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Israeli settler attacks hit highest monthly toll in nearly 2 decades: UN

The United Nations has warned of a sharp rise in illegal Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, marking the highest monthly toll in October in nearly 20 years.

Israel kills three Palestinians in West Bank raid involving air strike

Israeli soldiers killed three Palestinians on Tuesday during a raid on an occupied West Bank village that involved air strikes.

Democratic senators call on Trump to oppose West Bank annexation

Forty-four of the 45 Democrats in the US Senate have sent a letter to US President Donald Trump urging him to reaffirm his opposition to Israel's annexation of the occupied West Bank, Axios has reported.

Israel shuts crossing that connects West Bank to Jordan

Israel has ordered the indefinite closure of the King Hussein Bridge, also known as the Allenby Bridge, stopping the passage of goods and people through the only gateway between the occupied West Bank and Jordan, Palestinian authorities announced.

Israel seeks permanent Gaza control, Jewish majority in West Bank: UN Report

Israeli soldiers have “systematically destroyed” civil life across the Gaza Strip since October 2023, while demonstrating a “clear intent” to forcibly remove Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, effectively preventing any possibility of a future Palestinian state, according to a new UN report released on the opening day of the annual General Assembly meeting.

Attacks against Palestinians by Israeli soldiers, illegal settlers up 39% in West Bank: UN

The Untied Nations on Friday sounded the alarm over escalating violence and demolitions in the occupied West Bank, citing a sharp increase in Palestinian casualties at the hands of Israeli forces and illegal settlers.

US does not oppose Israeli development of West Bank settlements: Envoy

The US ambassador to Israel has told Israeli Army Radio that "massive" development of the occupied West Bank was not a violation of international law and Washington would not oppose it.

Israeli settlement plan breaks international law: UN rights office

The U.N. human rights office has announced that an Israeli plan to build thousands of new homes between an Israeli settlement in the West Bank and near East Jerusalem was illegal under international law, and would put nearby Palestinians at risk of forced eviction, which it described as a war crime.

Another US citizen killed in Israeli settler attack in West Bank

The family of a United States citizen who was killed in a settler attack in the occupied West Bank urged the administration of President Donald Trump to open its own investigation into the incident.

Palestinian activist who worked on Oscar-winning film ‘No Other Land’ killed by Israeli settler in West Bank

Awdah Hathleen, a Palestinian activist who was part of the crew on the Academy Award-winning documentary No Other Land, was shot dead by an Israeli settler on Monday, the film's co-directors announced.

Iran raps Israeli bill to impose sovereignty over West Bank, Jordan Valley

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemnd the Israeli Knesset’s approval of the bill aimed at imposing the regime’s sovereignty over the West Bank and Jordan Valley, viewing it as yet another indication of the expansionist and hegemonic nature of this regime.

Israel’s parliament approves ‘symbolic motion’ on West Bank annexation

Israel’s parliament has approved a "symbolic measure' calling for the annexation of the occupied West Bank.

West Bank witnessing largest displacement since 1967: UN

The United Nations warned on Tuesday that mass displacement in the West Bank has reached levels not seen since the beginning of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territory nearly 60 years ago.

Family of American citizen killed by Israeli settlers in West Bank demands US probe

The family of Sayfollah Musallet, a 20-year-old United States citizen from Florida who was beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, urged Washington to launch its own probe into the incident and to hold the perpetrators accountable.

Israeli settlers beat American citizen to death in West Bank

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank have beaten to death a United States citizen in his early 20s, the victim’s family members and rights groups have confirmed.

Netanyahu era sees 40% surge in Israeli settlements in West Bank: Report

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank endure a sharp rise in settler attacks, alongside a 40% increase in the number of settlement outposts under the current government led by Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a report.

US says ‘stands with Israel’ after calls by Israeli ministers to annex West Bank

The United States has announced it stands by Israel and its security decisions after senior Israeli ministers called for the annexation of the occupied West Bank, while sidestepping questions on whether the Trump administration supports a two-state solution.

Several countries sanction two Israeli far-right ministers

Britain and four other nations have imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, accusing them of repeatedly inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

Israeli settler violence in West Bank ‘at highest level’: UN

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced that Israeli settler violence against Palestinians has surged dramatically in 2025, with over 220 injuries recorded, averaging 44 per month, marking the highest monthly attack rate observed in 20 years.

Israel approves construction of 22 new settlements in occupied West Bank

Tel Aviv has approved the construction of 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, including at previously dismantled sites.

Hamas deplores US decision to scrap UNRWA immunity

The Palestinian group Hamas has condemned a recent US decision to lift the immunity of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), asserting that the move exposes Washington’s “blind bias” against Palestinians.

British MPs confronted by Israeli settlers during visit to West Bank

Two British MPs were confronted by armed Israeli settlers when visiting the embattled West Bank village of Masafer Yatta, and also witnessed hundreds of settlers storm the revered Al-Aqsa Mosque complex during a six-day visit to the occupied Palestinian territories.

Palestinian-US teen killed by Israeli military in West Bank

Israeli soldiers have opened fire on a group of children in the occupied West Bank, killing a 14-year-old Palestinian-American boy and wounding at least two others, according to the Wafa news agency.

Israeli troops kill at least four people in West Bank

Israeli soldiers have killed at least four Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority (PA) announced.

Israeli military kills Palestinian in Jenin amid ongoing offensive in West Bank

The Israeli army on Tuesday killed a young Palestinian man in Jenin amid the ongoing onslaught in the northern occupied West Bank, that has been taking place since mid-January.

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