19 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project

Israel has opened up tenders for the construction of some 1,200 settlement homes in a strategically important part of the occupied West Bank, as the government seeks to end any cha…

17 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

Netanyahu's Likud Primaries Pave the Path for Israeli Elections

The Likud Party in Israel, under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is conducting primaries to select candidates for the forthcoming general elections. These prim…

17 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

UN Aid Reaches Isolated Qusra amid Settler Tensions

UPDATE — Aug 17, 14:45 UTC: The new article discusses the escalating violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, reporting an increase in attacks on

17 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

Escalation of Settler Violence in West Bank Triggers Concerns

UPDATE — Aug 17, 04:40 UTC: The new article provides a personal account of Loui Ridi, a Palestinian-American, returning to the West Bank village of Qusra, highl

16 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

Escalating Siege: Israeli Settlers in Qusra

A week has passed since Israeli settlers initiated a siege on the Palestinian village of Qusra, located south of Nablus in the contested West Bank territory. Beginning on August 9,…

16 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

‘Spearhead of annexation’: Israel hands West Bank rule to civilian police

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz, on Friday, ordered the military to prepare a plan for transferring civilian law enforcement in the occupied West Bank to the Israeli police. …

16 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

Conflict and Calamity Across the Globe

The past week witnessed significant global events marked by both natural phenomena and human-induced turmoil. A partial solar eclipse graced the skies over Europe, mesmerising view…

15 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

US Pressures Israel to Address Settler Aggressions

The United States is exerting diplomatic pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to denounce the actions of Israeli settlers besieging Palestinian households in the W…

14 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

Tensions Escalate as Israeli Settlers Besiege West Bank Homes

In a developing situation in the occupied West Bank, activists attempted to deliver aid to Palestinians whose homes in Qusra have been under siege by Israeli settlers since Sunday.…

10 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

Escalating Threats Against Palestinian Journalists in July

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate has reported a concerning increase in attacks on journalists, with 108 incidents documented in the occupied West Bank during July. Israeli for…

09 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

Concerns mount over integrity of Israel’s upcoming October elections

as concerns over the potential annexation of parts of the West Bank, have added to the charged atmosphere. The European Union and several human rights organizations have criticized…

09 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

Israel accused of weaponising archaeology at ancient West Bank sites

Up in the hills above the Roman columns of the ancient site of Sebastia, in the occupied West Bank, are olive fields that have been cultivated for generations by Palestinian famili…

07 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

Escalating Tensions: Israeli Raid in Qalandiya Leaves 51 Injured

An Israeli military operation in the Qalandiya refugee camp within the West Bank has resulted in injuries to 51 Palestinians. The raid, characterized by its scale, involved the dem…

06 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

Rare Indictment of Israeli Settler for Palestinian Activist Killing

Israeli authorities have charged a settler with reckless manslaughter concerning the death of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen, marking an uncommon legal action in the occupied…

06 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

Israeli Settler Charged in Landmark Palestinian Activist Case

An Israeli settler has been charged with the death of Awdah Hathaleen, a noted Palestinian activist, in the occupied West Bank. The indictment, issued against Yinon Levi, is a sign…

05 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

Escalation in West Bank: Israeli Forces Raid Qalandiya

Israeli military forces have intensified operations in the occupied West Bank, conducting a significant raid in the Qalandiya refugee camp near Ramallah. This operation follows a r…

05 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

Sit-In Targets Smotrich Over Alleged Funding to Violent Settlements

Palestinian and Israeli demonstrators conducted a sit-in at the headquarters of the Religious Zionist Party in Shoham. They accused Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s party of fin…

05 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

How Israeli restrictions on Palestinians’ movement break up the West Bank

Every Palestinian born in the West Bank before the start of the occupation in 1967 has witnessed the extent to which Israel has transformed the landscape through spatial planning, …

05 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

Israel approves $37m to seize more than 70 occupied West Bank sites

The funding, approved by a government steering committee on Tuesday, builds on a 250 million shekel ($83m) plan approved in May aimed at claiming archaeological sites across the We…

04 Aug 2026 · Middle East & Africa

Israel election pressure fuels settlement push as West Bank violence surges

Last week, the United Nations warned that attacks by Israeli settlers – often carried out alongside Israeli forces – and the creation of illegal settlements and outposts had hit “a…