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Blinken headed to Middle East as U.S. expresses alarm over growing violence

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend amid a sharp spike in Israeli-Palestinian violence that has alarmed the Biden administration.

Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians during new violence, officials say

By Associated Press

Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian who allegedly tried to stab a soldier in the occupied West Bank. And in east Jerusalem, a 17-year-old boy was killed after waving what Israeli police say turned out to be a fake…

WATCH: State Department holds briefing after Israel demolishes part of West Bank village

By Sam McNeil, Associated Press

Residents and activists say the Israeli military has demolished homes, water tanks and olive orchards in two Palestinian villages in the south of the occupied West Bank.

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.

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.

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.

5 Palestinians killed by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank

By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press

Israeli troops have shot and killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank, raising to five the number of Palestinians killed in less than 24 hours of fighting.

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.

4 Palestinians killed in flare-up of violence as Israel counts votes

By Jalal Bwaitel, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

Violence Thursday was flaring as Israel tallies the final votes in national elections held this week, with former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expected to lead a comfortable majority backed by far-right allies.

5 Palestinians killed after Israeli troops raid gunmen hideout

By Majdi Mohammed, Associated Press

The overnight raid in the old city, or kasbah, of Nablus, was one of the deadliest in the West Bank in 2022 and comes at a time of escalating tensions.