The Latest Breaking News from West Bank

Religious nationalists emboldened now their representatives are major players in Benjamin Netanyahu’s new administration

The last time that I visited the West Bank, occupied by Israel since 1967, was almost 20 years ago. In a camp outside Bethlehem a delightful 31-year-old woman named Hanavi Ramban, mother of five children, said to me: “A Palestinian state is the only hope for us the refugees, who…

The continued expansion of settlements is an obstacle to peace, the three countries said in a joint statement.

The killing of a young father during a rampage through his quiet village underlines the impossible options for Palestinians in the occupied territories

A 15-year-old Palestinian girl, Sadeel Naghniyeh, was killed by suspected Israeli fire when a raid into the refugee camp last week ignited the fiercest Israeli-Palestinian fighting in years

The U.N. Security Council is urging Israel and the Palestinians to avoid actions that can further inflame tensions in the volatile West Bank

Calls grow for the Palestinian Authority to protect Palestinians against increasing violent settler attacks.

Defence Ministry committee approves more than 5,000 new settlement housing units in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli media say the country's far-right government has approved plans to build over 5,000 of new homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank

A Palestinian who opened fire at a West Bank checkpoint has ignited another round of violence as rampaging Jewish settlers responded

Killing by security forces was followed by Israeli settlers attacking a village in occupied territory, setting fire to houses