West Bank

'A clear violation of int’l law': Hamas decries Israeli bill proposing West Bank annexation

The statement calls the bill "to annex the West Bank and impose sovereignty over the so-called Ma'ale Adumim settlement" a "flagrant violation of all relevant international laws and resolutions."

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.
 Muslim women walk, as Israeli settlers carry Israeli flags next to a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi mosque, also known as the Cave of Patriarchs, on the day of the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, in Hebron's Old City, in the West Bank March 15, 2024.

Knesset approves bill to apply Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and PA President Mahmoud Abbas pose at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit last week. The absence of a firm message does not bode well for either Gaza’s rehabilitation or Saudi normalization, the writer argues.

US victims of Palestinian terror sue PLO over 'pay-for-slay' scheme

Gather for Gaza's promotion of the event set to host senior Hamas leader Abdel Naser Issa at Panteion University in Athens, October 2025

Athens Panteion university bans unauthorized panel with Hamas terrorist


Despite US warning, Hamas asserts its power with brutality in Gaza - analysis

As Hamas tightens control over Gaza through executions and torture, the US has warned the group against violating the ceasefire deal and targeting civilians.

 Hamas terrorists carry grenade launchers at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, February 7, 2025.

Two IDF soldiers wounded by explosive device in West Bank

The Israeli military said that the two were moderately wounded and taken to a hospital for treatment

IDF troops operating in the West Bank, October 17, 2025.

Undercover in West Bank: Police arrest wanted suspect in Nablus as counterterror ops. ongoing

Alongside the operations, forces warned recently released prisoners and their families to prevent marches and public displays of celebration for their release.

IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank, October 17, 2025.

Court strikes down Irish police decision not to investigate Airbnb over Israeli settlements

The ruling does not automatically trigger an investigation by the police in Ireland over Airbnb, but it obliges the Irish police to consider the matter.

The US rental site Airbnb logo is displayed during the company's press conference in Tokyo on June 14, 2018

As the world backs a Palestinian state, a Jewish future is being cemented in the West Bank

While diplomacy takes place abroad, a very different reality is emerging on the ground in the West Bank, with an increasing number of small settlement farms scattered across the contested territory.

This settlement farm on Route 458, east of Ramallah, is just one of at least 40 to 50 new communities that have sprung up in the area.

Fragile calm masks a deepening crisis in the West Bank - analysis

Economic woes, political pressures and corruption in Israel and among Palestinians could ultimately lead to a one-state solution.

An illustrative image of Palestinians in the West Bank.

Why the world believes Israeli settlements are illegal - explainer

The ICJ adopted the view that the Israeli presence in the West Bank – and east Jerusalem – is unlawful and that Israel is obligated to bring the occupation of the territory to an end. 

A truck carries a mobile home to a new settlement being established near Karnei Shomron in the West Bank on September 25, 2025.

Palestinian statehood must start with reform, demilitarization, recognition of Israel - analysis

Granting statehood before a stable, non-corrupt, non-jihadist Palestinian leadership is in place would reward movements committed to Israel’s destruction.

Palestinians walk past rubble as they return to their neighborhood, following Israeli forces' withdrawal from the area, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip October 11, 2025.

IDF fires warning rounds at suspects near Gaza ‘yellow line’ as West Bank raids continue

The incidents come amid intermittent friction around the Gaza perimeter and in the West Bank.

An IDF vehicle operating in Gaza, September 22, 2025.

Arafat's nephew returns to West Bank with plan for post-war Gaza

Nasser al-Qudwa's plan hinges on Palestinian Authority reforms and Hamas peacefully transforming into a non-violent political faction.

YITZHAK RABIN and Yasser Arafat, under the gaze of then-US president Bill Clinton, sign a peace protocol on the White House lawn in 1993.

Trump’s achievements are huge, but will he pay attention to realities on the ground? - analysis

The images of the freed hostages, some pale and emaciated, were a stark reminder of the horrors of October 7 and the two devastating years of war since.

Air Force One seen at a welcoming ceremony for US president Donald Trump as he arrives at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on October 13, 2025.