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Escalation in West Bank: Raids, settler attacks, and mass displacement
Deir Al-Balah: After the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, ignited the devastating war in Gaza, a deadly new reality also took hold for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. With the…
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12-year-old Palestinian boy killed by Israeli army in West Bank
Ramallah: A 12-year-old Palestinian boy was killed during clashes with the Israeli army in the town of Yamoun, southwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. In…
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Israel rescues 10 Indian workers held in West Bank for a month
Jerusalem: Ten construction workers from India were rescued overnight from a West Bank village where they had been held for over a month after being stripped of their passports, Israeli Population and…
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Israeli army kills Hamas commander in West Bank
Ramallah: The Israeli army has killed a senior Qassam Brigades commander and another Palestinian during a large-scale military operation in the eastern neighbourhood of the northern West Bank city of Jenin. According…
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Israeli forces to remain in some West Bank camps for ‘coming year’: Defence minister
Tel Aviv: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Sunday he has instructed the military to prepare to remain in some of the occupied West Bank’s urban refugee camps “for the coming year”.…
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Israel deploys tanks in northern West Bank for first time since 2002
The Israeli army deployed tanks in the northern occupied West Bank on Sunday, February 23, for the first time since Operation Defensive Shield in 2002. The move is reportedly aimed at “strengthening…
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Israeli forces kill two Palestinian children in West Bank
At least two Palestinian children were shot dead by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) gunfire in two separate incidents on Friday, February 21, in the occupied West Bank. According to the Palestinian Ministry…
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Israel blocks displaced Palestinians from returning to Jenin refugee camp
Israeli forces have barred displaced Palestinians from returning to their homes in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, February 19. Thousands of Palestinians gathered at the main…
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Israel orders intensified West Bank raids after bus explosions
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to escalate raids in refugee camps in the occupied West Bank following a series of bus explosions, which he said were “a…
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Watchdog: Israel plans nearly 1,000 more settler homes in West Bank
Jerusalem: Israel issued a tender for the construction of nearly 1,000 additional settler homes in the occupied West Bank, an anti-settlement watchdog said Monday. Peace Now says the development of 974 new…
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Israeli forces fatally shoot pregnant Palestinian woman, sparking fear in West Bank
An eight-month pregnant Palestinian woman was shot dead on Sunday, February 9 in the Nur Shams refugee camp which is located in the occupied northern West Bank, which raised fears among Palestinian civilians…
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West Bank Palestinians face more barriers, traffic woes after Gaza ceasefire
Ramallah: Abdullah Fauzi, a banker from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, leaves home at 4 a.m. to reach his job by 8, and he’s often late. His commute used to…
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Israel expands West Bank operation, raids Nur Shams refugee camp
Jerusalem: Israeli forces expanded their military operation in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, launching a raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp, a military spokesperson said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF)…
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UNRWA continues aid delivery in Gaza, West Bank despite Israeli ban: UN
United Nations: The United Nations relief agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, is continuing its mandate despite an Israeli ban coming into effect, a UN spokesman said. In October 2024, the…
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Two Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in occupied West Bank
Jerusalem: The Palestinian Health Ministry says two Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank overnight and into Wednesday. A 23-year-old man was shot dead in Tulkarem and a…
