Occupied West Bank
EU countries weigh trade ban on Israeli settlements
‘Everybody agrees that the situation in the West Bank is really intolerable,’ EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said at the start of a meeting in Brussels.
July 15, 2026
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Israel to expand ‘enormous tourism potential’ in occupied West Bank
The plan, worth $9 million, will expand the hotel industry in occupied West Bank and include funding for hotel planning and grants to encourage the construction, expansion and conversion of lodging facilities.
July 6, 2026
Israeli settlers torch two West Bank mosques: Palestinian officials
Israeli settlers set fire to mosques in two West Bank villages, damaging an ablution room and scrawling hostile graffiti. Residents and civil defence crews extinguished the blazes.The Palestinian ministry of religious affairs condemned 'dangerous aggressions'.
June 17, 2026
One in five Palestinians killed over 20 years were children: Oxfam
The international organization says escalating Israeli military operations, settler violence and access restrictions have deepened humanitarian concerns and disrupted communities throughout the occupied West Bank.
June 14, 2026
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Israeli NGO publishes footage challenging army claims on killing of 7-month-old Palestinian baby
Sam Fahd Abu Haikal died and his parents sustained light injuries when Israeli forces opened fire on the family's car in the city of Hebron last week, in the occupied West bank.
June 9, 2026
Israel issues expropriation order for West Bank religious site
Israel has issued an expropriation order for land in the occupied West Bank near the site of a Biblical prophet's grave north of Jerusalem, an Israeli NGO reported Tuesday
May 26, 2026
Italy, France, UK, Germany urge Israel to end settlement expansion
France, Britain, Germany and Italy urge Israel to halt West Bank settlement expansion, calling it illegal and harmful to peace prospects, while the Palestinian Authority welcomes the statement as a significant diplomatic step.
May 22, 2026
Peace activists gather ahead of Jerusalem Day rallies known for violence
Israeli peace groups hand flowers to Palestinians near Damascus Gate as shops closed and police deployed ahead of Jerusalem Day marches, often marked by racist chants and violence.
May 14, 2026
Pakistan urges global attention to ‘systematic annexation’ of occupied West Bank
Islamabad’s ambassador to the UN says, ‘the systematic annexation of the occupied West Bank, expansion of illegal settlements, demolitions, land seizures and forced displacement of Palestinians continue unabated, and this requires our attention.’
May 9, 2026
European nations decry 'increasing settler terror' in West Bank
Since the start of March, six Palestinians have been shot dead in settler attacks in the West Bank, according to a tally of data from the Ramallah-based health ministry.
March 21, 2026