Jul 07 Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank, days after aggressive crack down on militants By Aref Tufaha, Associated Press Israeli forces have killed three Palestinians, including two militants shot dead in a gunbattle, in new violence in the occupied West Bank, days after Israel concluded a major two-day offensive meant to crack down on militants. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 7:30 Palestinians in West Bank struggle to recover after intense Israeli military operation By Leila Molana-Allen, Zeba Warsi, Fouad Abu-Ghosh, Tommy Walters The secretary-general of the United Nations denounced what he called "an excessive use of force" by Israel on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Israel said the two-day operation targeted Palestinian militants. Elsewhere, an Israeli soldier was… Continue watching
Jul 06 A Palestinian militant kills an Israeli in the West Bank a day after Israel’s military raid By Julia Frankel, Associated Press A Hamas militant has opened fire near an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, killing one Israeli, before he was shot and killed by Israeli forces. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 5:12 Israeli anti-militant operation in West Bank leaves Palestinian refugee camp in shambles By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn After days of intense combat, Palestinians found the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank in shambles. Israel's military operation, which it says targeted militants, laid waste to vast swaths of the camp. Twelve Palestinians were killed, including… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: Israeli soldier shot and killed during ongoing West Bank conflict In our news wrap Tuesday, the Israeli Defense Forces said a soldier was shot and killed during the ongoing conflict in the occupied West Bank, extreme heat baked the West and South again as millions of Americans spent the holiday… Continue watching
Jul 04 Palestinian wounds 8 in Tel Aviv stabbings as Israel continues with West Bank attack By Majdi Mohammed, Associated Press A Palestinian man drove his car into a crowded bus stop in Tel Aviv and then began stabbing people, wounding eight. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 7:27 Israeli military launches largest attacks on West Bank in nearly 20 years By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Jonah Anderson Months of clashes between Israel and Palestinian militants have come to a head in the occupied West Bank. The heaviest fighting in years raged in Jenin, leaving at least eight Palestinians dead and dozens wounded. The surge in violence raises… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 9:16 Lebanon struggles to emerge from financial crisis and government corruption By Leila Molana-Allen Lebanon has become, for all intents and purposes, a failed state. Its government is rife with corruption and unable to care for its people who suffer chronic and crushing poverty from economic mismanagement and a banking collapse. As special correspondent… Continue watching
Jul 03 Israelis block major airport in protest against Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan By Associated Press Thousands of Israelis blocked traffic and snarled movement at the country's main international airport on Monday, the latest mass demonstration over Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious planned judicial overhaul that has divided the nation. Continue reading
Jul 03 Israel uses drones and troops to target militant stronghold in occupied West Bank By Nasser Nasser, Josef Federman, Associated Press Monday's incursion resembled the wide-scale military operations carried out during the second Palestinian uprising two decades ago. Palestinian health officials say at least eight Palestinians have been killed and 50 others wounded. Continue reading