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


Settler leader: Huwara attack fueled US anger at Israeli judicial reform

Violence in the West Bank and the judicial reform crisis has pushed the Biden administration away from closer relations with Israel.

 Palestinian demonstrators clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near the West Bank city of Nablus, October 7, 2022.

Netanyahu, Biden strike blow to already weak Abbas, PA - analysis

If Israel and the US want to retain it as a legitimate diplomatic partner then it has to do more to legitimately strengthen it.

Gunmen attend a funeral of two Palestinians, who were killed during an Israeli raid, in Nablus in the West Bank July 7,2023.

State confirms plans to return Israelis to destroyed Homesh settlement

Israelis will officially be allowed to return to the Homesh settlement in the West Bank.

Israeli soldiers block the entrance to Homesh in the West Bank on May 28, 2022.

Israel: PA has allowed Iran to gain a West Bank foothold

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN stated that the Palestinian Authority was responsible for the escalation of violence of in the West Bank.

Gunmen attend a funeral of two Palestinians, who were killed during an Israeli raid, in Nablus in the West Bank July 7,2023.

Guterres: UN won’t send int’l force to protect Palestinians in West Bank

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the UN would not be sending forces to the West Bank following Israel's two day military campaign in the West Bank city of Jenin.

 Rubble on the streets of the West Bank city of Jenin, following a major Israeli aerial and ground offensive in Jenin, in one of Israel's biggest military operation in the Palestinian territory in years. July 4, 2023.

Jewish extremism and vigilantism is a disturbing trend - opinion

The far-right in Israel refuses to condemn extremist Jewish violence against Palestinians.

 Israeli police seen on the streets of the central Israeli city of Lod, where synaogues and cars were torched as well as shops damaged, by Arab residents rioted in the city. May 12, 2021.

Israel must end violence in West Bank to protect Israelis and Palestinians - opinion

Palestinians have no official protection, neither against settler violence nor against the Israeli military forces.

Clashes between the Israeli army and Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron on May 12, 2021.

Gallant signs administrative arrest orders for four Jewish Israelis following West Bank riots

Defense Minister Gallant placed four Jews in administrative detention following an escalation of violence in the West Bank.

 Israeli soldiers and settlers at the entrance to the West Bank village of  Turmus Aiya, June 21, 2023

West Bank risks 'spiralling out of control' - UN rights chief

Volker Turk: "Israel must urgently reset its policies and actions in the West Bank in line with international human rights standards, including protecting and respecting the right to life."

IDF soldier near Jenin

How Israel can force Abbas' hand amid West Bank lawlessness - editorial

Iran clearly aims to exploit this turmoil to threaten Israel, while Hamas – one of its local proxies – has expressed support for the attacks that took place on Monday.

 Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli raid in Jenin in the West Bank January 26, 2023.