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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.

UN warns situation in West Bank ‘dramatically deteriorating’

The top United Nations human rights official has warned of the worsening situation for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the “unconscionable death and suffering” in the Gaza Strip.

Israel freezing work permits for tens of thousands of Palestinians

Israeli authorities began freezing work permits for around 80,000 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, according to a report.

Over 520 Palestinians killed in West Bank since start of Gaza war: UN

The United Nations has reported that more than 520 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since the outbreak of Israel's war on the Gaza Strip.

Over 500 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces, settlers in West Bank since start of Gaza war: UN

The United Nations has reported that in addition to the carnage in the Gaza Strip, more than 500 Palestinians, most of them children, have been killed since Oct. 7 last year in the occupied West Bank.

Hundreds of Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa

Hundreds of Israelis, under heavy protection from Israeli police, stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque ahead of the far-right annual "flag march" through occupied East Jerusalem.

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian students, teacher, doctor in West Bank raid

Israeli soldiers killed Palestinian students, a teacher and a doctor, and wounded others, including a journalist, during an assault on Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.

UN reports at least 800 Israeli settler attacks since start of Gaza war

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced Thursday that it recorded at least 800 Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank that resulted in casualties or property damage since Oct. 7.

Creation of Palestinian state ‘has got harder’ due to Israeli settlements in West Bank: UK

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has addressed key issues concerning the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, emphasizing the impact of Israel's settlements on the viability of a Palestinian state.

ICRC expresses concern over West Bank violence

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has drawn attention to the “recent escalation of violence in multiple areas” of the occupied West Bank, with hundreds of Palestinians having been killed.

US says looking into alleged Israeli human rights abuses in Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated Washington is looking into allegations of human rights abuses by Israel in its war on the besieged Gaza Strip. More than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed during Israel's carnage in Gaza over the past seven months.

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