‘A new Nakba’: settler violence forces Palestinians out of West Bank villages Communities who have clung on for decades are leaving their homes in the face of rising attrition by Israelis The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2023
Israel demolishes senior Hamas leader’s house in occupied West Bank The ‘symbolic’ demolition comes as Israel ramps up its ground incursion against Hamas fighters in Gaza. Al Jazeera · Oct 31, 2023
Have war crimes been committed in Israel and Gaza and what international laws apply? The UN has said there is evidence that international humanitarian law may have been breached by both sides in the conflict The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2023
Alarm over settler violence in West Bank "Officials are backing the violence and in many cases the military is present or even participates in the violence" Salon · Oct 30, 2023
In the West Bank city of Jenin, Israeli raids and strikes leave Palestinians wary In Jenin, at least 11 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes and raids in just over a week, officials say. The heightened pace of violence has frightened residents. WEKU · Oct 30, 2023
‘Many players have died’: Israel’s war on Gaza hits Palestinian football As Palestine prepare for upcoming World Cup qualifiers, footballers are subjected to the wrath of Israeli violence. Al Jazeera · Oct 30, 2023
‘The Palestine team carries hope’: football dreams live on amid conflict Palestine’s FA says list of registered players killed in Gaza is long and full of children as it awaits news on World Cup qualifiers The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
What about the West Bank? Israel can’t afford to cast a blind eye on settler violence Salon · Oct 30, 2023
‘I want to be safe’: Israelis rush to obtain gun licences Applications to bear arms fast-tracked amid feelings of insecurity after 7 October Hamas attacks The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 24 Netanyahu rules out ceasefire in Gaza; families of hostages in Hamas video plead with Joe Biden to ‘bring everyone home’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2023
Palestinian PM: we will not run Gaza without solution for West Bank Mohammad Shtayyeh calls for a ‘comprehensive, peaceful vision’ and ceasefire in Gaza The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023
‘I don’t know if they are alive or dead’: father’s anxious wait in West Bank as Gaza is bombed Mahmoud Abu Amir is among thousands of Palestinians frantically trying to locate their loved ones from afar The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023
‘There is zero work’: Occupied West Bank paralysed as economy stalls Israel-ordered shutdowns and settler attacks in occupied West Bank take devastating toll on Palestinian economy. Al Jazeera · Oct 29, 2023
Palestinians in West Bank face closures, attacks amid Israeli offensive Entrances to Palestinian villages, towns and cities are blocked, severely restricting commercial and civilian movement. Al Jazeera · Oct 28, 2023
Al Jazeera · Oct 28, 2023 Thousands of Gaza workers go ‘missing’ in Israel amid wartime mass arrests Israel has so far refused to release information about Gaza workers who have disappeared, human rights groups say.
Al Jazeera · Oct 28, 2023 Protests, confrontations in Jerusalem and West Bank amid Israel-Gaza war Pro-Gaza protests break out in neighbouring areas following Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
Reason · Oct 27, 2023 The Contradictions of 'Queers for Palestine' Gay and transgender people—both in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank—face an extraordinary level of persecution.
The Conversation · Oct 27, 2023 Israel-Hamas war: will the murder of peace activists mean the end of the peace movement? A profound sense of uncertainty hangs over the future of the peace movement and anti-occupation activism in Israel, in the wake of the recent terrorist attack by Hamas. The space for peace activism was already shrinking before October 7, but the violent attacks have added further pressure.
WEKU · Oct 27, 2023 Biden wants a two-state solution for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Is it still possible? Biden is calling for a two-state solution for Israeli-Palestinian peace. But the long-discussed framework is increasingly unpopular in the region. Here are some of its challenges — and alternatives.
Al Jazeera · Oct 27, 2023 Israeli air strikes kill dozens in Gaza overnight, Palestinian sources say Four Palestinians also reportedly killed in the occupied West Bank following pre-dawn raids by Israeli forces.
The Conversation · Oct 26, 2023 Why the Israel-Gaza conflict is so hard to talk about With the intensification of war in the Middle East comes an intense polarization within our institutions. A historian whose family was taken hostage by Hamas, and a geographer with family in the West Bank, get together to discuss a way forward.
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023 Palestinian activist is expelled by Israeli forces from his home in a volatile West Bank city Israel has expelled a prominent Palestinian activist from his home in a West Bank city at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after he hosted a foreign journalist and a prominent Israeli activist
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023 Is it safe for Americans to travel right now amid ‘worldwide advisory’? Latest government advisory warns all Americans to exercise caution when travelling anywhere in the world – and specifically not to travel to Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and Lebanon
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023 A Day in the Life of Abed Salama by Nathan Thrall review – a collision in closeup The author’s meticulous reconstruction of a fatal accident in the West Bank allows us to see the region’s injustices afresh
The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2023 EU leaders unanimously call for humanitarian corridors – as it happened This blog is closed. See our Israel-Hamas war coverage here.