The Latest Breaking News from West Bank

Israel kills 15-year-old Palestinian ‘shot in the back’

Palestinians say Muhammad Nidal Salim was killed after Israeli forces entered the occupied West Bank town of Azzoun.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2023

Palestinians: Israeli Fire Kills Teen in West Bank

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces shot and killed a teenage boy Thursday in the north of the occupied West Bank, the latest in a flare-up of violence that has raged for months. The ministry said Mohammed Saleem, 15, was wounded with a live bullet in the back along…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 3, 2023

With West Bank in turmoil, new Palestinian militants emerge

Small groups of disillusioned young Palestinians in the West Bank are taking up guns against Israel’s open-ended occupation, defying Palestinian political leaders they scorn as Israeli collaborators

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

Israel is facing twin existential crises – what is Benjamin Netanyahu doing to solve them?

Israel is facing one of the most serious crises in its history. And it could be the biggest test yet for Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, just months after he resurrected his political career by returning to the prime minister’s office.

The Conversation · Mar 2, 2023

Israeli police use stun grenades, water cannon in crackdown on protests against judicial reform

Weeks of anti-government protests in Israel turned violent on Wednesday for the first time as police fired stun grenades and a water cannon at demonstrators who blocked a Tel Aviv highway. The crackdown came shortly after Israel’s hard-line national security minister urged a tough response to what he said were…

France 24 · Mar 1, 2023

Israeli army arrests Palestinian suspects in deadly shooting

The Israeli military says Israeli troops arrested two Palestinians suspected of involvement in the killing earlier this week of an American-Israeli

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Palestine’s Huwara should be wiped out: Top Israeli minister

Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich calls for the destruction of Huwara that was the target of deadly settler rampage.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2023

Man killed in West Bank ‘shooting spree’ held US citizenship, Israel says

Israeli authorities says the motorist killed by a suspected Palestinian gunman in the occupied West Bank held citizenship in both the US and Israel

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Israel arrests six suspects in West Bank settler rampage

Police have arrested six suspects over a settler rampage in the occupied West Bank that an Israeli general described as a "pogrom".

The New Daily · Mar 1, 2023

Israel Arrests Suspects in Settler Rampage Described by General as ‘Pogrom’

Police have arrested six suspects over a settler rampage in the occupied West Bank earlier this week that an Israeli general described as a "pogrom" and which followed a deadly Palestinian gun attack. A Palestinian gunman killed two Israeli brothers on Sunday as they were driving in the occupied West…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2023