Israel-Palestine conflict

Netanyahu seals off Hebron, readies West Bank lockdown

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, October 23, ordered Israeli forces to seal off Hebron and get ready to close the entire occupied West Bank. The order came hours after soldiers shot and killed two Palestinian gunmen who, according to…

UK Green Party adopt motion defining Zionism as racism

Britain's Green Party adopted a motion on Sunday, Oct. 4, that defines Zionism as a form of racism and commits the party to a single Palestinian state. Members at the party's conference in Brighton backed it by 1,022 votes to…

Abbas calls US visa ban ‘punitive’ in virtual UN speech

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivered a prerecorded video address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly on Thursday after the Trump administration denied visas to him and his delegation for the second consecutive year. In his remarks from Ramallah…

Huckabee calls violent Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’ during West Bank visit

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, condemning Israeli settler violence as "an act of terror" and calling the perpetrators "terrorists" — a term American officials typically…

Huckabee calls West Bank settler siege ‘act of terror’

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Thursday condemned a days-long siege of Palestinian homes by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank as a "horrific act of terror," in a sharp departure from his long-standing support for the settler…

Netanyahu rebuffs Trump Gaza plan as envoys press Israel to halt strikes

More than three days after President Donald Trump announced what he called a "historic" agreement to disarm Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to publicly endorse the framework, instead conveying objections to Washington while Israeli airstrikes killed at…

Spain’s World Cup win sparks Palestinian celebrations across Gaza and West Bank

Spain's 1-0 victory over Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final on Sunday triggered celebrations far beyond the pitch, as Palestinians across Gaza and the occupied West Bank took to the streets and social media erupted with posts framing…

World Cup final draws Israel-Palestine proxy debate

When Argentina and Spain meet in Sunday's World Cup final at MetLife Stadium, the contest will carry weight well beyond football. The match between the defending champions and Spain has been recast by fans, politicians, and commentators as a symbolic…

Israeli troops kill 7-month-old Palestinian baby in West Bank

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby and wounded his parents on Friday evening after opening fire on their vehicle in the occupied West Bank, drawing condemnation from Palestinian officials and an expression of "deep sorrow" from the…

Palestinian envoy drops UN vice presidency bid after US threats

Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour has withdrawn his candidacy for a vice president position at the UN General Assembly following pressure from the Trump administration, the United Nations confirmed on Thursday. Lebanon's ambassador will assume the role in his place.