Aug 21 Suspected Palestinian gunman’s West Bank attack latest example of escalating regional violence By Isabel Debre, Associated Press The combustible mix of armed Palestinians carrying out shooting attacks against Israelis across the West Bank and within Israel as well as near-nightly aids by the Israeli army to arrest militants has fueled the worst fighting in the West Bank… Continue reading
Aug 04 In latest violence, 18-year-old Palestinian killed during Israeli military raid By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Violence has spiraled in the northern West Bank, with the rise of Palestinian armed groups carrying out shooting attacks against Israelis and daily arrest raids by the Israeli military. Continue reading
Aug 03 Palestinian foreign minister says Biden’s inaction amid Middle East violence surges is ‘weak’ By Isabel Debre, Associated Press U.S. President Joe Biden had initially won plaudits from the Palestinians when he rejected the Trump administration's unabashedly pro-Israel stance. Continue reading
Aug 03 Israelis are protesting for democracy but Palestinians say occupation ignored By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Critics of the protest movement, including Palestinians, say that such selective advocacy of democratic ideals shows how disconnected Israelis are from the harsh reality of those living under occupation. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 7:13 Cycle of violence and economic turmoil pushes young Palestinians to take up arms By Leila Molana-Allen, Zeba Warsi Violence continued Monday between Israelis and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports from Nablus and has a look at young men who have few hopes and burning anger and take up arms as they feel… Continue watching
Jul 10 Violence persists in West Bank after Israeli troops kill alleged Palestinian gunman By Associated Press Last week, Israel concluded a fierce two-day offensive that used rare air power and hundreds of troops in what was designed as a crackdown against militants. Continue reading
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 Israel withdraws troops from Jenin but warns raid is not a one-off By Nasser Nasser, Imad Isseid, Associated Press The army claimed to have inflicted heavy damage on militant groups in Jenin, but it remained unclear whether there would be any lasting effect after more than a year of heavy fighting in the West Bank. 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
Jun 24 Watch 1:25 News Wrap: Israeli settlers torch Palestinian homes in latest bout of violence In our news wrap Saturday, Palestinians say Israeli settlers set fire to homes in Palestinian villages on the West Bank in the latest attack during a week of deadly clashes, Israeli security officers killed a Palestinian gunman after he fire… Continue watching