Senior members of Netanyahu’s far-right coalition have sought further expansion of settlements in the West Bank region captured by Israel in the 1967 war and where Palestinians aim to establish a state. Most world powers consider Israel’s settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem illegal. Israel disputes and cites biblical, historical and political links […]
Israel’s foreign ministry had no immediate comment, but Itamar Ben-Gvir, the security minister for the hardline religious nationalist faction in Netanyahu’s government, said he wanted to go further. “This is our mission. This is our principle,” said Ben-Gvir. “Nine settlements are good but it is still not enough. We want many more,” he said in […]
A 16-year-old girl died on Saturday after being bitten by a shark in a river in Western Australia’s state capital Perth after she jumped in to swim with a pod of dolphins. Police said they were called to the scene of an attack at around 3:45pm on Saturday (0745 GMT) near a traffic bridge across […]
Condemnation Friday’s shooting, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, was condemned by the White House and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who urged “utmost restraint”. This came days ahead of a planned visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Israel and the West Bank. Jordan and Egypt, Arab countries that have signed peace treaties with […]
An Israeli military statement said the knife attack was attempted against Palestinian residents. The military could not confirm whether the Israeli was working as a guard for the farm at the time. Violence in the West Bank has escalated over the past year, prompted by Israeli raids in its cities in response to Palestinian street […]
“The more we make things difficult on the occupation, the more we confront and harm it, the more we can thwart its policies.” Last year saw the worst violence in the West Bank in more than a decade as the army carried out near-daily raids on cities such as Nablus and Jenin following deadly attacks […]
Israeli troops opened fire from a car in the occupied West Bank on Saturday and two Palestinians were killed in retaliation, the army said. The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the deaths of two men, aged 23 and 24, near the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank areas, where Israeli raids have intensified following […]
The spirit of Christmas is reborn in the Holy Land
Medical officials said three Palestinians were killed. Islamic Jihad claimed one of them as a member. Residents said two of those killed were known gunmen in the city. Residents said the third person was a civilian who happened to be passing by at the time of the shooting. Hours later, medical officials said a 16-year-old […]
