West Bank Israel

Arizona House affirms Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, to use terms in all state comms

The Arizona House approved resolutions rejecting the term "West Bank" in official state business, instead recognizing Israel's historical and legal sovereignty.

Arizona State Highway welcome sign
View of graffiti sprayed by extremist settlers in the village of Jaba, West Bank, November 18, 2025.

Court indicts 18-year-old over alleged racist revenge attack in Palestinian West Bank village

Israeli soldiers carrying weapons walk during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the West Bank, December 20, 2025

Over 45 undocumented Palestinians detained in police raids

US President Donald Trump sits at his desk, behind a hat that reads "America is back" at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 3, 2026.

Trump administration used private jets to deport Palestinians detained by ICE to West Bank - report


Palestinians pave new road over archaeological site in northern West Bank

A video was posted saying that a road leads from the northern area of Sebastia to the entrance of an ancient Roman horse racing stadium.

 Israelis visit the site of the ancient village of Sebastia near the West Bank city of Nablus, on April 22, 2019

Israel: EU is wrong to equate Palestinian terror with IDF actions

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell cannot compare or create equity between victims of terrorism, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said.

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021

Netzah Yehuda soldier arrested for attempting to smuggle 2 Palestinians into Israel

The soldier had two Palestinian passengers in his car as he attempted to cross the Rantis crossing into Israeli territory.

 Netzah Yehuda Battalion

American rabbinic orgs condemn Israeli settler violence in Huwara

OU executive VP Rabbi Moshe Hauer: "How could it come to this? Must never happen again"

 Palestinians walk near cars burned in an attack by Israeli settlers following an incident where a Palestinian gunman killed two Israeli settlers near Huwara in the West Bank, February 27, 2023.

Defense Minister Gallant vows to ‘exterminate’ terrorism in West Bank

“We will be crippled by terrorism everywhere until we exterminate it,” declared Israel's newest Defense Minister.

Yoav Galant

Iran likely to do small nuke enrichment to 90% to test West - Lapid

Lapid said that at this point the Islamic Republic's strategy is to continue to escalate the threat it poses but in a very incremental way.

Foreign Minister and Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid

In meeting with Blinken, Abbas again says Israel responsible for violence

PA official: We didn’t hear anything new

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with PA leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, in March. The Biden administration treats leaders of the PA as children or worse, says the writer.

What has been happening in Jenin? And what is Israel's nightmare? - analysis

The general IDF view is its two main moves: completing portions of the West Bank barrier wall and regular preemptive raids.

 IDF troops operate in the West Bank as part of Operation Break the Wave, September 25, 2022

The limits of Israel's control are being tested - analysis

If Israel chooses only military force, it will, at best, solve the issue for a few years, until a new group of adolescents grows up, with no memory of the earlier conflicts.

 Palestinians burn tires and hurl stones at Israeli forces during a protest on the border with Israel, east of Gaza City, January 26, 2022.

Jenin clashes bring spotlight back on illegal weapons in West Bank

Illegal weapons trading is fuelling crime and terrorism in the West Bank.

 Palestinians burn tires and blocking the streets leading to Joseph's Tomb, in the West Bank city of Nablus, January 17, 2023.