Israeli forces shoot three Palestinian assailants in West Bank, army says
Near Hebron, West Bank Reuters Israel’s military said its soldiers opened fire at three Palestinians who attacked them on Sunday in the occupied West Bank, where violence has flared in recent days, and the Palestinian health ministry said all three had died. In the first incident, at a junction near the Palestinian city of Hebron, […]
More than 14 Palestinians killed as violence flares in West Bank
Nur Shams, West Bank Reuters Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while an ambulance driver was killed as he went to pick up wounded from a separate attack by violent Jewish settlers, Palestinian authorities said. Israeli forces began an extended raid in the early hours of […]
Settlers incensed over teen’s slaying rampage in Palestinian towns
Al-Mughayyer, West Bank Reuters Armed Jewish settlers blocked roads, vandalised property and scuffled with Palestinians around towns and villages in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, medics and witnesses said, after an Israeli teenager was killed in a suspected militant attack. The Palestinian health ministry said a 17-year-old Palestinian, named Omar Hamed, died of his […]
Israeli strikes on Rafah raise fear ground assault could begin
Reuters Israel bombed at least four homes in Rafah on Wednesday, raising new fear among the more than a million Palestinians sheltering in the last refuge on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip that a long-threatened ground assault could be coming. One of the airstrikes killed 11 people from a single family, health officials […]
Israeli forces kill 10 Palestinians in West Bank in 24 hours, WAFA news agency says
Ramallah, West Bank Reuters Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, increasing to 10 the number of Palestinians killed in the territory over 24 hours, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Since the Gaza war began, Israel has stepped up military raids in the West Bank, where […]
Israeli settlements expand by record amount, UN rights chief says
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibly of a Palestinian state, the UN human rights chief said on Friday. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said that the growth of Israeli settlements amounted to the transfer […]
Palestinian PM resigns as pressure grows over post-war Gaza plans
Ramallah, West Bank Reuters Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced his resignation on Monday, as the Palestinian Authority looks to build support for an expanded role following Israel’s war against the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza. The move comes amid growing US pressure on President Mahmoud Abbas to shake up the authority as international efforts […]
Hamas official says it has received new proposal for three-stage truce
West Bank/Gaza/Doha, Qatar Reuters Hamas said on Tuesday it had received and was studying a new proposal for a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza, presented by mediators after talks with Israel, in what appeared to be the most serious peace initiative for months. A senior Hamas official told Reuters the proposal involved a […]
UN report deplores “rapid deterioration” of rights in West Bank
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters A United Nations report published on Thursday deplored what it called a “rapid deterioration” of human rights in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and urged Israeli authorities to end violence against the Palestinian population there. The report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said 300 Palestinians had been […]
On Christmas Eve, Bethlehem resembles a ghost town as celebrations are halted due to Israel-Hamas war.
Bethlehem, West Bank AP The typically bustling Biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town Sunday after Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. The festive lights and Christmas tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs of foreign tourists and jubilant youth marching bands that gather in […]