Jun 30 Israeli airstrike in the West Bank kills a Palestinian militant, wounds 5 other people By Majdi Mohammed, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israeli troops carried out an airstrike in the northern West Bank on Sunday, killing a Palestinian militant and wounding five other people, Palestinian health officials said. Continue reading
Jun 26 Israeli military investigating incident where Palestinian man was shot, beaten and tied to an army jeep By Julia Frankel, Maya Alleruzzo, Associated Press Video showing Mujahid Abadi strapped to the jeep circulated on social media, sparking widespread condemnation, including from the United States. The army initially said Abadi was a suspected militant, but later acknowledged he had not posed a threat to Israeli… Continue reading
Jun 22 Deadly strikes hit northern Gaza while an Israeli man is found dead in the West Bank, army says By Wafaa Shurafa, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press An Israeli was shot dead in a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank Saturday morning, Israel's army said, while deadly strikes rocked northern Gaza. Continue reading
Apr 21 Israeli leaders criticize expected U.S. sanctions against ultra-Orthodox military unit By Josef Federman, Associated Press The decision, expected as soon as Monday, would mark the first time the U.S. has ever imposed sanctions on a unit inside the Israeli military and further strains relations between the two allies, which have grown increasingly tense during Israel’s war in… Continue reading
Apr 19 U.S. sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who attacked Palestinians By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The announcement from the U.S. Treasury Department comes as the West Bank has seen some of its worst violence perpetrated by extremist settlers against Palestinians since the war in nearby Gaza began. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 3:34 News Wrap: Israel on high alert, closes airspace as Iran launches drone attack In our news wrap Saturday, Iran’s much-anticipated attack on Israel is unfolding slowly, violent unrest continued in the West Bank as the body of a missing Israeli teen was found, an attacker stabbed six people to death at a mall… Continue watching
Apr 13 Israeli teen found dead in West Bank, sparking largest settler rampage since start of war in Gaza By Nasser Nasser, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank went on the largest rampage against Palestinians there since the war in Gaza began, as Israel's army said Saturday the body of a missing Israeli teen was found after he was killed in a “terrorist… Continue reading
Apr 12 Israeli settlers storm a West Bank village, killing 1 Palestinian and wounding 25 By Jack Jeffery, Julia Frankel, Associated Press An Israeli rights group says the settlers stormed the village on Friday while searching for a missing 14-year-old boy from their settlement, burning homes and shooting. Continue reading
Feb 26 The Palestinian Authority’s prime minister just resigned. What does that mean for the war in Gaza? By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The resignation is seen as the first step in a reform process urged by the United States as part of its latest ambitious plans to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But it will do little to address the authority's longstanding lack… Continue reading
Feb 22 Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 48 as fears mount over humanitarian crisis and West Bank violence By Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian gunmen opened fire on morning traffic at a highway checkpoint, killing one Israel and wounding five others, police said. Continue reading