Six killed in West Bank as Israeli troops clamp down
Ramallah, West Bank Reuters Five Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, were killed by Israeli forces in Jenin over the past 24 hours, the Palestinian Authority said on Tuesday, adding to a growing toll from one of the largest operations seen in the West Bank in years. Another man, who was wanted over previous incidents, was […]
Israel clears another refugee camp as squeeze on West Bank tightens
Ramallah, West Bank Reuters Israeli troops demolished houses and cleared a wide roadway through the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, in a weeks-long operation against militant groups that has forced tens of thousands of Palestinians from their homes. The operation, during a fragile ceasefire in Gaza that has halted fighting there […]
WHO worries about West Bank violence, impact on healthcare
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The World Health Organization is deeply concerned about violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the impact of what it called “starkly rising” attacks on healthcare, its representative in the Palestinian territories said on Tuesday. Israel sent tanks into the West Bank for the first time in more than 20 years on […]
Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee West Bank refugee camps
Jerusalem Reuters Tens of thousands of Palestinians living in refugee camps in the occupied West Bank have left their homes as a weeks-long Israeli offensive has demolished houses and torn up vital infrastructure in the heavily built up townships, Palestinian authorities said. Israeli forces began their operation in the refugee camp in the northern West […]
Israeli military blows up buildings in West Bank refugee camp
Ramallah, West Bank/Jerusalem Reuters The Israeli military blew up buildings in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Sunday in an operation that the Palestinian state news agency said levelled around 20 buildings. Footage capturing the demolitions showed a series of simultaneous explosions in the densely populated camp. Smoke rises after an […]
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 […]