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Israeli raid kills 5 Palestinians in West Bank

The Israeli military on Wednesday killed five Palestinians in an airstrike in the city of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, as the army started an incursion into the city.

Partner of activist killed by Israel in West Bank pushes back on Biden calling it ‘an accident’

The partner of an American activist killed by Israel in the West Bank last week pushed back on US President Joe Biden calling the shooting “an accident” in remarks to reporters Tuesday.

Without international action, ‘West Bank will become a new Gaza’: EU

The European Union foreign policy chief has warned that a new front was being opened with a clear objective of turning the West Bank into a new Gaza Strip.

US calls on Israel to conclude probe into killing of American activist in West Bank

The United States has urged Israel to complete a full inquiry into the killing of an American Turkish woman last week in the occupied West Bank, saying it believes Tel Aviv has begun such a probe.

UN rights chief calls on states to challenge Israel over occupation

The United Nations human rights chief has stated that ending the nearly year-long war in the Gaza Strip is a priority and asked countries to act on what he called Israel's "blatant disregard" for international law in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Allenby bridge shooter identified as Jordanian citizen

A Jordanian national shot and killed three Israelis in an attack near the Allenby Bridge border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan.

Autopsy of Turkish-American activist shows she was killed by Israeli sniper’s bullet to head: Nablus governor

An autopsy report of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist, has confirmed she was killed by an Israeli sniper’s bullet to the head during the protest in the occupied West Bank, Nablus governor Ghassan Daghlas has stated.

Israeli soldiers withdraw from Jenin, step up raids in other West Bank areas

The Israeli military has withdrawn from the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp after a military onslaught that killed many and destroyed critical infrastructure there.

US-Turkish activist killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank

An American-Turkish activist has been shot dead by the Israeli military during the settlement protest in the occupied West Bank.

At least six killed in Israeli raid on West Bank city

At least five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a car in the occupied West Bank city of Tubas. Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers shot dead a teenager in the Far’a refugee camp, according to the Wafa news agency.

UN says Israel using ‘war-like’ tactics in West Bank

Israel is using “lethal war-like tactics” in the occupied West Bank, according to the United Nations humanitarian agency.

West Bank city declared ‘disaster area’ amid Israeli assault

Jenin Mayor Nidal al-Obaidi has declared the northern West Bank city a “disaster area” amid an ongoing Israeli aggression in the Palestinian territory.

Israel’s aggression in Gaza, West Bank causing dangerous crisis in region: Iran FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi warned that the continuation of Israel’s assault against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank is causing a “dangerous crisis” in West Asia.

Israeli authorities say three police killed in West Bank

At least three Israeli policemen have been killed in a shooting operation near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.

Israeli army besieges Jenin in West Bank

Israel’s military is conducting raids in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, blocking access to aid for Palestinians in the besieged refugee camp on the fourth day of its large-scale military operation.

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.

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