Israeli military blows up buildings in West Bank refugee camp
Israel's military dismantles 23 structures in the northern West Bank, citing explosives labs, weapons, and observation posts.
Mon Feb 03 2025
Trump cancels sanctions on Israeli settlers in West Bank
Trump reverses a key Biden-era policy that sanctioned numerous Israeli settler individuals and entities.
Tue Jan 21 2025
Another bleak Christmas in Bethlehem as Christian families quit West Bank
Bethlehem's Manger Square in front of the Church of the Nativity is largely deserted and souvenir shops are shuttered.
Tue Dec 03 2024
UNRWA chief says Israeli forces damaged agency's West Bank office; Israel disputes claim
The Israeli military issued a statement denying responsibility for any damage to the building.
Fri Nov 01 2024
War has knocked Gaza back to the 1950s, UNDP says
The Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank was now 35% smaller than it was at the start of Israel's invasion of Gaza a year ago.
Tue Oct 22 2024
Israel says it killed Islamic Jihad commander in gunbattle at West Bank mosque
The military said it killed Abu Shujaa, the head of a network of fighters in the adjacent Nur Shams refugee camp.
Fri Aug 30 2024
Israel publishes plan for new West Bank settlement as regional tensions simmer
No anti-Israel or anti-Zionist decision will stop the development of the settlement, said an Israeli minister.
Thu Aug 15 2024
West Bank Palestinians say Haniyeh killing will not affect fight with Israel
Palestinian factions called for a day of protest and a general strike in the West Bank.
Wed Jul 31 2024
Australia imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers, youth group over West Bank violence
Penny Wong said Australia calls on Israel to hold perpetrators of settler violence to account and to cease its ongoing settlement activity.
Thu Jul 25 2024
Israeli army seizes more Palestinian land in central occupied West Bank
Under international law, all Jewish settlements in the occupied territories are considered illegal.
Wed Jul 17 2024
UN aid chief concerned by possible expansion of Gaza war
Martin Griffiths expressed concern about the potential for further tragedies and deaths in the West Bank and threat of conflict in Lebanon.
Sat Jun 29 2024
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 35 in Rafah, say Gaza authorities; Israel says struck Hamas commander
Israeli military said it took out Hamas' chief of staff for the West Bank and another senior official behind deadly attacks on Israelis.
Mon May 27 2024
[COLUMNIST] Humanitarian insanity at work in Gaza
Not unless the UNSC is subject to a serious structural reforms, the bloodletting in Gaza and West Bank will not end.
Wed Nov 22 2023
Aid needs in Gaza, West Bank estimated at $1.2 billion - UN
Heavy bombardment by Israeli forces has hindered aid workers' ability to deliver desperately needed supplies.
Fri Nov 03 2023
Israeli drone strike in West Bank kills three Palestinians, officials say
Israel said armed Palestinians "fired and hurled explosive devices" at its forces in Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank, who they then struck with a drone.
Wed Oct 25 2023
WHO proposes budget cut after US exit, defends its work
The budget cut will be discussed at the Feb. 3-11 Geneva meeting.
Mon Feb 03 2025
Canadians cancel trips, ban American booze after Trump's tariffs
The perceived act of economic warfare on a country that is so close to the US culturally and geographically still came as a shock to many Canadians.
Mon Feb 03 2025
Schools shut, more flights scheduled as quakes constantly shake Santorini
Tremors have been recorded between the volcanic islands of Santorini and Amorgos in the Aegean Sea since Friday.
Mon Feb 03 2025
MOH detects over 800 health cases among flood evacuees in Sabah, Sarawak
MOH says the cases include acute respiratory tract infection, skin infection, acute gastroenteritis and conjunctivitis.
Mon Feb 03 2025
Car bomb kills 15 in northern Syria, deadliest since Assad toppled
The victims were agricultural workers and the death toll was likely to increase, according to a civil defence official.
Mon Feb 03 2025
[OPINION] Future of chemical industry: Leveraging data to drive sustainability
Data-led technologies are driving efficiency, supporting greener approaches, and advancing the circular economy in the chemicals industry.
Mon Feb 03 2025
Samsung chief Jay Y. Lee found not guilty in merger case
The Seoul High Court upheld the lower court's ruling dismissing all the charges from a case involving a 2015 merger.
Mon Feb 03 2025
Musk says shutting down USAID in government cost-cutting drive
USAID is the world's largest single donor.
Mon Feb 03 2025
UK makes use of AI tools to create child abuse material a crime
Britain becomes the first country in the world to introduce the new AI sexual abuse offences.
Mon Feb 03 2025
Taiwan's Barbie Hsu, hugely popular in East Asia, dies of flu
Taiwanese actor Barbie Hsu has died of influenza-induced pneumonia at 48, according to her sister.
Mon Feb 03 2025