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In the 90s, Israel transferred construction enforcement authority in Area B in the West Bank to the Palestinian Authority, which pledged not to build. Recently, settlers have called on the government to demolish buildings in violation of the agreement

Settlers entered three West Bank villages, including Hawara, before being arrested by Israeli military forces after an illegal West Bank outpost was evacuated by the IDF and Border Police earlier Wednesday

The assailant, who was imprisoned in 2003 for planting an explosive device targeting soldiers, opened fire on a bus traveling from Tel Aviv to Ariel in the West Bank, injuring nine people, one critically. Hamas later claimed responsibility for the attack

It's surprising to see Palestinian security officials' near total lack of emotion regarding Hamas' travails in Gaza. When you talk to them, they're curious about Iran's meddling in the West Bank

As the West adopts a stricter stance against the settlement enterprise, a potential shift in the global order looms under Trump. Meanwhile, in the West Bank, settlers are setting the policies, and are hoping that the restraints still in place by the international community will soon be gone

Violence in the West Bank will likely increase, sources say, following the new government policies: the military will no longer hold suspected Jewish terrorists in administrative detention

To Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, this campaign of wrecking the Palestinian economy is a necessary phase in his declared plan of annexation and expulsion, but will he set off a new intifada in the West Bank?

The bill would abolish an existing Jordanian law and allow anyone to purchase real estate in the West Bank. Another bill considered would imprison and fine those displaying Palestinian flags at state-funded institutions

In his first interview with Israeli media, Huckabee said full Israeli control over the West Bank was 'of course' possible during Trump's term. A few days ago, far-right Israeli Minister Smotrich said that with Trump's victory, '2025 is the year of control in Judea and Samaria'

The Israeli army says it targeted two gunmen who opened fire at soldiers operating in the Nur al-Shams refugee camp in the West Bank overnight. A key Hamas operative was killed several hours earlier in nearby Tul Karm

In the West Bank, concerns grow that the legislation could undermine the UN agency's ability to pay salaries, worsening already high poverty and unemployment rates. In Gaza, where the agency is the sole distributor of humanitarian aid, the law's impact could be even more severe

Participants in the funeral of fallen Israeli reservist and West Bank settler Shuvael Ben-Natan described his desire for revenge against Palestinian women and children, and how he burned a house in Gaza without permission

The two were arrested by Israeli soldiers while helping Palestinians with olive harvesting in the West Bank. They face charges of entering a closed military area and identifying with a terrorist organization. The activists claim the soldiers lacked an order designating the area as a closed military zone

Settlers call it a revolution: More than 60 illegal farm outposts have sprung up in the West Bank during the past seven years, seizing vast tracts of Palestinian land. With cheap labor provided by 'at-risk' youths, this enterprise has also become a main fomenter of Jewish terror in the territories – and the state is generously footing the bill

A video shows three soldiers pushing a body and throwing it off a roof during a raid in the West Bank city of Qabatiya, near Jenin. IDF: 'Does not conform to the values of the IDF and what is expected of IDF soldiers'

Israeli filmmaker groups have called on Defense Minister Gallant to release a director they say was arrested for making a film critical of the Shin Bet – but who the Shin Bet says was detained for taking part in the violent settler rampage in the West Bank village of Jit

In the last week, one of the IDF's most forceful operations in the West Bank since 2002 has been underway. With a divided Palestinian leadership and an Israeli government that feels free to act as it pleases, the situation dictates more war and innocent deaths

Forget mudslinging at Ben-Gvir: Israel risks a real quagmire as it sets sights on military rule over Gaza while the West Bank is witnessing an escalation on every level

Fatal West Bank shooting of American-Turkish activist: White House 'deeply disturbed,' Turkey calls it 'murder' ■ Lebanese media reports Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon ■ Settlers set fire to vehicles and vandalized buildings in two Palestinian villages in the Ramallah area ■ UN warns humanitarian situation in Gaza Strip 'beyond catastrophic' ■ Palestinian news agency: IDF withdraws from West Bank cities of Jenin, Tul Karm after 10 day operation

The large-scale operation in the northern West Bank has led to significant damage in Palestinian refugee camps as the Israeli army works to 'peel away' road surfaces to uncover planted explosives