The Latest Breaking News from West Bank

Six Palestinian civil society groups and human rights organizations operating in the West Bank have filed objections on Thursday to Israeli judicial authorities after being designated as “terrorist organizations.” The groups said the order declaring them “unlawful associations,” issued by the head of the Israeli military’s Central Command, Maj. Gen.

Palestinians are facing a winter coronavirus surge driven by the omicron variant, placing stress on the medical system even though vaccines are widely available

Outgoing Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit okayed a deal between the Israeli government and West Bank settlers that would authorize a settlement outpost established without official approval, Israeli media reported Wednesday. Mandelblit signed off on the plan for the controversial Evyatar outpost in Beita village, south of Nablus in the occupied…

Israel's outgoing attorney general has okayed a deal between the government and West Bank settlers that would retroactively authorize an outpost established without official approval, Israeli media reported Wednesday. The move pushes forward the deal, which still needs a final green light from the country's defense minister, who signed on…

Israeli media reported Wednesday that the country's outgoing attorney general has okayed a deal between the government and West Bank settlers that would retroactively authorize an outpost established without official approval

Death of Omar Asaad, 78, had sparked calls for a probe from the US State Department and from members of Congress.

Israel calls for report to be withdrawn and accuses human rights group of antisemitism

Amnesty International said Tuesday that Israel has maintained “a system of oppression and domination” over the Palestinians going all the way back to its establishment in 1948, one that meets the international definition of apartheid. With the release of a 278-page report compiled over a period of four years, the…

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh urged on Monday citizens to get inoculated against the coronavirus as daily Covid-19 cases in the West Bank, including in Jerusalem, continue to rise. Health Minister Mai al-Kaila said her ministry recorded 10,444 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with six deaths. She…

Amnesty International accused Israel on Tuesday of subjecting Palestinians to a system of apartheid founded on policies of "segregation, dispossession and exclusion" that it said amounted to crimes against humanity.

Israel must be held accountable for enforcing a system of oppression, domination against Palestinians, Amnesty says.