West Bank Israel

Iran, Oman negotiate framework for Hormuz transit after Trump claims all mines removed from strait

US offers $10 million reward for information on senior IRGC leaders • Hamas, Gazan NGO committee warn parents to stop children flying kites after Israel threatens strikes

 Images of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei with replicas of missiles seen during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2026
Palestinians use their phones as Israeli settlers and military personnel stand outside a Palestinian home in Qusra, in the West Bank, August 15, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a video.

B'Tselem claims 47 Palestinian families at risk of expulsion, IDF says homes built illegally

Members of the clergy take part in the yearly Christmas procession led by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem outside the Church of the Nativityon December 24, 2025 in Bethlehem, West Bank.

Christian Zionists ignore reality of West Bank living, Palestinian Christian leaders say

Israeli soldiers inspect the damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Sarra, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 24, 2026.

UN human rights office warns of worsening settler violence in West Bank as attacks keep increasing


Abbas: PA will take charge of Gaza to prevent 'second Nakba' for Palestinians

In an interview with London-based Asharq Al-Awsat, PA President Mahmoud Abbas criticized Netanyahu and Biden, claiming "no real pressure" was exerted on Israel

 Autoridad Palestina - El presidente Mahmud Abbas habla durante una reunión de la dirección de la Autoridad Palestina, en Ramala. Ningún presidente debería estar en el cargo tanto tiempo y menos sin un mandato del pueblo, afirma el escritor.

IDF practices scenario of Palestinian being kidnapped by a Jewish settler

In the exercise, which took place in the presence of Yehuda Fox, the commander of the Central Command, fighters portrayed settlers kidnapping a Palestinian child.

 IDF 'Chariot of Fire' drill.

US 'devastated' by death of citizen in West Bank, seeks probe

Tawfic Abdel Jabbar's uncle told Reuters he died during clashes with the Israeli military that included stone-throwing by Palestinians.

 Mourners react during the funeral of American-Palestinian Tawfiq Ajjaq, 17, who according to Palestinian officials was killed by the Israeli security forces, near Ramallah in the West Bank, January 20, 2024.

WATCH: IDF demolishes homes of Hamas terrorists in Hebron, arrests seven in West Bank

IDF, Shin Bet, and Border Police officers arrested seven wanted individuals in the West Bank overnight.

 IDF troops demolish the Hebron homes of two terrorists who carried out a terror attack in November. January 21, 2024.

Do not allow Palestinian workers into Israel, Likud MKs and ministers demand

Some 90,000 Palestinian workers from the West Bank are employed in Israel.

 Palestinian laborers, who were in Israel during the Hamas October 7 attack, arrive at the Rafah border after being sent back by Israel to the strip, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 3, 2023.

IDF, Shin Bet kill head of terror cell in Nablus during overnight operation

The IDF and the Shin Bet eliminated the head of a terror cell who was planning to carry out a large-scale terror attack, by using an IAF aircraft.

Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a car in Nablus, in the West Bank January 17, 2024

Jordan's PM says peace with Israel remains strategic choice despite Gaza war

The only solution to avoid deeper conflict and regional instability was to put in place a process with a time frame that leads to a two-state solution, the PM said.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG shakes hands with Jordan’s King Abdullah II during his visit to Amman on Wednesday.

Crowds protest in Ramallah as Secretary of State Blinken meets with PA President Abbas

Demonstrators called on the Palestinian Authority to cut off contact with the US, saying that rather than demanding a ceasefire, the US has been enabling Israel to continue its offensive in Gaza.

  Palestinians protest against US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit and his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Ramallah in the West Bank, January 10, 2024.

‘A fence is not enough’: West Bank border residents fear October 7 repeat

Residents of the Hasharon region on the border with the West Bank convened a forum to communicate their security concerns to the Israeli government.

 Kochav Yair, as seen from southeast

Israel approves NIS 75 million for West Bank settlement security

The money is intended to supply security equipment like security cameras, patrol vehicles, and sirens to settlements in the West Bank.

Israeli soldiers guard in a bus station at the entrance to the Israeli settlement of Ofra, where a Palestinian man tried to ram Israeli security forces who stopped him for inspection, October 4, 2022.