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Hamas says Israel’s West Bank assault part of bigger plan to usurp Palestinian lands

The Palestinian movement Hamas has condemned Israel's ongoing military aggression in the occupied West Bank, describing it as part of a larger strategy to usurp Palestinian lands after forcibly evicting residents.

Israeli forces sexually harassing Palestinian women in West Bank: Report

Israeli troops have increasingly been sexually harassing Palestinian women at checkpoints in the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, according to a report.

Iran urges UN Security Council to put aside inaction regarding Israeli atrocities against Palestinians

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has warned that Israel's deadly raids on the West Bank is the continuation of its genocide in Gaza, calling on the UN Security Council to abandon inaction regarding the Zionist regime's flagrant violation of international law.

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.

US puts sanctions on Israeli settlers over violence in West Bank

The United States has imposed sanctions on an Israeli settler group and a civilian security guard in the West Bank amid intensifying violence against Palestinians in the occupied territory.

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.

2 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on vehicle in West Bank’s Jenin, Hamas vows retaliation

At least two Palestinians were killed Saturday in an Israeli drone strike that targeted a vehicle in the city of Jenin, northern part of the occupied West Bank.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ICJ ruling shows grave concerns over Israel’s crimes against Palestinians: Iran

Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani has stated the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory opinion that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful reflects the international community’s grave concerns about Tel Aviv’s crimes.

US imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers over West Bank violence

Washington has announced new sanctions on several Israeli settlers and affiliated groups, accusing them of involvement in violence or threats of violence targeting civilians, seizure of property, or other actions that threaten security in the occupied West Bank.

More than 9,600 Palestinians held in Israeli jails: Rights group

At least 9,623 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli prisons, including thousands without trial, official Israeli figures show.

Israel’s army says needs 10,000 soldiers ‘immediately’

The Israeli army needs 10,000 more soldiers immediately amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has stated.

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