The Palestinian economy is in free fall and will require billions to rebuild, the UN says
The Palestinian economy is โin free fall,โ with production in Gaza plunging to one-sixth of its level before Israeli forces began a blistering military response to the Oct. 7 attacks in the territory, the United Nations says.
Hundreds gather on a Seattle beach to remember an American activist killed by the Israeli military
Hundreds of people turned out at a beach in Washington for a vigil remembering Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, the 26-year-old human rights activist from Seattle killed by the Israeli military during a protest in the occupied West Bank.
Israel says it likely killed an American activist by mistake. The US condemns its ally
The Israeli military says an American activist killed in the West Bank last week was likely shot โindirectly and unintentionallyโ by its soldiers, drawing a strong rebuke from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the activistโs family.
Palestinians' UN proposal demands Israel leave Gaza and the West Bank in 6 months
The Palestinians have circulated a draft U.N. resolution demanding that Israel end its โunlawful presenceโ in Gaza and the West Bank within six months.
Funeral held for an American activist a witness says was shot dead by Israeli troops
The Palestinian Authority holds a funeral procession for an American activist who a witness says was shot and killed by Israeli forces.
Chased away by Israeli settlers, these Palestinians returned to a village in ruins
An entire Palestinian community fled their tiny West Bank village last fall after repeated threats from Israeli settlers with a history of violence.
Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman at a West Bank protest, a witness says
A witness tells The Associated Press that Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman participating in a protest against settlements in the West Bank.
Israel-Hamas war latest: An American woman is killed in the West Bank during protest
Israeli soldiers have killed an American woman during an anti-settlement protest in the West Bank, a witness told The Associated Press, in a shooting that raised calls from Washington for an investigation.
Israeli forces appear to withdraw from Jenin. But the operation may not be over
Israeli forces appear to have withdrawn from three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank, after a more than weeklong military operation that has left dozens dead and a trail of destruction.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes kill 6 in occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say
Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes in the occupied West Bank killed six people, including the son of a prominent jailed militant.
What to know about Israelโs major weeklong raid in the West Bank city of Jenin
Hundreds of Israeli forces have for more than a week carried out the deadliest operation in the occupied West Bank since the war in Gaza began.
Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause
Gazaโs Health Ministry says it has begun a multi-day campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus.
Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military strikes Jenin on Day 3 of its West Bank raid
The Israeli military says it struck the West Bank city of Jenin on the third day of heavy fighting in the Palestinian territory and killed a senior Hamas commander in the city.
What to know about Israel's large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank
Israel is carrying out large-scale military raids in parts of the occupied West Bank, where the decadeslong conflict with the Palestinians had worsened even before the outbreak of the war in Gaza.
EU urged to rethink ties with Israel over Gaza and impose sanctions against some ministers
Ireland and the European Union's top diplomat have urged the bloc to review its relations with Israel as the death toll mounts in Gaza and the West Bank.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli military says it killed 5 more militants in West Bank operation
The Israeli military says it has killed five more militants in a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank, including a well-known local commander.
Israel kills a top militant in its deadliest West Bank raids since the Gaza war began
The Israeli military says it has killed five more militants, including a local commander, in the occupied West Bank.
Israel launches a big military operation in the West Bank and kills at least 10 Hamas militants
Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and has sealed off the volatile city of Jenin.
Israel-Hamas war latest: 10 Hamas militants killed in Israeli operation in West Bank
Hamas said that 10 of its fighters have been killed during a large-scale Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank.
Settler rampage in West Bank sparks rare condemnation from Israeli leaders
Israeli leaders have roundly condemned a settler attack that killed one Palestinian and torched homes and cars in the occupied West Bank.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Palestinian death toll surpasses 40,000 as mediators hold cease-fire talks
The White House says talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war have resumed in Doha and are expected to run into Friday.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse push for cease-fire in Gaza
The leaders of France, Germany and Britain have endorsed the latest push by mediators United States, Qatar and Egypt to broker an agreement to end the Israel-Hamas war.
Israel kills militants in the West Bank as a nervous region watches latest on cease-fire talks
Israel's army says two airstrikes in the West Bank have killed nine Palestinian militants as violence flares again in the Israeli-occupied territory.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu addresses Congress and vows to achieve 'total victory'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington as he sought to bolster U.S. support for his country's war in Gaza.
Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts
A groups that monitors settlements in the West Bank says Israel has budgeted millions of dollars to protect and support the growth of small, unofficial Jewish farms in the Israeli-occupied territory.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Drone strike hits Tel Aviv, killing 1 and injuring at least 10
Yemenโs Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a drone strike that hit part of central Tel Aviv near the U.S. Embassy, killing one person and injuring 10.
Top UN court says Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end
The top United Nations court says that Israelโs presence in the Palestinian occupied territories is โunlawfulโ and called on it to end and for settlement construction to stop immediately.
Israeli strikes kill 6 in Gaza, including kids and UN worker, as truce talks show signs of progress
Separate Israeli airstrikes have killed at least six people in central Gaza, including two children at a home and at least one person wearing a United Nations uniform.
Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements
An Israeli anti-settlement monitoring group says the government has approved plans to build nearly 5,300 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank.
The Latest | Israel kills a top Hezbollah commander in Lebanon; group retaliates with rocket attacks
Israel killed a senior commander in the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, the second top field leader killed in less than a month.
Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in decades
A settlement tracking group says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades.
The Latest | Palestinians flee Khan Younis as Israel says 1.9 million are crammed in central Gaza
A new Israeli evacuation order has sent Palestinians in Gaza streaming out of eastern Khan Younis, the second-largest city in the war-torn territory.
The Latest | Israel appears set to reinvade a city in Gaza filled with displaced civilians
The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the eastern half of Khan Younis, a city in southern Gaza thatโs currently filled with displaced civilians.
Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank kills a Palestinian militant and wounds 5 other people
Palestinian health officials say Israeli troops have carried out an airstrike in the northern West Bank, killing a Palestinian militant and wounding five other people.
A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat
When Mujahid Abadi stepped outside to see if Israeli forces had entered his neighborhood, he was shot in the arm and the foot, and that was only the start of his ordeal.
EU foreign chief says Israel must respect UN court, control settler violence in the West Bank
The European Unionโs foreign policy chief has insisted that Israel must abide by the U.N. top courtโs rulings and end its offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Israel moves deeper into Rafah and fights Hamas militants regrouping in northern Gaza
Israeli forces are battling Palestinian militants across Gaza, including in parts of the devastated north that the military said it cleared months ago.
A West Bank village feels helpless after Israeli settlers attack with fire and bullets
Charred homes and cars dot the hilltop West Bank village of Duma, a searing reminder of Palestinians' vulnerability to rising violence from Israeli settlers.
US postpones decision on aid to Israeli army battalion accused of abuses against Palestinians
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. has determined that an Israeli military unit committed grave human-rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank before the war in Gaza.
Israeli leaders criticize expected US sanctions against military unit that could further strain ties
Israeli leaders are harshly criticizing an expected decision by the U.S. to impose sanctions on a unit of ultra-Orthodox soldiers in the Israeli military.
Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as US advances aid package
Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes on Gaza's southern city of Rafah killed 22 people.
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza's south kills at least 9 Palestinians in Rafah, including 6 children
Gaza hospital officials say an Israeli airstrike on a home in the territory's southernmost city of Rafah has killed at least nine people, six of them children.
US sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians
The Biden administration is imposing sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israeli-occupied West Bank settlers who have harassed and attacked Palestinians.
West Bank sees biggest settler rampage since war in Gaza began as Israeli teen's body is found
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank have gone on the largest rampage against Palestinians there since the war in Gaza began.
A Palestinian is killed as Israeli settlers rampage in his village and troops fire on stone-throwers
Palestinian health officials and an Israeli rights group say dozens of Israeli settlers have rampaged through a village in the West Bank, opening fire and setting cars and homes on fire.
Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for reform
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister.
US sanctions three Israeli West Bank settlers and their outposts for violence against Palestinians
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a group of three extremist Israeli West Bank settlers who are accused of harassing and attacking Palestinians in an attempt to pressure them to leave their land.
On eve of Ramadan, Jerusalemโs Old City offers little festivity as Gaza war rages
On the eve of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Jerusalemโs Old City bears few of its usual hallmarks of festivity.
Leading NGOs slam Israel's halt in visa renewals for aid workers in Gaza and West Bank
A coalition of humanitarian and nongovernmental groups has slammed Israel's halt in renewing visas for international aid workers in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.
