West Bank
The West Bank is a contested region in the Middle East largely under Israeli control. Also known as Judea and Samaria, the name "West Bank" specifically refers to it being along the western bank of the Jordan River.
Israel took control of the area from Jordan in 1967 following the Six Day War, but has not annexed it. While home to hundreds of thousands of Israeli settlers living in different settlements, the West Bank also has a huge Palestinian population and is the bulk of what most people envision as a future Palestinian state.
The status of Israeli settlements is highly controversial and while they are defended by Israel and the US, most of the international community sees them as illegal.
Knesset hosts conference calling to apply Israeli sovereignty to West Bank
The ‘two-state illusion is dead,’ former US ambassador David Friedman said.
IDF West Bank Chief outlaws wearing facemasks, punishable with half year in prison
Palestinian President Abbas announces decree to hold elections before the end of the year
Huckabee calls settler attack on Palestinian Christian town of Taybeh 'act of terror'
Love among the yurts, and the charm of 'Too Much': What to watch on TV in Israel
Check out the series, movies and shows hitting Israel's screens this week.
Israel adopts superpower mindset in Middle East as it upgrades war doctrine - opinion
Israel will apply its updated defense doctrine, its regional superpower prism, of preventively downgrading enemy capabilities and preempting enemy threats.
Israeli settlers accused of killing 117 sheep in West Bank attack against Palestinian Bedouins
Palestinian leadership called the alleged attack an attempt to displace people in the West Bank.
IDF confirms death of Hamas commander who infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7
Muhammad Uthayn, Commander of Hamas’ Daraj Tuffah Battalion and one of the perpetrators of the October 7 massacre, was confirmed killed by the IDF.
Two police officers, police dog wounded in Jaljulya explosion during search for illegal weapons
Five suspects have been arrested so far as police continue to work to clear the scene.
Huckabee: Probe ‘terrorist’ killing of Palestinian American in West Bank
“There must be accountability for this criminal and terrorist act. Saif was just 20 years old,” Huckabeee wrote in a Tuesday X/Twitter post.
'Selective outrage': Jewish orgs. slam Irish law criminalizing West Bank imports
Jewish organizations criticized the proposed Irish law criminalizing imports from the West Bank during a hearing in the Irish Parliament.
CNN journalist's car window smashed, blames settler violence
The journalist was covering a story for CNN on a Palestinian-American citizen who was killed on Friday by far-right Israeli activists when the vandalism occurred.
IDF postpones evacuation of Tzur Harel outpost after operation plans leaked - report
Dozens of Palestinian vehicles were set on fire in the village of Burqa, near the Tzur Harel outpost, on Monday night.
West Bank town mourns two men killed by settlers, turns to US for accountability
“We demand the United States government do something about it... I don’t want his death to go in vain,” said Kamel Musallet, who flew from the US to bury his son.
Clerics accuse West Bank Jews of attacking Christian sites
Fears over violence were pushing Christians to leave the West Bank, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Roman Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem since 2020, said.
