West Bank

Rubio urges Israel to crack down on settler violence

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday, October 17, that Washington has asked Israel to rein in settler violence in the occupied West Bank. His comments followed the wide circulation of video showing several people beating Washington Post…

Settlers injure Washington Post photographer in West Bank

About 80 masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian olive pickers in the West Bank village of Abu Falah on Friday, October 16. They burned olive trees and threw rocks, and at least two people were injured, according to Reuters reporting carried…

UK, France and Canada ban goods from Israeli settlements

Britain, France and Canada on Tuesday announced coordinated trade bans on goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move that drew immediate criticism from both Israel and the United States but marks one of the most concerted…

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…

NBC News crew and Palestinian family beaten by masked Israeli settlers in West Bank

Masked Israeli settlers attacked and injured a Palestinian woman and members of an NBC News Comcast Corporation team in the occupied West Bank town of Jalud on Saturday, in an assault captured on camera that drew condemnation from Prime Minister…

Seven nations urge Israel to withdraw E1 settlement tenders

Seven Western governments on Thursday jointly condemned Israel's decision to open construction tenders for 1,234 housing units in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, calling the move "unacceptable" and warning it would "drive a wedge through the West…

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…

West Bank settler violence hits record high, UN warns

A deadly clash in the West Bank village of Tal on Saturday, July 25, which left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead, has unleashed a wave of settler reprisals across the occupied territory, prompting the United Nations to warn that…

Israel advances 1,024 new settlement units in West Bank

Israel is pushing forward with plans to construct 1,024 new housing units across the occupied West Bank, targeting more than 1,069 dunams of Palestinian land, according to the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission. The announcement marks another expansion in…

Israeli police arrest four settlers over attack on CNN crew in West Bank

Israeli police arrested four settlers on Saturday after they attacked a CNN Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. crew and other journalists in the occupied West Bank village of Sinjil, according to Israeli police and CNN's own reporting. The attack occurred as…

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…

US restates opposition to West Bank annexation at UN

A U.S. diplomat told the United Nations on Friday that Washington opposes Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank, restating a position the Trump administration has maintained since taking office amid growing alarm over settlement expansion and escalating violence against…