West Bank, Israel and Palestinians

Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest Palestinians Across West Bank; 1,030 New Settlements Planned
Local sources reported that Israeli occupation forces arrested the wife of prisoner Ahmed Salmi after storming her home in the Kafr Saba neighborhood of Qalqilya, located in the northern West Bank. Additionally, Mahmoud Abu Hamid, a young man from Qalqilya, was arrested at the Deir Sharaf checkpoint west of Nablus.
As Israel widens war in West Bank, settlers see their influence pay off
Days after the Gaza ceasefire took hold, the Israeli military launched its largest offensive in years in the occupied West Bank, displacing tens of thousands.
Palestinian Officials Accuse Israeli Forces of Damaging Historic West Bank Mosque
Palestinian officials denounced the partial burning of a historic mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Friday, which they said had been carried out during a raid by Israeli armed forces.
Al-Nasr mosque in West Bank's Nablus set ablaze during Israeli army raid
Israeli forces stormed mosques, set fire to Al-Nasr Mosque, and blocked firefighters from putting out the blaze.
Nablus soap gets UNESCO recognition in Israeli-occupied West Bank
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.
Israeli army raids Palestinian camp near Nablus amid West Bank assault
The raids were the latest in Israel’s ongoing military escalation in the West Bank, where at least 926 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 7,000 injured in attacks by the Israeli army and illegal settlers since the start of the onslaught against the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Israel arrests 15 Palestinians in West Bank
The Israeli occupation forces arrested 15 Palestinians, including freed prisoners, in large-scale raids in various parts of the West Bank. In a statement Sunday, Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) said the Israeli forces carried out the arrest campaigns in the cities of Hebron,
Historic mosque damaged: Israeli forces storm and set fire to Nablus Mosque
Israeli forces have set fire to and damaged sections of a historic mosque in the old city of Nablus.
From ‘the cat lady of Gaza’ to West Bank vets: What frontline animal aid looks like in Palestine
A Dutch charity faces huge challenges in the occupied territories, as it fundraises to care for dogs, cats and donkeys. View ...
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LIVE BLOG: Ongoing West Bank Raids | US Detains Student for Pro-Palestine Activism – Day 521
A Palestinian student at Columbia University was arrested for leading pro-Palestine activities, which were labeled as pro-Hamas.
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West Bank Refugee Camps Emptied Amid Escalating Israeli Attacks, UN Warns
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) corroborated UNRWA’s report, stating that the Israeli ...
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Army Demolishes 12 Structures Near Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded Khirbet At-Tawil village, near Aqraba town, south of Nablus in the occupied northern West Bank, and ...
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Katz Tells Illegal Settlers to ‘Behave Exactly like Gaza’ in West Bank
Ganz said that Katz assured illegal Israeli Jewish settlers that “we have to behave exactly like Gaza” in the West Bank.
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IOF blows up a house in Jenin, sends military reinforcements
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out new demolition operations in Jenin and its camp in the northern occupied West ...
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Army Abducts Two Siblings In Tubas
Israeli soldiers abducted two Palestinian siblings in the Al-Far’a refugee camp, south of Tubas, in the occupied West Bank’s northeastern part. K ...