West Bank

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West Bank

Settler gunfire near Hebron kills one and wounds a man in his 70s

The Palestinian Red Crescent says its crews attempted resuscitation on both men where they lay before carrying them to hospital. Local reports say a building was set alight nearby during the same raid.

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Israel returns the body of a 17-year-old withheld since MarchWest Bank

Israel returns the body of a 17-year-old withheld since March

Teams from the Palestinian civil affairs authority took the remains at a checkpoint north of Ramallah. A campaign that documents the practice counts 800 Palestinian bodies still held.

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Two Palestinians wounded by Israeli fire in a Qusra house raidWest Bank

Two Palestinians wounded by Israeli fire in a Qusra house raid

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported the injuries in a town that has spent the past week under settler attack, and part of this month under a military order that confined three families to their homes.

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30 Palestinians detained in a day of West Bank raidsWest Bank

30 Palestinians detained in a day of West Bank raids

The Palestinian Prisoner Society counted arrests in five governorates on Wednesday, and puts the number of Palestinians now held by Israel at about 9,400, a third of them without charge.

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Israel puts 1,234 settlement units in E1 out to tenderWest Bank

Israel puts 1,234 settlement units in E1 out to tender

Three Israeli organisations petitioning against the plan say the state had undertaken to warn them before any E1 tender, and told them in July that none was due for two to three months.

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Settler shooting near Hebron paralyses a nurse from DuraHealth

Settler shooting near Hebron paralyses a nurse from Dura

Ambulances could not reach the neighbourhood, and the wounded man was driven out in a private car.

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Three families in Qusra enter a ninth day confined to their homesWest Bank

Three families in Qusra enter a ninth day confined to their homes

The mayor says about 13 people have been held in place since 9 August, that a military order due to expire on Sunday now runs to Tuesday evening, and that one of the town's houses is being used as a barracks.

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UN data puts West Bank settler attacks near 3,000 since 2025West Bank

UN data puts West Bank settler attacks near 3,000 since 2025

The tally counts assaults on villages and farmland, and the report places them under the protection of Israeli forces.

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Israeli forces demolish a Qalandia home and farm buildings near NablusWest Bank

Israeli forces demolish a Qalandia home and farm buildings near Nablus

Fifteen people lost their housing in a single morning, against 165 structures pulled down across the territory in July.

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At least 11 Palestinians detained in dawn raids across the West BankWest Bank

At least 11 Palestinians detained in dawn raids across the West Bank

The raids reached four governorates, with homes searched, a vehicle seized and gas fired in two communities.

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Israel shifts settlement law enforcement from army to policePolitics

Israel shifts settlement law enforcement from army to police

The change decides which authority answers when a settler attacks a Palestinian, and no start date has been given.

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UN rapporteur says Israel is outsourcing coercion to settlersWest Bank

UN rapporteur says Israel is outsourcing coercion to settlers

Two villages northwest of Ramallah have lost almost all their farmland as new outposts go up around them.

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UN partners: over 900 barriers hinder aid across the West BankWest Bank

UN partners: over 900 barriers hinder aid across the West Bank

Checkpoints and obstacles are slowing deliveries between governorates.

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What is at stake in the West Bank refugee campsExplainers

What is at stake in the West Bank refugee camps

Background: what the camps are, and why raids on them differ from other operations.

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Church official urges action over attacks on Palestinian ChristiansWest Bank

Church official urges action over attacks on Palestinian Christians

The appeal cites land confiscations and restrictions, PNN reports.

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Settler herds graze in Palestinian wheat fields across the West BankWest Bank

Settler herds graze in Palestinian wheat fields across the West Bank

Farmers say the harvest calendar is no longer theirs to set, Mondoweiss reports.

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Medics say closures turn routine ambulance journeys into ordealsWest Bank

Medics say closures turn routine ambulance journeys into ordeals

Checkpoints and closures are lengthening transfers in the West Bank, +972 Magazine reports.

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Hamas official: West Bank measures create irreversible factsPolitics

Hamas official: West Bank measures create irreversible facts

Basem Naim's comment follows changes to enforcement powers.

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