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Israel’s assault against West Bank enters second day, death toll rises to 18

Internet and landline services were cut in the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday as Israel's largest military operation in the occupied West Bank in more than two decades entered a second day.

UN chief urges ‘immediate’ end to Israel’s West Bank offensive

Israel must "immediately" end its large-scale military aggression in the occupied West Bank, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated, after 12 Palestinians were killed and several more injured in Israeli raids.

Israel’s West Bank military operation must not constitute premises of war extension from Gaza: EU

Israel's major military operation in the occupied West Bank should not constitute premises of war extension from the Gaza Strip, including full-scale destruction, the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has stated.

Nine Palestinians killed by Israel in West Bank, largest raid in decades

At least nine Palestinians were  killed after Israel launched a large-scale ground and air attack on the northern part of the West Bank, health officials in the occupied territory have confirmed.

EU threatens sanctions after Israeli settlers attack on Palestinian village in West Bank

EU foreign policy chief has condemned the latest attack by Israeli settlers against a Palestinian village near the city of Nablus in the West Bank, stressing he plans to propose further sanctions against their supporters, including those in the government.

Five killed in Israel’s drone attack in West Bank

The Israeli army has killed one Palestinian in a dawn raid in the West Bank city of Tubas before launching an airstrike on the nearby town of Tammun that killed four people.

President Abbas says UN failed to resolve Palestine issue due to US pressure

The United Nations has failed to resolve the Palestinian issue due to pressure from the United States, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated at a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

Israeli settlers raid Al-Aqsa Mosque with police protection

Israeli settlers have raided occupied East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque with Israeli police protection, the Wafa news agency reported. The Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department, also known as the Waqf, announced that thousands of settlers raided the mosque's grounds, and the Israeli police complicated Palestinians' entry to the holy site and were heavily present to ensure the settlers' movement.

US urges Israel to investigate rape cases against Palestinian detainees

The Israeli authorities should fully investigate alleged incidents of rape against Palestinian captives and hold those responsible to account, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has stated.

Palestine demands ICC arrest warrant for Israel’s far-right minister

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has released a statement demanding punitive action against Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s far-right finance minister following his horrible remarks about man-made hunger against Palestinians.

Biden admin faces lawsuit over sanctions against Israeli settlers regarding West Bank violence

Pro-Israel advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against the administration of US President Joe Biden over sanctions issued against individuals involved in settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Israel detained 10,000 in West Bank since October 7: Report

The Israeli Army has apprehended 26 people in their latest raids across the occupied West Bank, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society. This brings the total number of Israeli arrests in the occupied territories since the Gaza war broke out to about 10,000, said the group.

10,000 Palestinian students, 500 teachers killed in Gaza, West Bank since start of war: Report

The Palestinian Ministry of Education announced that at least 10,000 students in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank have been killed by Israel since the beginning of the war in the besieged enclave last October.

12 Palestinians killed in Israel West Bank raid, one of deadliest in months

Israeli attacks, including air strikes on the Jenin refugee camp, have killed at least 12 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in one of the deadliest days in the territory in recent months, the Palestinian Health Ministry has announced.

8 Palestinians, including 3 teens, killed in Israel West Bank raids

Palestinian officials say Israeli soldiers killed eight people in two separate attacks in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, as violence in the occupied territory shows no sign of abating.

Palestine’s Abbas: Haniyeh killed to prolong Gaza war

The assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran was intended to prolong the conflict in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Russia’s RIA state news agency in an interview published Tuesday.

Israel systematically abusing Palestinians in ‘torture camps’: Report

Israeli authorities are systematically abusing Palestinian detainees in torture camps, subjecting them to severe violence and sexual assault, the Israeli rights group  B'Tselem has reported.

Over 1,000 Israeli attacks on healthcare recorded in Gaza, West Bank

More than 1000 Israeli attacks have been recorded on health workers, patients, hospitals and other medical infrastructure in the Occupied Palestinian Territories since early October 2023 a rights advocate group says.

5 Palestinians, including Qassam Brigades local commander, killed in Israel airstrike in West Bank

At least five people, including a local commander of Hamas’s military wing, have been killed in an Israeli air raid on a car in Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank.

Situation in West Bank ‘worsening daily’: UNRWA

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has warned that the situation in the occupied West Bank is deteriorating amid ongoing Israeli raids.

UN experts urge targeted sanctions and arms embargo on Israel amid regional tensions

A group of 38 independent United Nations human rights experts, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva as part of its special procedures, have called on the UN member states to impose an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Tel Aviv.

Palestinian prisoners recount abuse in Israeli jails: Report

Former Palestinian inmates and their lawyers have given alarming accounts of rampant violence and deprivation in Israeli jails and detention centers, according to a new report.

Australia puts sanctions on Israeli settlers over crimes against Palestinians

Canberra imposed sanctions and travel bans on Israeli settlers it accuses of violent crimes against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Israel killed nearly 600 Palestinians in West Bank since start of Gaza war: Health ministry

The Israeli army has killed at least 589 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since October 7, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced Wednesday.

Gaza war drives Palestinian budget deficit up 172%: PA

The Palestinian Authority’s budget deficit is projected to surge by 172 percent in 2024 compared to 2023, according to a statement from the PA cabinet.

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