Israeli troops have killed at least 11 Palestinians and wounded dozens more during a raid in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials say. Explosions and gunfire sounded as troops entered the old city of Nablus on Wednesday morning, sparking…
West Bank: Israeli forces kill 5 Palestinians in Jericho raid
Israeli forces shot dead at least five Palestinians and withheld their bodies on Monday morning near the occupied West Bank city of Jericho. The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified them as Rafaat Wael Owidat, 21, Malik Awni Lafi, 22, Adham…
9 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Jenin
Nine Palestinians have been killed during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials say – the deadliest in years. An elderly woman was reported among the dead, in the flashpoint town of Jenin. The Israeli…
Netanyahu forms new Israeli government with far-right partners
Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he has formed a new Israeli government, returning to power as prime minister in Israel’s most right wing administration in history. “I got it,” the incoming premier tweeted on Wednesday night, minutes before a midnight deadline…
Man kills 2, injures 4 in an attack in West Bank settlement
The Magen David Adom (MDA) rescue service in Israel said two people were killed and four others seriously injured in a knife attack in Ariel in Israel West Bank. The Israeli military said the suspected Palestinian attacker initially fled, but…
Stone mask from the Neolithic era found in the West Bank (ABC)
A 9,000-year-old stone mask has been found in the West Bank, one of only 15 similar known artefacts in the world. The pinkish-yellow limestone artefact from the Neolithic era was found earlier this year in a field near Pnei Hever,…