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Palestinian women giving birth in rubble on roads, says senior UN official, as he compares Gaza to dystopian film – as it happened

UN Population Fund director describes ‘sheer devastation’ in Gaza, saying no such thing as a ‘normal birth’ there

The Guardian - UK

Top UN court to rule on Israel's obligations to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians

The United Nations court is set to give an opinion on Israel's legal obligations to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank

The Independent UK

Israeli settlers beat Palestinian farmers on video as attacks mount during West Bank olive harvest

Video obtained by The Associated Press shows an Israeli settler beating Palestinian olive harvesters with clubs in an attack that Palestinian health officials say sent at least one woman to the hospital with serious injuries

The Independent UK

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Scoop: Democrats press Trump on preventing Israel from annexing West Bank

Democrats stressed Israel's annexation plans could "place at risk" the Abraham Accords, a key Trump achievement.

Axios

Gaza ceasefire going 'better than expected,' US Vice President JD Vance says in Israel

The ceasefire was tested by renewed fighting on Sunday and accusations from both sides of ceasefire violations, but both Israel and Hamas have said they are committed to the deal.

Euronews

How the murder of an ice-cream seller from Florida embodies a hidden war on the West Bank

ON THE GROUND: Even as Donald Trump touts peace in the Middle East with his Gaza ceasefire deal, the families of US citizens killed in unprecedented settler violence in the West Bank are getting no answers, reports chief international correspondent Bel Trew in Al-Mazra’a ash-Sharqiya

The Independent UK

The cooking pot that became a symbol of Sweden’s commitment to helping Palestine

In the hills of the southern West Bank, a Swedish cooking pot has become a symbol of trust, resilience and forgotten solidarity. Half a century after it was first distributed as emergency aid, the cooking pots still gleam in the kitchens of Beit Awwa – reminding villagers of a time…

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Israeli Settlements Close In On West Bank Herding Community

In the occupied West Bank's Jordan Valley, Naef Jahaleen fears for the future as Israeli settlers come for the land home to one of the area's last Bedouin herding communities.

International Business Times

The West Bank's dwindling Palestinian Christian communities, in photos

Christians who are proudly Palestinian and live in the occupied West Bank continue to find hope in Sunday worship as they wish for independence and peace in the Holy Land, even as they struggle with growing violence from Israeli settlers, restrictions on daily life imposed by Israel and fears of…

The Independent UK

‘We are so tired of this life’: The West Bank’s dwindling Palestinian Christian community struggles amid settler violence

Across the wider Middle East, the Christian population has steadily declined as people fled conflict and attacks

The Independent UK

PHOTO ESSAY: 18 young lives have been lost in the West Bank this year

One child was sitting on her mother’s lap. Another had just stepped outside his home. Another was picking almonds.

The Independent UK

Israeli fire in the West Bank killed their kids. Palestinian families want to know why

The United Nations reports that 18 children under 15 have been killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank this year

The Independent UK

UN adds 68 companies to blacklist for alleged complicity in rights violations in Israeli settlements

The United Nations has added nearly 70 more companies to a blacklist of companies from 11 countries that it says are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights through their business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank

The Independent UK

Netanyahu tells UN that Israel ‘must finish the job’ in Gaza after dozens of delegates walk out in protest - as it happened

Israeli PM rebuked Western nations for embracing Palestinian statehood after scores of delegates left the hall in protest

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Trump says he ‘will not allow’ Israel to annex West Bank after lobbying from allies

British officials said they feared Trump would recognise Israeli control over the West Bank in retaliation for the UK, Australia, France and others recognising Palestine

Axios

Trump says he won't let Netanyahu annex the West Bank

"It's time to stop now."

Euronews

Israel's FM Gideon Sa'ar says Abbas 'continues to encourage terrorism' after UNGA speech

Mahmoud Abbas heads the Palestinian Authority, the government body run by the Fatah party which has partial civil control over areas in the occupied West Bank.

The Independent UK

Trump ‘promised Arab leaders he would not let Israel annex the West Bank’

Israeli ministers have called for the annexation of the occupied territory in retaliation for the growing global recognition of a Palestinian state

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Geography and politics stand in the way of an independent Palestinian state

There has been a recent rush of countries to formally recognise the state of Palestine. Affirming Palestinian sovereignty marks a historic diplomatic milestone, yet the exact layout of its territory, a central requirement under international law, remains fiercely contested from every hilltop in the West Bank to the ruins of…

Radio France Internationale

In the West Bank, France's recognition of Palestine is met with caution

While France’s recognition of Palestine at the United Nations has been hailed as a historic step, in the occupied West Bank it was met with scepticism rather than celebration.

Al Jazeera

Israel shuts crossing that connects occupied West Bank to Jordan

Closure of King Hussein (Allenby) Bridge is the latest in long line of collective punishments imposed by Israeli forces.

The Independent UK

As Western nations recognize Palestinian statehood, Palestinians doubt its impact

Palestinians across the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank are welcoming news that some Western countries have recognized a Palestinian state

Euronews

Israel to close border crossing between West Bank and Jordan, officials say

The Allenby Crossing is the sole entry and exit point for Palestinians from the West Bank travelling abroad by land.

The Independent UK

Israeli ministers call for annexing of West Bank after UK recognises Palestinian state

Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper has warned Israel not to retaliate

The Guardian - UK

Abbas says Hamas must ‘surrender their weapons’ – as it happened

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