The Latest Breaking News from West Bank

Israeli military operation in West Bank kills 5 militants, including Islamic Jihad commander. Tensions rise amid clashes.

Israeli military action against the town and impoverished refugee camp are decades old.

Several Palestinians have been killed and injured in raids across the territory that have drawn global condemnation.

The Israeli military on Thursday said it had killed Mohammed Jaber and four more Palestinian militants in a major military operation in the occupied West Bank. Jaber, known as Abu Shujaa, was a leader of the Tulkarem Battalion, a local militant group allied to the Islamic Jihad. His death has…

Israeli military operation in West Bank targets militants, including Islamic Jihad commander, amid escalating violence.

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

Thursday violence follows major raids across the region which saw at least 10 Palestinians killed as part of an operation the military said could last days

Israel seems to be fighing on several fronts, taking on one as the other calms a bit, with the Gaza assault constant.

The United States on Wednesday announced new sanctions on West Bank settlers over violence against Palestinians, urging greater accountability efforts by its ally Israel, which responded with anger to the move.