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Turkish-American activist killed in attack by Israeli forces in West Bank

World Sep 06

Israeli soldiers shoot and kill an American woman during a West Bank protest, witness says

By Julia Frankel, Aref Tufaha, Associated Press

World Aug 21

Aftermath of an Israeli settlers' attack in the village of Jeit
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Hardliners violently expel Palestinians to expand Israeli settlements in West Bank

While Gaza endures a devastating war, an increasingly brutal battle is being fought over land in another Palestinian territory: the West Bank. Israeli settlers are attacking Palestinians there more frequently and ferociously than ever before and forcing them to flee…

By Leila Molana-Allen, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrián Aranda

World Jul 03

Israeli PM Netanyahu attends an inauguration event for Israel's new light rail line, in Petah Tikva
Watchdog group: Israel approves largest West Bank land seizure in 3 decades

Peace Now said authorities recently approved the appropriation of 12.7 square kilometers (nearly 5 square miles) of land in the Jordan Valley, a move that could further worsen already soaring tensions linked to the ongoing war in Gaza.

By Julia Frankel, Associated Press

World Mar 14

Palestinians check a damaged car following an Israeli settlers' attack in Asira Al-Qibiliya near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank February 13,2024. Photo by Ali Sawafta/Reuters
U.S. sanctions 3 Israeli West Bank settlers and their outposts for violence against Palestinians

The announcement comes at a time of increasing friction between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose far-right government has reacted angrily to previous sanctions.

By Fatima Hussein, Matthew Lee, Julia Frankel, Associated Press

Politics Feb 23

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks as he attends a press conference with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, during Blinken's week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, in Doha, Qatar, January 7, 2024. Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/Reuters
Biden administration restores U.S. policy calling Israeli settlements ‘illegitimate’ under international law

The Biden administration had long been considering re-implementing the so-called "Hansell Memorandum," but those deliberations picked up steam as Israel's response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks drew increasingly intense international criticism.

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Feb 23

Israel plans to build 3,300 new settlement homes in occupied West Bank in response to a fatal shooting

By Julia Frankel, Associated Press

The move, announced late Thursday, drew an angry reaction from the U.S. as relations between the allies are already frayed over the course of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.

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Jan 08

Israeli finance minister calls for reestablishing Israeli settlements in Gaza

By Associated Press

Bezalel Smotrich, a champion of West Bank Jewish settlements, recently sparked an international outcry over his comments calling for Palestinians in Gaza to leave the territory.

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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…

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Jun 05

WATCH: Blinken says Israeli settlement expansion is obstacle to ‘horizon of hope’

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the expansion of Israeli settlements and ongoing demolitions of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank are taking Israel further away from peace with the Palestinians. Yet, he said Monday that the U.S.-Israel relationship…

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Apr 10

Israeli Cabinet ministers lead thousands in pro-settlement march and rally in West Bank

By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press

It was a defiant signal that Israel’s most right-wing government in history is determined to accelerate settlement building on occupied lands despite international opposition.

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