Netanyahu orders advancement of West Bank settler housing projects
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered on Monday that plans be advanced to construct some 800 homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, an official...
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Israel approves first new settler homes since suspending annexation, NGO says
Israel approved more than 1,300 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the Peace Now settlement-monitoring group said, in the first such...
West Bank mosque damaged by arson, Palestinians blame settlers
A section of a mosque in the occupied West Bank was set on fire on Monday, and Palestinian officials accused Israeli settlers of being behind...
As Israel threatens West Bank annexation, Gazans recall settler withdrawal
Vineyard owner Haidar al-Zahar recalls with joy the day in 2005 when Israel removed its settlers and troops from the Gaza Strip, part of a...
Cyprus reluctant to back West Bank plan at EU
The Cyprus government appeared reluctant to satisfy Israel’s request to help moderate the EU’s response to the Israeli plan to pursue the Donald Trump peace...
Arab League calls Netanyahu plan to annex West Bank areas ‘aggression’
Arab foreign ministers condemned a plan by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex parts of the occupied West Bank as “aggression” undermining any chances...
Eight years late, Palestinian mail arrives in West Bank
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are about to receive a special delivery of more than 10 tonnes of mail that has been delayed by...
‘Resistance continues’, says Palestinian teen released from Israel jail (Update)
By Ali Sawafta A Palestinian teenager released from prison by Israel on Sunday after completing a sentence for kicking and slapping an Israeli soldier called...
Palestinian killed after wounding Israeli guard at West Bank settlement
A Palestinian assailant was shot dead on Wednesday after stabbing a security guard at the entrance to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank,...
Israel legalises West Bank outpost after settler killed
Israel granted legal status on Sunday to a previously unauthorised outpost in the occupied West Bank in response to a Palestinian shooting attack last month...
Two Palestinians killed in clashes with Israeli troops
Two Palestinian youths were shot dead by Israeli troops during clashes on Thursday in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian medical sources...
At West Bank tea party, artist Banksy offers royal ‘apology’
British street artist Banksy has offered a royal ‘apology’ engraved on Israel’s barrier in the occupied West Bank for Britain’s endorsement a century ago of...
Palestinian gunman kills 3 Israeli guards in West Bank settlement
A Palestinian man with security clearance to work at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank opened fire at a checkpoint on Tuesday, killing...
Pope calls for dialogue and moderation after Jerusalem violence
Pope Francis said on Sunday he was alarmed by the recent violence in Jerusalem and called for dialogue and moderation to help restore peace. “I...
Unesco declares Hebron shrine as Palestinian, angering Israel
The United Nations’ cultural organisation declared an ancient shrine in the occupied West Bank, that is revered by Muslims and Jews, a ‘Palestinian World Heritage...
Palestinian girl, shot after stabbing Israeli soldier, ‘dies’
A teenage Palestinian girl who was shot by Israeli troops after she stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank died of her wounds in...
News podcast: Cyprus’ human rights; gay pride celebrations
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local...
Palestinian gunman killed in clash with Israeli forces
A Palestinian gunman fired at Israeli soldiers and military police during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Monday and the Israeli forces shot...
German-Israeli government meeting cancelled amid settlements row
A meeting between the governments of Germany and Israel that was scheduled to take place in May has been cancelled amid rising frustration in Berlin...
Israel thanks Cyprus for firefighting help
Israeli authorities have expressed their deep gratitude for Cyprus’ help in extinguishing the wildfires raging in the country over the last few days, which were...