Jerusalem: Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have detained at least 12,100 Palestinians, including 795 children and 440 women in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of the Israel and Hamas war on October 7, 2023. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said that a majority of the arrests took place in the governorates of al-Khalil … Read more
MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionist Party) proposed a bill on Monday, according to which in all Israeli legislation, the term “West Bank,” indicating the area to the West of the Jordan River captured from Jordan during the Six-Day-War, will be replaced with the region’s biblical name, “Judea and Samaria.” According to the bill’s preamble, … Read more
While the travel industry has seen further significant recovery in 2024 from the downturn triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been affected by instability in various parts of the world. From attacks on railway lines during the Paris Olympics to conflicts in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine, the year has been … Read more
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Friday announced the cessation of the issuance of administrative detention warrants against Jewish settlers in the West Bank. “In a reality where the Jewish settlers in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) are subject to serious Palestinian terror threats and unjustified international sanctions, it is inappropriate for Israel to … Read more
Ramallah: The Palestinian presidency has condemned a settler attack on Palestinian homes and the burning of vehicles in the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus in the northern West Bank. Presidential spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh on Saturday condemned the violence, describing it as acts of “terrorism” and urging for international response to stop Israeli … Read more
Ramallah: The Israeli army has killed a Palestinian youth allegedly attempting a stabbing attack near Nablus city, northern West Bank, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources. In a statement, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Tuesday that it was informed by the General Authority for Civil Affairs of the death of 18-year-old Walid Hussein, who … Read more
Ramallah: Palestinians in the West Bank have commemorated the 20th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. A speech festival was held on Monday at Arafat’s tomb in the Palestinian Presidential Compound in Ramallah, central West Bank, organised by the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) and attended by both officials and the … Read more
Ramallah: A Palestinian man was killed after injuring two Israelis in a ramming and stabbing attack near a settlement in Ramallah, central West Bank, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources. The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Wednesday in a press statement that the Civil Affairs Authority “informed it of the death of Harith Jabara after … Read more
Deputy US Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo spoke with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa on Monday, the Department of Treasury said in a statement. They discussed security and economic stability in the West Bank. Adeyemo and Mustafa also discussed the Palestinian Authority’s attempts to improve its anti-money laundering efforts and counter the financing of … Read more
“CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil told staffers during an emotional meeting that he “regretted” putting them in a difficult position amid the brewing scandal at the network over his grilling of an anti-Israel author, The Post has learned. The embattled anchor spoke at Tuesday’s staff-only meeting — which was not attended by co-hosts Gayle King … Read more
