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October 7 brought settler violence to a head in the West Bank: 18 Palestinian herding communities have since been uprooted from their homes, with the residents now living in makeshift dwellings on the outskirts of other villages, impoverished and anxious for the future

One Israeli lightly wounded in separate incident when a planted explosive device was set off as he kicked down a Palestinian flag; Kibbutz Meirav, on the West Bank's northern border, was hit by gunfire from the direction of a nearby Palestinian village

Bezalel Smotrich's effort to legalize the West Bank outposts comes after the government reached a 25-year high in the nationalization of West Bank lands during the first four months of 2024

U.S. House passes $26 billion in emergency Israel aid ■ Turkish President Erdogan met Hamas chief Haniyeh in Istanbul ■ Three Hezbollah operatives killed in Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, reports claim ■ IDF says ten Palestinian militants killed in operation in West Bank ■ Palestinian Authority reconsidering relations with U.S. after it vetoed UN membership

Against the backdrop of an escalation of violence in the West Bank, the U.S. announced new sanctions against Israeli far-right figures and groups, notably including two far-right NGOs for their roles in fundraising for settlers who have previously been sanctioned by the U.S.

According to the Israeli army, dozens of Israelis and Palestinians were wounded in West Bank clashes. Throughout Saturday, groups of settlers entered Palestinian villages and set fire to houses after a murdered 14-year-old Israeli's body was found

Sources in the West Bank town of Qabatiya said Israeli forces conducted a raid overnight in which two other Palestinian youths were wounded, one seriously; IDF says it returned fire at terrorists who shot at them

  At least three were wounded in a shooting at a school bus and two vehicles, that occurred on Thursday morning on Route 90 adjacent to the town of Al-Auja in the West Bank. According to the MDA emergency services, one is in serious condition. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram The road […]

The Israeli army sent troops and attack helicopters to the West Bank settlement of Dolev following the shooting. Following several hours of gunfire, two missiles were fired at the terrorist, killing him

  Shin Bet on Wednesday reported arrest of Mahmoud Qawasmeh, terrorist behind 2014 Gush Etzion, West Bank kidnapping, during the raid at the Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City earlier on Tuesday. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Qawasmeh was deported to the Gaza Strip as part of the 'Schalit deal.' Afterwards, "he […]

The United States' decision to sanction outposts instead of just individual settlers constitutes further escalation in Washington's treatment of Israel's West Bank policy. A fundraising campaign currently underway for construction in a sanctioned outpost could be impacted

Unprecedentedly, entire Israeli settler outposts in the West Bank will be sanctioned, and two of the three individuals sanctioned were previously included in the U.K.'s similar list

Since the '90s, Israel has been working to separate the two parts of the Palestinian territories. The fact that a temporary displacement of Gazans to the West Bank isn't being considered shows how embedded the split created by Israel is

The Italian government showed concern regarding the appointment of Benny Kashriel as Israel's envoy to the country, as he lives in the West Bank. Negotiations were unsuccessful, and the Foreign Ministry published an internal tender for the position

Palestinian report that Israeli forces killed a 16-year-old boy in the overnight raid as violence surges in the West Bank amid the war in Gaza

Order follows a cabinet decision taken last year to authorize 10 West Bank outposts. Peace Now decries 'severe blow to Israel and the two-state solution'

Ariel Danino will be kept in administrative detention for another three months after his initial detention in October, Israel's defense minister decided, due to the potential of fomenting violence in the West Bank

The film, entitled 'No Other Land,' was created by a collective of Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers and tells the story of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank, which has been the site of a decades-long struggle between the Palestinians who live there and both the Israeli government and Jewish settlers

Hamas officials are seeking a government of officials to manage the Gaza Strip, giving them indirect influence. The Palestinian Authority believes this will only serve Israel and its prime minister, by separating Gaza and the West Bank further

He explained that the term "West Bank" is merely a geographical term applicable to the country of Jordan, which governed the area from 1949 to 1967.