Majority of countries argue Israel violated international law in last historic hearing at UN court
The United Nations top court has wrapped up historic proceedings into the legality of Israelโs occupation of lands sought by Palestinians for a future state.
Israel plans to build 3,300 new settlement homes. It says it's a response to a Palestinian attack
A senior Cabinet minister says Israel plans to build more than 3,300 new homes in settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in response to a fatal Palestinian shooting attack.
Online fundraisers for violent West Bank settlers raised thousands, despite international sanctions
After the Biden administration applied sanctions on four Israeli settlers for acting violently toward Palestinians and activists in the West Bank, online fundraisers sprang to their aid.
Mideast cease-fire efforts gain steam as US envoy visits. Mediators report 'encouraging' signs
International efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining new momentum.
UN top court shouldn't urge Israel to immediately withdraw from Palestinian-claimed lands, US says
The United States says that the United Nationsโ top court should not issue an advisory opinion that says Israel should โimmediately and unconditionally withdrawโ from territories sought for a Palestinian state.
Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid and asks UN court to declare its occupation illegal
The Palestinian foreign minister has accused Israel of apartheid and urged the top U.N. court to declare that Israelโs occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state is illegal.
Top UN court to hold hearings on legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed lands
The United Nationsโ highest court opens historic hearings Monday into the legality of Israelโs 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state.
US investigators visit homes of two Palestinian-American teens killed in the West Bank
The American embassy is investigating two shootings of Palestinian-American teenagers in the West Bank, the latest of which occurred Saturday.
Israel's West Bank settler population grew nearly 3%. Supporters say Gaza war could give new push
A pro-settler organization says the population of Israeli settlers in the West Bank increased nearly 3% in 2023 and expects growth to accelerate this year.
Biden sanctions Israeli settlers accused of attacking Palestinians and peace activists in West Bank
President Joe Biden has issued an executive order that targets Israeli settlers in the West Bank who've been accused of attacking Palestinians and Israeli peace activists in the occupied territory.
Israeli forces dressed as civilian women and medics kill 3 militants in a West Bank hospital
Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medical workers stormed a hospital in the occupied West Bank and killed three Palestinian militants.
Witness says fatal shooting of American-Palestinian teen in the occupied West Bank was unprovoked
The passenger in a pickup truck where an American-Palestinian was fatally shot in the occupied West Bank says the shooting was unprovoked.
Father of American teen killed in West Bank by Israeli fire rails against US support for Israel
The father of an American teen killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank has railed against Washingtonโs military support for Israel.
Live updates | US-owned ship attacked near Yemen, medicine for Israeli hostages enters Gaza
Medicine has entered the Gaza Strip after Qatar and France worked out a deal between Israel and Hamas.
Palestinian viewers are captivated and moved by case at UN's top court accusing Israel of genocide
Palestinians across the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem have been captivated by the proceedings in a faraway courtroom where the first hearing in an unprecedented case against Israel was held.
Nelson Mandela's support for Palestinians endures with South Africa's genocide case against Israel
South Africa's long-held support for the Palestinian people can be traced back to the time of Nelson Mandela and Yasser Arafat.
Video appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation
Security camera video from a West Bank village shows a young man standing in a central square when he is suddenly shot and drops to the ground.
Young Palestinian girl killed when Israeli police fire at suspected attackers in West Bank unrest
Israeli officials say a young girl has been killed after police opened fire at a pair of suspected attackers who rammed their car into a West Bank checkpoint.
A Hamas official killed in a Beirut strike had been on Israel's hit list for years
Saleh Arouri, the deputy political head of Hamas and a founder of the groupโs military wing, had been in Israelโs sights for years before he was killed in a drone strike in a southern suburb of Beirut.
On Christmas Eve, Bethlehem resembles a ghost town. Celebrations are halted due to Israel-Hamas war.
The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus looks like a ghost town on Christmas Eve, with celebrations in Bethlehem called off due to the Israel-Hamas war.
Grieving and often overlooked, Palestinian Christians prepare for a somber Christmas amid war
From Jesus' biblical birthplace of Bethlehem to New York City, many Palestinian Christians this Christmas season are gripped with helplessness, pain and worry amid the Israel-Hamas war.
