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Israeli military closes Palestinian Christian village Taybeh, citing settler attacks

August 9, 2026 admin

Israeli settlers put out a fire by a settler outpost, near the Palestinian town Taybeh in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on July 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s military on Sunday (August 9, 2026) closed the West Bank village of Taybeh to non-residents, saying it aimed to prevent growing ‌attacks on Palestinians by Israeli…

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Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosques after deadly clash

July 26, 2026 admin

A Palestinian man inspects the damage at a mosque, which Palestinians say was damaged by Israeli settlers, in Qusra near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages in the occupied ‌West Bank early on Sunday (July 26, 2026), setting fire to two mosques and…

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Arab attacker opens fire in central Israel, killing 1 and wounding 5

June 8, 2026 admin

A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship went on a shooting rampage in several towns in central Israel on Sunday (June 7, 2026), killing one person and wounding five others, according to Israeli police. The attacker was killed by the police. West Asia war LIVE: Israel military says struck Iran petrochemical complex in Mahshahr The attack…

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian baby in occupied West Bank, say health officials

June 6, 2026 admin

Israeli troops killed a 7-month-old Palestinian baby boy after firing at his parents’ vehicle in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. Sam Fahd Abu Haikal was killed on Friday (June 5, 2026) evening, and his parents were wounded while driving in the Tel Rumeida area south of Hebron City, according to the…

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Palestinian Authority says Israeli forces kill teen in West Bank

May 15, 2026 admin

A man stands near graffiti on a mosque wall, which Palestinians say was written by Israeli settlers, near Birzeit in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on May 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Palestinian Authority said on Friday (May 15, 2026) that Israeli forces shot dead a 15-year-old Palestinian boy in the occupied West Bank,…

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Trump brushes off efforts by some Israel lawmakers to annex West Bank

October 24, 2025 admin

President Donald Trump. File. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (October 23, 2025) dismissed an effort by some Israeli lawmakers to annex the West Bank, saying Israel is “not going to do anything with the West Bank.” A bill applying Israeli law to the West Bank, a move tantamount to annexation…

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Israeli Airstrike Kills 7 Palestinians In West Bank, Says Red Crescent

January 29, 2025 admin

Ramallah: The Palestinian Red Crescent said an Israeli drone strike in a village in the occupied West Bank killed at least seven people on Wednesday, while the military said it had struck an “armed cell”. “An Israeli strike in the village of Tamun in the northern West Bank killed seven people,” the group said in…

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Israel Says It Killed 3 Hamas Members In Strike On West Bank

December 3, 2024 admin

Jerusalem: The Israeli military on Tuesday said it killed three Hamas members in an air strike near the occupied West Bank city of Tubas, after the Palestinian health ministry reported two dead. “Three Hamas terrorists who planned an imminent terrorist attack were eliminated” when the Israeli air force struck vehicles in the Aqaba area near…

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Israel FM Smotrich seeks annexation of West Bank during Trump presidency

November 12, 2024 admin

File picture of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday (November 11, 2024) announced that 2025 would be the year when Israel will annex the occupied West Bank. The declaration came on a day when Saudi capital Riyadh under the leadership of Saudi Crown Prince…

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Two shot and wounded at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing, says Israeli medics

September 8, 2024 admin

Two people have been shot and seriously wounded near the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan. File | Photo Credit: AP Two people have been shot and seriously wounded near the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli first responders said on Sunday, September 8, 2024. Israeli police said the shooter…

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