Israel said Sunday it had killed “terror operatives” from Hamas and Islamic Jihad in an air strike on a mosque in the West Bank‘s Jenin. The strike hit the Al-Ansar mosque, which the Israeli military said “was used by the terrorists as a command centre to plan the attacks and as a base for their … Read more
September 24, 2023 12:08 pm | Updated 12:08 pm IST – NOUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank Palestinians inspect a damaged building following an Israeli army raid in Nour Shams refugee camp in the northern West Bank, on September 24, 2023. Palestinians said at least two people were killed in the raid, which the Army … Read more
Israel on July 3 launched its most intense military operation in the occupied West Bank in nearly two decades, carrying out a series of drone strikes and sending hundreds of troops on an open-ended mission into a militant stronghold. At least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded. The crackdown was reminiscent of Israeli military … Read more
Israeli settlers gather at the Israeli settler outpost of Evyatar, as part of a protest march from Tapuach Junction to Evyatar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Thousands of Israelis, including government ministers, marched towards the evacuated outpost of Evyatar in the occupied West Bank on April 10 to … Read more
People lay flowers and candles next to photos showing Alessandro Parini, an Italian tourist who was killed in a Palestinian attack, in TelAviv, Israel, Saturday, April 8. | Photo Credit: AP Israel began calling up police and Army reservists on Saturday after separate attacks killed three persons, including an Italian tourist, in Tel Aviv and the occupied … Read more
CNN — Israeli police stormed the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, one of Islam’s holiest sites, during Ramadan prayers early Wednesday, arresting hundreds of Palestinians and sparking retaliatory rocket fire from militants in Gaza. Footage shared on social media showed Israeli officers striking screaming people with batons inside the darkened building. Eyewitnesses told CNN that police … Read more
Jerusalem CNN — For months hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been taking to the streets across the country to regularly protest far-reaching changes to the Israel’s legal system some say threaten the country’s democratic foundations. At its core, the judicial overhaul would give the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, and therefore the parties in power, … Read more
CNN — Benjamin Netanyahu resisted calls to drop his controversial overhaul of Israel’s judiciary in a fiery televised address Thursday, hours after his government passed a law that was condemned by critics as an effort to protect his position. Israeli opposition politicians earlier condemned the new law, which would limit the ways a sitting prime … Read more
CNN — Two Israeli settlers were shot and killed in the West Bank on Sunday, local settler leader Yossi Dagan said, calling it “an extremely serious terrorist attack.” The shooting sparked revenge attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians, causing at least one death and numerous injuries. The shooting of the settlers took place in Huwara, … Read more
Jerusalem and Gaza CNN — At least 10 Palestinians were killed Wednesday during a major Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank that also left more than 100 injured, Palestinian officials said. Israeli authorities said Wednesday’s operation targeted three suspects “planning attacks in the immediate future.” The three were “neutralized,” the Israel Defense Forces … Read more