West Bank Israel
WATCH: Soldier given 20-day sentence after protesting outside of IDF Central Command HQ
The soldier, who was sentenced by court-martial, held signs outside the Jerusalem headquarters that read: "Avi Bluth - Stop Administrative Orders" and "Avi Bluth - Stop Persecuting Tal Yinon Dardik."
Netanyahu condemns riots in West Bank, calls to fully prosecute extremist settlers involved
Tensions spike as Israel targets Dutch diplomats following Netherlands ban on settlement goods
Only 17% of Israelis, 21% of Palestinians believe peaceful coexistence is possible, poll finds
State Comptroller report unveils alarming increase in West Bank road attacks
The comptroller found that three-quarters of these investigation files were closed due to "unknown perpetrator," suggesting a gap in apprehending suspects in arson cases.
Masked Israelis attack foreign activists, Palestinian farmers in West Bank
According to videos and witness testimonies obtained by CNN, Israelis attacked the foreign and Palestinian individuals with “thick wooden sticks almost like baseball bats.”
'No Palestinian state west of the Jordan River,' 63 Knesset members say
The 63 signatories are a majority of the 120-member Knesset and include prominent opposition members. Plans advanced for 5,300 new West Bank settler homes.
Smotrich: cabinet authorized 5 West Bank outposts, sanctions against PA
"The Security Cabinet authorized one outpost for every country that unilaterally recognized Palestine as a state in the last month," Smotrich said.
New right-wing central commander likely to be harder on Palestinian terrorism
Israeli settlers have accused the last few IDF central commanders of spending too much time cracking down on Jewish violence versus Palestinian violence.
IDF alarmed by standoff over West Bank funds, report says
Badeea Al-Dwaik, an employee at the Labor Ministry, said public sector workers were already receiving no more than 70-80% of their pay even before the Oct. 7 attacks.
How years of impunity for violent Jewish extremists in the West Bank led to current gov't - Report
In a New York Times report, the writer discusses the history of violence among Jewish residents of the West Bank against Palestinians and how it led to the emersion of their supporters in government.
EU condemns expansion of 'illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank'
"The European Union firmly condemns the announcement by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that over 800 hectares of land in the occupied Palestinian territory."
Israeli settlements expand by record amount, UN rights chief says
The five-month-old Gaza war has put a renewed focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as foreseen by the Oslo accords from the early 1990s.
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
