They’re saying, either we die or you die’: West Bank residents fear rising tide of violence

Palestinians in the territory are facing a harsh crackdown from Israeli forces and threats to their lives from settlers

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

Israeli army and settler attacks against Palestinians in West Bank increase

At least 55 Palestinians have been killed since last Saturday, and more than 1,100 others wounded.

Al Jazeera · Oct 14, 2023

While the world is watching Gaza, violence fuels growing tensions in the occupied West Bank

With the world’s attention focused on the war in Gaza, tensions have risen in the occupied West Bank, where 54 Palestinians were killed over the past week in clashes with Israeli troops, arrest raids and attacks by Jewish settlers

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2023

Forced from Israel for being Palestinian, they fear what comes next for them – and their families in Gaza

Amir and his companions were beneficiaries of a scheme allowing 18,000 people from Gaza to work in Israel. Now, they have fled to the West Bank having faced retribution for last weekend’s attack by the militants of Hamas, writes Kim Sengupta in Ramallah

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023