Israeli settlers set fire overnight to a mosque in a village in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official said Sunday, as an AFP journalist saw the structure’s entrance scorched and Hebrew graffiti sprayed on its walls. The settlers also set fire to two houses and a dairy factory, he said, adding the attackers spray-painted […]
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US Democrat Ro Khanna detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit
US Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with US-made rifles during a West Bank visit this week that he cast as an unfiltered look at the human toll of Israeli occupation as he weighs a 2028 presidential run. Speaking with Reuters on Thursday in a Palestinian village, Khanna said […]
West Bank arts festival kicks off for first time since Gaza war
Ramallah’s Contemporary Arts Festival, one of the largest in the West Bank, started on Monday for the first time since the war in Gaza shut down most cultural activities in the territory. Art, theater and film festivals once held in Ramallah and elsewhere in the West Bank came to a halt after the October 2023 […]
West Bank violence intensifies amid Gaza conflict
Violence has continued across the occupied West Bank alongside ongoing hostilities in Gaza and Lebanon, according to Arab media reports. The reports said Israeli military operations and settler attacks have caused rising Palestinian casualties since October 2023. The developments underscore the continuing humanitarian and security challenges across the occupied Palestinian territories. According to the reports, […]
West Bank mosque damaged in suspected settler arson attack
JILJILIYA: A mosque in a village in the occupied West Bank was damaged in an apparent arson attack on Wednesday, with Palestinian officials accusing Israeli settlers of carrying out the incident. According to Osama Abdullah, head of the village council in Jiljiliya, north of Ramallah, settlers allegedly set fire to part of the village’s main […]
Palestinian infant killed in West Bank shooting
A seven-month-old Palestinian infant was killed and his parents were injured after Israeli forces opened fire on their vehicle in the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Read More: Israeli settler attack injures Palestinian infant in West Bank The ministry identified the infant as Sam Abu Haikal. His […]
Israeli forces killing Palestinian teens over stone-throwing, report says
The killing of Palestinian teens in the West Bank by Israeli forces has raised renewed concern, with reports indicating that minors are being killed at a rate of roughly one per week since the escalation of military operations in the region. Read More: Israel forces kill Palestinian teen in W. Bank According to data cited by UNICEF, at […]
Pakistan urges action over Israeli policies in occupied West Bank
Pakistan has called on the international community to intervene over what it described as Israel’s systematic annexation of the occupied West Bank, expansion of settlements, and forced displacement of Palestinians. The remarks were made by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, during an Arria-formula meeting at the United Nations focused on […]
Two Palestinians killed in West Bank village attacked by Israeli settlers
Two Palestinians, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday after Israeli settlers and soldiers opened fire, witnesses said, while in Gaza health officials said two Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said two Palestinians were killed and four others were wounded by Israeli settler […]
Iranian missile attacks kill civilians in West Bank and Israel
At least four civilians have been killed in recent Iranian missile strikes targeting Israel and the occupied West Bank, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing Middle East conflict. Read More: Iranian missile strikes kill one, injure over 120 in Israel According to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, falling shrapnel from Iranian missiles struck a hair salon […]