Israeli minister says army applying lessons from Gaza in West Bank operation
Jerusalem/Jenin, West Bank Reuters Israel’s defence minister said on Wednesday forces were applying lessons learned in Gaza as a major operation continued in Jenin, which the military said was aimed at countering Iranian-backed militant groups in the volatile West Bank city. A military spokesperson declined to give details but said the operation was “relatively similar” […]
Israel launches “significant” military operation in West Bank, at least nine Palestinians killed
Jerusalem/Ramallah, West Bank Reuters Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the volatile West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing at least nine Palestinians in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a “large-scale and significant military operation”. The action, launched a day after US President Donald Trump declared he was lifting sanctions on ultra-nationalist […]
“The future is difficult”: As wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City feel the walls closing in
JULIA FRANKEL, of Associated Press, reports from the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City on the challenges facing the small Christian community…
West Bank: Christian woman leads resistance to settlers’ seizure of family’s land
Alice Kisiya leads an interfaith effort to defend her family’s land against encroachment by Jewish settlers in the West Bank. HEATHER M SURLS, of Religion News Service, reports…
Israeli troops shoot Turkish-American woman dead at West Bank protest, officials say
Ramallah, West Bank Reuters Israeli troops shot and killed a Turkish-American woman who had been taking part in a protest against settlement expansion in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, Palestinian and Turkish officials said. The White House said it was deeply disturbed by the death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi and called on Israel to […]
US calls out Israel and Hamas after Gaza aid shipment attacked, diverted
Washington DC, US Reuters The US on Thursday called on both Israel and Hamas to ensure that aid bound for civilians in Gaza is not disrupted, after a shipment from Jordan was attacked by Israeli settlers and subsequently diverted by Palestinian militants. Secretary of State Antony Blinken viewed the aid on Tuesday just before it […]
Essay: Despair in the Holy Land
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, says – in an article first published on Religion News Service – that we have to persevere for peace and have hope because the alternative is too terrible to imagine…
Israeli-American motorist killed in West Bank after settlers rampage against Palestinians
Hawara, West Bank Reuters Suspected Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli-American motorist in the occupied West Bank on Monday after Jewish settlers rampaged through a Palestinian village in a burst of violence that defied US efforts to prod the sides to cooperate on security. Israeli officials said in the latest incident Palestinians carried out several drive-by […]
Settlers clash with Palestinians in aftermath of West Bank killing
Homesh, West Bank Reuters The United Nations Mideast peace envoy warned against escalating tensions on Friday after Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli in the occupied West Bank and Jewish settlers were accused of attacking Arab villages in the aftermath. Yehuda Dimentman, 25, was killed on Thursday in an ambush on his car as he left […]