Israeli police are investigating 19 prison guards in the death of a 38-year-old Palestinian prisoner
Israeli police say 19 Israeli prison guards are under investigation in the death of a 38-year-old Palestinian security prisoner.
Black American solidarity with Palestinians is rising and testing longstanding ties to Jewish allies
A growing number of Black Americans see the struggle of Palestinians reflected in their own struggles for racial equality and civil rights.
Under the shadow of war in Gaza, Jesus' traditional birthplace is gearing up for a subdued Christmas
Bethlehem is gearing up for a subdued Christmas without the festive lights and customary Christmas tree towering over Manger Square.
Israeli military opens probe after videos show Israeli forces killing 2 Palestinians at close range
The Israeli military says it is investigating the killing of two Palestinians in the West Bank after soldiers were caught on camera shooting down the men at close range when they did not appear to pose a threat.
Palestinian poll shows a rise in Hamas support and close to 90% wanting US-backed Abbas to resign
A wartime opinion poll among Palestinians shows a rise in support for Hamas, which appears to have ticked up even in the devastated Gaza Strip.
Six Palestinians are killed in the Israeli military's latest West Bank raid, health officials say
Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces stormed into a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank to arrest Palestinian militants and unleashed fighting with local gunmen in which six Palestinians were killed.
In a rare action against Israel, US says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America
In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department says it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Live updates | Hamas and Israel free more hostages and prisoners as deadline to extend truce nears
Hamas and Israel have completed another exchange of hostages and prisoners on the sixth day of a temporary cease-fire in the war in Gaza.
3 young Palestinian men were shot in Vermont. Their families thought the US would be safer
Far away from the war in Gaza, three college students were enjoying another visit to Vermont, celebrating Thanksgiving and a pair of family birthdays.
Blinken will return to Israel as the US hopes to see further extensions of the Gaza cease-fire
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return this week to the Middle East as the U.S. hopes to find a way to extend a cease-fire in Gaza and get more hostages released.
Israeli forces kill at least 8 Palestinians in surging West Bank violence, health officials say
Health officials say Israeli forces operating in the occupied West Bank killed at least eight Palestinians, including at least one militant, in a 24-hour period.
Hamas releases a third group of hostages as part of truce, and says it will seek to extend the deal
The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is back on track as the militant group freed 17 more hostages.
Palestinian militants kill 2 alleged informers for Israel and mob drags bodies through camp alleys
Palestinian officials say militants in a northern West Bank refugee camp have shot and killed two suspected collaborators with Israel.
Palestinian families rejoice over release of minors and women in wartime prisoner swap
More than three dozen Palestinian prisoners have returned home to a heroโs welcome in the occupied West Bank following their release from Israeli prisons as part of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.
Biden says 'revitalized Palestinian Authority' should eventually govern Gaza and the West Bank
President Joe Biden says that achieving a cease-fire amid Israelโs war with Hamas โis not peaceโ and that an important key to lasting stability is a reunited Gaza Strip and West Bank that can be governed under โa revitalized Palestinian Authority.โ.
Israeli troops kill 5 Palestinians, including 3 militants, as West Bank violence surges
Israeli forces have killed five Palestinians, including three militants, across the West Bank, deepening a surge of violence in the occupied territory that has accompanied Israelโs war in the Gaza Strip.
'From the river to the sea': Why these 6 words spark fury and passion over the Israel-Hamas war
The Jordan River winds for 200-plus miles to the east of Israel and the occupied West Bank, while the Mediterranean glitters to the west.
Stark UN report on devastation to Palestinian economy shows GDP fell 4% after a month of war
A new U.N. report paints a stark picture of the collapsing Palestinian economy after a month of war and Israelโs near-total siege of Gaza.
The family of a Palestinian activist jailed for incitement says young woman's account was hacked
The family of a prominent Palestinian activist is fighting Israel's arrest of the young woman, saying she is being punished for an online post she didn't write.
Blinken urges united future Palestinian government for Gaza and West Bank, widening gulf with Israel
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is calling for a united and Palestinian-led government for Gaza and the West Bank after the war ends, as a step toward Palestinian statehood.
Blinken shuttles from the West Bank to Iraq trying to contain the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war
Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought his diplomatic push on the Israel-Hamas war to the occupied West Bank and then to Iraq.