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Israeli military, Palestinians clash at West Bank shrine, several injured

The Israeli military said Palestinian gunmen opened fired on hundreds of Jewish worshipers who came to the site overnight on Thursday

India expresses concern over developments in West Bank, Jerusalem & Gaza

India has expressed deep concern over developments in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza, underscoring the importance of the international community and the UNSC sending a "strong signal"

Palestinian teen killed by Israeli fire in West Bank, say authorities

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces shot and killed a teenager during an operation in a town near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

Palestinian killed, over 90 injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers

A Palestinian teenager was killed and more than 90 others were wounded early on Wednesday during clashes with Israeli soldiers near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian Health Minist

Palestinian teen shot dead in Israeli raid on West Bank; 15 injured

At least 15 Palestinians were wounded by live fire, according to Wafa, during the clashes near Joseph's Tomb, a frequent flashpoint site

Senior Al Jazeera journalist killed during Israeli raid in West Bank

The Palestinian Health Ministry said that Shireen Abu Aqla, a Jerusalem-based journalist for Al Jazeera, was hit in the head by live fire

Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinian militants in West Bank clashes

Israeli forces shot and killed three Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank, an operation that fuelled persisting fears of a flare-up of violence between Israel and the Palestinians

Israeli forces kill Palestinian man during clashes in West Bank's Nablus

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man during clashes that erupted in the West Bank city of Nablus early Monday, the official Palestinian news agency reported.

Over 200 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces in West Bank

More than 200 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli servicemen near the city of Nablus in the West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.

Palestine condemns Israel for approving settlement units in West Bank

Palestine on Friday condemned Israel for approving the construction of 372 settlement units in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.

Mideast Quartet: Israel, Palestinians must take steps to tackle violence

The envoys said there is a pressing need to address the fragile situation in Gaza

13-yr-old Palestinian boy dies by Israeli fire in West Bank during clashes

A 13-year-old Palestinian boy was shot and killed by Israeli fire during clashes in the occupied West Bank

Palestine condemns Israel for 'killing two of its nationals in West Bank'

Palestine condemned Israeli soldiers for killing two of its nationals, including a child, in the West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Thursday."It condemns the endless Israeli crimes against the Palestinians in the West Bank without posing any danger to the soldiers," it said.The statement referred to the killing of a 41-year-old Palestinian near the village of Beita in northern West Bank on Tuesday, and the killing of an 11-year-old boy near the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday.The statement called on the UN Security Council to take necessary measures to compel Israel to comply with international law and international humanitarian law immediately, as well as to provide international protection for the Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza.It also called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to "immediately launch its investigations into the violations and crimes of the (Israeli) occupation against the Palestinian ...

Two Palestinian security officers reported killed in West Bank shootout

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli troops shot and killed two security officers during clashes in the West Bank town of Jenin early Thursday

Israel gives green light to over 2,000 settlement homes in West Bank

Israeli on Wednesday advanced plans to build over 2,100 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, pressing ahead with a building boom that has gained steam during the presidency of Donald Trump

Israel launches airstrikes on Hamas targets after rockets fired from Gaza

There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage

European Union hails Israel's suspension of plans to annex West Bank

The council also welcomed the normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

South Africa 'regrets' Palestine's exclusion from UAE-Israel peace deal

The agreement does not commit Israel to halting of plans to further extend Israeli sovereignty over Palestinian territories and its people

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu says West Bank annexation 'isn't off the table'

"The issue of West Bank annexation resides with Washington," he told a meeting of his right-wing Likud faction. "It is not yet off the table. The option still remains," he said

Israeli settlements in West Bank not illegal: Trump adviser

Israeli religious nationalists see the Palestinian territory as part of the country, citing Jews' connection to the land from biblical times