Jan 27 Palestinians bury dead as tensions escalate with Israel By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Palestinians marched in anger Friday as they buried the last of 10 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 8:17 Tensions rise after Israeli forces kill several Palestinians during West Bank raid By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Cai Pigliucci Thursday was the deadliest day in the occupied West Bank in two decades. Israeli forces raided Jenin and killed 9 people. In response, the Palestinian Authority cut security coordination with Israel. There were also reports of rocket fire into Israel… Continue watching
Jan 26 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as Blinken prepares to visit Middle East By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend in his first trip to the Middle East this year, amid an escalation in Israeli-Palestinian violence. Continue reading
Jan 26 Israeli troops kill at least 9 in West Bank raid, Palestinian officials say By Tia Goldenberg, Isabel Debre, Associated Press Israeli forces on Thursday killed nine Palestinians — including at least seven militants and a 61-year-old woman — in the deadliest single incident in the occupied West Bank in two decades, Palestinian officials said. Two rockets were fired from Gaza… Continue reading
Jan 02 Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians after troops enter West Bank village By Associated Press Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians during a confrontation that erupted when troops entered a village in the occupied West Bank. Continue reading
Dec 28 Netanyahu's government vows to expand West Bank settlements, annex occupied territory By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Benjamin Netanyahu's incoming hard-line Israeli government has put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its list of priorities, a day before it's set to be sworn into office. Continue reading
Dec 24 Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic, lifting Christmas spirits in West Bank By Maya Alleruzzo, Jalal Bwaitel, Associated Press The biblical town of Bethlehem marked a merry Christmas on Saturday, with thousands of visitors descending upon the traditional birthplace of Jesus as it rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Dec 18 Israel deports Palestinian lawyer, activist to France By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel on Sunday deported a Palestinian lawyer and activist to France after claiming he has ties to a banned militant group, drawing a rare condemnation from the French government. Continue reading
Nov 24 Qatar allows Israelis to fly directly to Doha for World Cup, but conflict with Palestinians catches up By Isabel Debre, Associated Press The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has become the latest political flash point at the first World Cup in the Arab world — never mind that neither Israeli or Palestinian national teams are competing in the tournament. Continue reading
Nov 23 Teen killed, 18 wounded in Jerusalem explosions By Alon Bernstein, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Two blasts have gone off near bus stops in Jerusalem at the height of rush hour, killing a Canadian-Israeli teenager and injuring at least 18, in what Israeli police said were attacks by Palestinians. Continue reading