- 3h ago
Israel closes British consulate in Jerusalem after UK and 11 allies sanction West Bank settlements
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced four retaliatory measures against London after 12 Western nations restricted trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
- 3d ago
US envoy Mike Huckabee labels violent West Bank settlers terrorists in town hall
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee met Palestinian American residents in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, calling settler attacks acts of terror and demanding state accountability.
- Aug 29
Netanyahu condemns West Bank settler attacks after residents and journalists injured in Qusra and Jalud
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a rare rebuke of settler violence following weekend assaults in Qusra and Jalud that left several Palestinians injured, targeted foreign journalists, and saw a British activist abducted.
- Aug 23
Israeli forces kill 14-year-old Palestinian in West Bank raid as violence flares
Israeli soldiers shot and killed 14-year-old Islam Ahmad Maher Ajouri in the Askar refugee camp near Nablus on 23 August 2026, while separate confrontations and an Israeli civilian stabbing took place across the West Bank.
- Aug 22
Western and Arab nations condemn Israeli tenders for 1,234 settlement units in West Bank E1 zone
A coalition of European, Western, and Arab governments condemned Israel for issuing construction tenders for 1,234 housing units in the disputed E1 corridor east of Jerusalem, warning the project severs Palestinian territorial contiguity.
- Aug 22
Israeli guard kills Palestinian teenager in West Bank clash near Sa'ir
A 17-year-old Palestinian was shot dead and an elderly man wounded near Hebron after Israeli settlers entered village farmland, while a separate military raid in Jenin killed a 58-year-old man.
- Jul 26
Settlers torch two West Bank mosques, Israel arrests dozens after deadly Tal clash
Two mosques were burned overnight Saturday, with graffiti reading 'revenge,' after a clash in Tal that left six dead. Israeli forces then raided towns across the territory, arresting scores of Palestinians.
- Jul 12
Israel arrests four settlers after attack on CNN crew; US congressman reports being 'detained' by armed settlers in separate incident
Israeli police detained four suspects after a group of settlers attacked a CNN team with sticks, metal bars and a knife near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. The incident comes days after US congressman Ro Khanna said armed settlers held him and his travelling companions.
- Jul 6
Hamas dissolves Gaza government after 20 years, paving way for US-backed technocratic committee
Hamas announced the dissolution of its de facto government in Gaza on Monday, inviting a US-backed technocratic committee to take over administration of the enclave. The move is part of a stalled Trump peace plan, but Israel and the Board of Peace remain cautious.
- Jun 17
Israeli settlers set fire to two West Bank mosques, spray 'vengeance' graffiti on walls
Colonists struck two mosques in villages north of Ramallah before dawn on Wednesday, burning ablution rooms and scrawling Hebrew slogans as Palestinian residents confronted them and Israeli forces later fired tear gas into the crowd.
- Jun 14
Mahmoud Abbas announces Palestinian presidential election in early 2027, first since 2005
The Palestinian Authority president, 90, issued a decree scheduling a presidential ballot early next year. Legislative elections will follow at the end of 2027.
- Jun 7
Israel strikes Iran after missile barrage shatters April ceasefire, as Trump urges Tehran back to talks
Israel launched airstrikes on central and western Iran early Monday after Tehran fired missiles at Israeli territory for the first time since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, further straining efforts to end the 100-day war.
