Sep 21 UN reports says West Bank settler violence has displaced over 1,100 Palestinians since last year By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Researchers say that as settlements expand under Netanyahu's far-right government and more newly established outposts are authorized, Palestinians living in villages nearby are experiencing unprecedented levels of violence. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 7:16 News Wrap: Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced that interest rates will remain unchanged, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland faced a barrage of criticism from Republicans, the Senate is moving to vote on three top military nominations, President Biden… Continue watching
Aug 31 Family of 13-year-old Palestinian attacker to lose home in controversial punitive demolition By Isabel Debre, Associated Press The family’s case — which rights groups describe as uniquely problematic from a legal prospective — has drawn attention to Israel’s controversial practice of demolishing the family homes of Palestinian assailants. Continue reading
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
Jun 24 Palestinian gunman killed at military checkpoint as Israeli settlers rampage through West Bank village By Isabel Debre, Associated Press A Palestinian assailant opened fire at an Israeli military checkpoint in the West Bank on Saturday before being shot and killed, Israeli police said. Elsewhere in the occupied territory, settlers rampaged through Umm Safa, hurling stones, spraying bullets and setting… Continue reading
Jun 22 Israel demolishes alleged Palestinian attacker’s home in latest move in occupied West Bank By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press It was the latest military operation in the increasingly volatile occupied West Bank, which has been gripped by surging violence. Continue reading
Jun 05 2-year-old Palestinian shot by Israeli troops in West Bank dies of wounds By Associated Press The Israeli military has said it opened fire after gunmen in the area shot at an Israeli guard post at a nearby Jewish settlement. But the boy's father said he was driving with his son to visit an uncle when… Continue reading
May 15 UN to commemorate 1948 Palestinian ‘catastrophe’ for the first time By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The United Nations will officially mark the flight of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from what is now Israel on the 75th anniversary of their exodus — an action stemming from the U.N.’s partition of British-ruled Palestine into separate Jewish… Continue reading
May 13 Israel, Palestinian militants reach tentative cease-fire after 5 days of heavy fighting By Fares Akram, Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip agreed to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire late Saturday, ending five days of intense fighting that left 33 Palestinians, including at least 13 civilians, dead. Continue reading
Feb 26 Israeli settlers rampage after Palestinian gunman kills 2 in West Bank By Josef Federman, Associated Press Scores of Israeli settlers went on a violent rampage in the northern West Bank late Sunday, setting dozens of cars and homes on fire after two settlers were killed by a Palestinian gunman. Continue reading