Israel, West Bank and Gaza

With Gaza quiet, Israel is turning its focus on the West Bank. Here’s why
The sudden expansion of Israeli security operations in the West Bank has killed at least 10 people and follows the start of the delicate ceasefire process in Gaza, by which Israeli hostages are released in stages and will also see the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces.
Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire?
In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and suspected Jewish settlers have rampaged through two Palestinian towns.
Why Is Israel Targeting Jenin, in the West Bank?
As Israel withdraws some of its troops from Gaza during a cease-fire there, it has turned attention to another Palestinian territory — in particular a city with a history of militant activity.
Israel launches 'significant' West Bank military operation, at least 8 Palestinians killed
The action came a day after President Donald Trump said he will lift sanctions on ultranationalist Israeli settlers who attacked Palestinian villages.
Israel could annex West Bank, head of UN warns
The United Nations secretary-general has warned that Israel might seize the opportunity to annex the occupied West Bank.
Israeli Air Strike Kills Two Militants in West Bank, Hamas Says
An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinian militants in the city of Tulkarm on Monday, Hamas said, underscoring Israel's renewed focus on armed groups in the occupied West Bank since the start of the ceasefire in Gaza.
Israel claims to have killed two Hamas members in strike on vehicle in Tulkarem
Vehicle destroyed in an Israeli strike that killed two people in the West Bank refugee camp of Nur Shams, Tulkarem.
Israel kills 2 Hamas fighters in West Bank
The Israeli military and Hamas said Monday that an air strike killed two fighters from the Palestinian Islamist movement in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem. Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967.
West Bank mayor warns of ‘man-made disaster,’ as Israel says it took ‘lessons’ from Gaza war
Israel’s defense minister has announced a series of raids that he says are targeting “terrorism” in the occupied West Bank, ...
The Independent2d
There is a ceasefire in Gaza – but war in the West Bank could just be beginning
But just three days into the agreement, Israel announced the start of a “major counter-terrorism” operation in northern parts of the occupied West Bank. The focus is Jenin and its refugee camp ...
The Washington Post on MSN6d
Violence erupts in West Bank as settlers attack, Israel raids Jenin
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the assault on Jenin would be “extensive and significant,” as the military erected new ...
Residents say they were forced to flee Jenin refugee camp as Israel’s West Bank military operation intensifies
The Israel Defense Forces insisted it was “not forcing the Palestinians to evacuate,” but said it had “allowed residents of ...
Fox News7d
Israeli military launches large-scale counterterrorism operation in West Bank city
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a wide-ranging counterterrorism operation in the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday. The IDF, Israel Security Authority and Israel Border Police ...
Al Jazeera English4d
Occupied West Bank
Israeli forces block all four main entrances to the occupied West Bank city as the deadly raids enter a fourth day. Now, with a ceasefire in Gaza, Israel has turned its firepower on the occupied ...
PBS1d
Hamas list shows 8 hostages to be freed in first phase of ceasefire are dead, Israel says
JERUSALEM — Israel says a Hamas list shows that eight of the 33 hostages to be released in the first phase of the Gaza ...
Israel hits bomb-making terror lab in West Bank, Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon: IDF
While a cease-fire is in effect with the Palestinian Hamas in the south, the Israeli military ramped up its operations over ...