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
Sep 20 6 Palestinians killed in latest fighting with Israel, officials say By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press It is part of some of the worst violence to rock the West Bank in some two decades. Continue reading
Sep 17 UNESCO adds ruins near ancient Jericho to list of World Heritage Sites in Palestine By Associated Press A U.N. conference voted Sunday to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision likely to anger Israel, which controls the territory and does not recognize a Palestinian… Continue reading
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 01 Palestinian man opens fire in West Bank settlement, wounding 6 people before being killed By Associated Press The shooting in the sprawling Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim, in the occupied West Bank, was the latest in the most violent stretch of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the territory in nearly two decades. 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 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