An ancient soap-making tradition in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. NPR visits one of the oldest soap factories in the city of Nablus.

The report noted that a record 59 illegal outposts, groups of structures not authorized by the government, were set up across the West Bank in 2024, while more land in the territory was declared ...

Days after the Gaza ceasefire took hold, the Israeli military launched its largest offensive in years in the occupied West ...

The Israeli military this weekend deployed tanks to the occupied West Bank for the first time in two decades. In the background of a Gaza ceasefire, Israel has steadily escalated an intense ...

Christian communities in the West Bank, Gaza, and Jerusalem say the situation for them has worsened under the current ...

Israel's pro-settler politicians have been emboldened by the return to the White House of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Israel's military operation in the occupied West Bank has now forced more than 40,000 Palestinians to flee their homes in the refugee camp towns of Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams, according to ...

Tensions are rising in the occupied West Bank after Israel sent more troops and, for the first time in more than two decades, tanks into the Palestinian territory. Israel has demolished ...

By Fatima AbdulKarim and Erika Solomon Israeli operations against militants in the West Bank have escalated to a level not seen since the Second Intifada of the early 2000s. Tens of thousands have ...