Ramallah

Three Palestinians killed in West Bank attack by Israeli settlers, IDF launches probe

Two of the Palestinians killed by the Israeli civilians were reportedly shot, while a third died of suffocation due to inhalation of tear gas.

Mourners carry the body of a Palestinian reportedly killed by an Israeli settler, near Hebron in the West Bank, March 8, 2026
An Israeli settler rides a donkey near an Israeli vehicle, during olive harvesting in Silwad, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 29, 2025.

Israeli settler kills Palestinian-American teen in West Bank, local health ministry says

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general Conference of Fatah Youth in Ramallah, with a backdrop including a portrait of Abbas and Yasser Arafat, November 27, 2025; illustrative.

PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system

IDF soldiers operate during a raid in Ramallah, in the West Bank, August 26, 2025

IDF fires, criminally probes two soldiers for allegedly beating Palestinian near Ramallah


Mahmoud Abbas to make rare visit to Jenin

Abbas will meet with local residents and officials and receive a briefing about efforts to "rebuild" the city and its refugee camp.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Berlin, Germany, August 16, 2022.

PA faces pressure from Israel, US to rein in West Bank terror groups

The Palestinian Authority has come under attack for failing to order its security forces to engage IDF soldiers and settlers. 

  Palestinians including gunmen gather during a protest following the death of senior Palestinian militant Nasser Abu Hmaid who was jailed by Israel and died in an Israeli hospital where he had been moved to after his health deteriorated, in Ramallah in the West Bank December 20, 2022.

Palestinian journalists seriously injured in IDF clashes

IDF, Palestinian reports disagree about alleged second casualty

 Israeli forces entered Ramallah on June 7, 2023 and demolished the home of the terrorist behind the November Jerusalem bus stop bombings.

Israeli forces demolish Ramallah home of Jerusalem bomber

Israeli media, citing Palestinian reports, stated that a Palestinian photojournalist was seriously injured by IDF fire during the night's clashes. 

Israeli forces entered Ramallah on June 7, 2023 and demolished the home of the terrorist behind the November Jerusalem bus stop bombings.

Two Palestinians, including toddler, shot at West Bank military post

One of the victims is a 3-year-old toddler who is currently in critical condition.

 MDA ambulance and medics (illustrative).

Abbas’s Fatah unfazed by Hamas victory in university elections

Hamas, for its part, views the results of the elections as a vote of confidence in its ideology and armed “resistance” against Israel.

 PA HEAD Mahmoud Abbas told Maher Yunis: ‘We are proud of you... You are the beacon of light of this nation.

Palestinians, settlers clash near Ramallah - Palestinian report

About five people were injured in the incident, with one Palestinian security officer in severe condition after being shot in the head.

 A Palestinian protester uses a sling to hurl stones towards Israeli troops during clashes at a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah May 11, 2017

Hamas wins student council election at Bir Zeit University

Last week, the Hamas-affiliated Islamic Bloc won in the elections for the student council at An-Najah University in Nablus, the largest Palestinian university in the West Bank.

 Palestinian students supporting Hamas take part in an election campaign for students' council at Palestine Polytechnic University in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank March 13, 2023.

PA rejects US quick fix on settlements, won't resume Israeli security ties

The Palestinian Authority is not looking for a quick fix, or a delay, but rather an end to settlement activity

 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY leader Mahmoud Abbas addresses PA officials in Ramallah.

Palestinians accuse Israel of ‘poisoning’ father of Dizengoff terrorist

Similar conspiracy theories were spread after the death of PLO leader Yasser Arafat, although a French investigation found no evidence of foul play.

 Father of Palestinian gunman Raed Hazem who opened fire in a Tel Aviv bar and killed two Israelis, reacts after his son was killed by Israeli forces, in Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank April 8, 2022