Tag: West Bank
Israeli police say woman with knife shot dead in West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israeli police say a private security guard at a checkpoint near Jerusalem shot and killed a woman on Saturday who allegedly planned...
EXPLAINER: What will change under Israel’s new government?
JERUSALEM — If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday, ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's record 12-year...
Israeli fire kills Palestinian teen in West Bank protest
RAMALLAH, West Bank — A Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli fire on Friday during clashes between protesters and Israeli troops in the occupied...
2 Palestinian officers reported killed in West Bank shootout
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli troops shot and killed two security officers during clashes in the West Bank town...
Mixed city of Arabs and Jews remains on edge after violence
LOD, Israel — Israeli security forces guard the streets of Lod, weeks after rioters torched patrol cars, synagogues and homes. Attackers who killed an...
Palestinian mom fights to stave off punitive home demolition
TURMUS AYYA, West Bank — Sanaa Shalaby says she had no idea what her estranged husband was up to until Israeli soldiers raided her...
Jerusalem evictions that fueled Gaza war could still happen
JERUSALEM — A long-running campaign by Jewish settlers to evict dozens of Palestinian families in east Jerusalem is still underway, even after it fueled...
Israeli lawmakers to vote for next figurehead president
JERUSALEM — The Israeli parliament Wednesday is set to choose the country's next president, a largely figurehead position that is meant to serve as...
Israel, Egypt talk truce with Hamas, rebuilding Gaza Strip
CAIRO — Egypt and Israel are holding high-level talks in both countries Sunday to shore up a fragile truce between Israel and the Hamas...
Palestinian killed by Israeli troops in West Bank protest
JERUSALEM — A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli troops on Friday during a protest against settlement expansion in the Israeli-occupied West...