West Bank

Concrete separation wall with Palestinian and Israeli housing blocks behind it east of Jerusalem, near the planned E1 settlement site

Miliband Tells Firms Bidding on E1 Settlement Homes They Risk Sanctions

Britain's Foreign Secretary used the E1 bid deadline to warn firms they risk sanctions, but the law behind the threat never mentions settlements. Israel's tender committee will not review the bids before

October 19, 2026

by Jennifer Hicks

Masked men carrying clubs ride in the back of a white pickup truck on a dirt track in Abu Falah, West Bank

Rubio and Huckabee Urge Israel to Act After Attack on US Photographer

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee called the West Bank attack on photojournalist Heidi Levine "a despicable act of terror carried out by masked cowards," and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington is "very disturbed." Netanyahu's office said the facts "remain

October 18, 2026

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Statue of the Virgin Mary in a glass shrine beside a stone wall in the West Bank town of Taybeh

Army Condemns Attack on European Diplomats as PM’s Office Cites ‘Smear’

Israel's military condemned a Saturday attack on French, Belgian and Polish diplomats near Taybeh, while Netanyahu's

Abdul Latif Al Bazzari, 59, with a bandage above his eye, touches olives on a branch in his family's grove near Nablus

West Bank Olive Harvest Opens With Settler Attacks Past Last Year’s Total

Settler attacks tied to the West Bank olive harvest have already passed last year's full-season total, the UN's humanitarian office OCHA said as the harvest officially opened. The counts of the dead

October 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the UN General Assembly via video link in 2026

Abbas Calls Gaza Killings Genocide From Afar as Trump Blocks His UN Entry

For the second consecutive year, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly via video link, barred from New York by the Trump administration. On the same day the UN's own

September 24, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Israeli soldier Elor Azaria whose criminal record was expunged by President Herzog for the 2016 Hebron killing

Israel’s President Wipes Elor Azaria’s Criminal Record for Killing Wounded Palestinian in Hebron

Israeli President Isaac Herzog expunged Elor Azaria's criminal record on Saturday for the 2016 killing of a wounded Palestinian in Hebron, overriding the Israeli military's own opposition and erasing the last legal

September 19, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Palestinian protesters in West Bank as twelve nations ban Israeli settlement goods

Twelve Nations Halt Settlement Trade as Britain Charges Israel With Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians

Britain and eleven nations halted trade with Israeli West Bank settlements on September 8 as UK's Miliband accused settler terrorists of ethnic cleansing before Parliament. Israel shut the British consulate in Jerusalem;

September 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

British government bans trade with Israeli West Bank settlements as twelve allied nations join coordinated enforcement action

UK and Twelve Nations Ban Israeli Settlement Goods, Declare Occupation Illegal

Twelve nations banned trade with illegal Israeli settlements Tuesday as the UK declared the West Bank occupation unlawful and suspended all arms licences to Israel. The measures mark a shift from diplomatic

September 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Palestinian home under siege by Israeli settlers in Qusra, occupied West Bank

Israeli Settlers Besiege Palestinian Home in Qusra as West Bank Siege Enters Third Week

Israeli settlers surrounded a Palestinian home in Qusra, occupied West Bank, on Saturday, trapping four residents as a three-week siege continues nearby. Mayor Abdel Azim Wadi said Israeli forces tried to arrest

August 29, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Palestinian American student Sama Safi held without charge by Israel in West Bank as US senators demand her release

US Lawmakers Demand Israel Free Palestinian American Sama Safi Detained in West Bank

Six US senators and more than 40 House members sent Secretary of State Rubio a letter demanding Israel immediately release Sama Safi, 20, a Palestinian American detained without charge in the West

August 26, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Israeli settlers gathered outside Palestinian homes blockaded in Qusra village south of Nablus in the West Bank

Huckabee: Israeli Settler Siege of Palestinian American Home Is ‘Horrific Act of Terror’

Israeli settlers blockaded a Palestinian-American family's home in Qusra, West Bank for three days, cutting off water and electricity. U.S. Ambassador Huckabee called the perpetrators 'Israeli terrorists,' issuing his sharpest rebuke of

August 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Destruction in Gaza as pro-Palestinian protests spread across Europe against the Gaza genocide

Israel Warns Citizens in Greece as Gaza Genocide Protests Target Tourist Sites

Israel's Foreign Ministry has warned its citizens in Greece to conceal Jewish symbols ahead of pro-Palestinian protests explicitly framed as opposition to the Gaza genocide. The advisory comes as Israel announced 627

August 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at a press conference

Merz Rules Out EU Sanctions Against Israel, Citing Germany’s Historical Responsibility

Merz told Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin that Germany will not join EU sanctions against Israel, citing its historical responsibility. The stance deepens the EU's divide on the conflict, even as

July 29, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Miliband Tells Firms Bidding on E1 Settlement Homes They Risk Sanctions

Rubio and Huckabee Urge Israel to Act After Attack on US Photographer

Army Condemns Attack on European Diplomats as PM’s Office Cites ‘Smear’

West Bank Olive Harvest Opens With Settler Attacks Past Last Year’s Total

Abbas Calls Gaza Killings Genocide From Afar as Trump Blocks His UN Entry

Israel’s President Wipes Elor Azaria’s Criminal Record for Killing Wounded Palestinian in Hebron

Twelve Nations Halt Settlement Trade as Britain Charges Israel With Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians

UK and Twelve Nations Ban Israeli Settlement Goods, Declare Occupation Illegal

Israeli Settlers Besiege Palestinian Home in Qusra as West Bank Siege Enters Third Week

US Lawmakers Demand Israel Free Palestinian American Sama Safi Detained in West Bank

Huckabee: Israeli Settler Siege of Palestinian American Home Is ‘Horrific Act of Terror’

Israel Warns Citizens in Greece as Gaza Genocide Protests Target Tourist Sites

Merz Rules Out EU Sanctions Against Israel, Citing Germany’s Historical Responsibility

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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