West Bank
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Israeli forces fire 'warning shots' at Russian, EU, UK diplomats visiting West Bank; IDF apologises
World | May 21, 2025, 10:02 PM ISTAccording to the Palestinian Authority’s foreign ministry, the delegation included diplomats from India, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, China, Russia, the European Union, and several other countries.
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10 Indian construction workers stranded in West Bank rescued by Israeli authorities
World | Mar 07, 2025, 06:44 AM ISTThese 10 Indian workers were stuck in A-Za'im for more than one month before the Population and Immigration Authority rescued them.
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Israeli general Herzi Halevi resigns, cites October 7 failure amid military operation in West Bank
World | Jan 21, 2025, 07:40 PM ISTIsrael launched a major attack in Jenin city of West Bank on Tuesday which killed 6 while 35 others were injured. Meanwhile, Halevi's resign will come into effect on March 6.
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Israeli troops raid Al Jazeera in Ramallah in West Bank, shut down bureau, action aired live
World | Sep 22, 2024, 08:17 AM ISTIsrael's latest move comes amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster as it covers the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
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Indian-origin Israeli soldier killed in West Bank as tensions escalate in Palestinian territory
World | Sep 12, 2024, 02:31 PM ISTStaff Sergeant Geri Gideon Hanghal was killed in a ramming attack involving a fuel tanker near Ramallah on Wednesday. Heavy clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters have been reported since Israel launched a series of raids in the northern West Bank two weeks ago.
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Israeli strike on tent camp in Gaza safe zone kills 19, not 40 as reported earlier: Health Ministry
World | Sep 10, 2024, 05:04 PM ISTIsraeli strikes tore a huge crater, set tents ablaze and buried Palestinian families alive under sand in a supposedly safe zone of southern Gaza before dawn on Tuesday. Earlier Gaza claimed at least 40 killed but later minimised the death toll in a revised announcement.
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American-Turkish activist shot dead by Israeli army during West Bank protest
World | Sep 06, 2024, 10:35 PM ISTA 26-year-old American activist of Turkish origin was shot dead by the Israeli army during a protest in the occupied West Bank. The incident occurred amid ongoing demonstrations, with the activist reportedly being fatally wounded during the clash.
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Israeli troops kill prominent Palestinian commander, four others in West Bank mosque | VIDEO
World | Aug 29, 2024, 05:30 PM ISTIsrael eliminated Muhhamad Jabber, also known as 'Abu Shujaa', who was allegedly responsible for carrying out numerous terrorist attacks that killed an Israeli civilian in June. This came after Israel launched simultaneous raids in the West Bank cities Tulkarm, Jenin and areas in the Jordan Valley.
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Israel kills 9 Palestinians in large-scale operation in occupied West Bank amid regional tensions
World | Aug 28, 2024, 04:54 PM ISTIsrael's major operation in the West Bank came as it noted a rise in militant activities since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7 last year. More than 660 people have been killed as Israel stepped up military activities in the occupied territory.
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Israeli airstrike kills five in West Bank, including Hamas commander amid boiling regional tensions
World | Aug 03, 2024, 02:37 PM ISTAccording to Hamas-controlled media, a commander of the Palestinian militant group's Tulkarm Brigades when the Israeli airstrike struck a vehicle. This came amid red-hot tensions after the killings of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr.
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Israeli forces strap wounded Palestinian to jeep during West Bank raid, army to probe incident
World | Jun 23, 2024, 07:32 PM ISTMujahed Azmi, a Palestinian man reportedly wounded in the Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, was strapped to the hood of a jeep. The Israeli military said this act "does not conform to the values" of the Army and the incident will be investigated and dealt with accordingly.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas appoints longtime economic adviser as next Prime Minister
World | Mar 15, 2024, 02:41 PM ISTAbbas appointed Mohammed Mustafa, a US-educated economist and politically independent, to lead the government in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The US wants the Palestinian Authority to administer a postwar Gaza, but faces staunch opposition from Israel.
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One Israeli killed, 8 injured after gunmen open fire in West Bank amid boiling tensions
World | Feb 22, 2024, 03:58 PM ISTTwo of the three attackers were killed on the spot, while a third was apprehended later and detained. This comes at a time of high tensions with the escalating Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, where thousands of Palestinians have been killed.
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US sanctions four Israeli settlers accused of violence in West Bank as rift with Netanyahu widens
World | Feb 02, 2024, 12:37 PM ISTThe sanctions include freezing the US assets of the four men and generally barring Americans from dealing with them. The rift between US President Joe Biden and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has widened over escalating violence in the Israel-Hamas and the two-state solution.
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Hamas official says their tunnels in Gaza are prepared against pumping water into them
News | Dec 15, 2023, 06:46 PM ISTA Hamas member played down Israel's attempts to flood the group's tunnels in Gaza saying when militants built them
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'Israel’s war with Hamas is not peace, revitalized Palestinian Authority’ should govern...': Biden
World | Nov 19, 2023, 04:30 PM IST” In an op-ed published on Saturday in the Washington Post, Biden reiterated his position of recent weeks that a temporary halt to the fighting wasn’t a real possibility and wouldn’t ultimately advance greater US objectives.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' convoy attacked in West Bank: Report
World | Nov 08, 2023, 11:14 AM ISTThe "Sons of Abu Jandal" group demanded Abbas to announce a full confrontation against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. Notably, Abbas is the chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), which rules the West Bank and was ousted from Gaza by Hamas in 2007.
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Israeli soldier killed after Palestinian attacker opens fire in West Bank, day after Jenin camp offe
World | Jul 07, 2023, 11:54 AM ISTThe attack comes on the heels of a major Israeli military operation at the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, in which 12 Palestinians were killed.
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8 injured by Palestinian attacker in Israel after military operation in West Bank refugee camp
World | Jul 05, 2023, 07:34 AM ISTThe West Bank operation in the Jenin refugee camp was one of the most intense military offensives by Israeli forces in the last two decades. At least 12 Palestinians were killed and several more were injured, as per the Palestinian Health Ministry.
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Jerusalem: Twin blasts near bus stops kill 1, injure 1
World | Nov 23, 2022, 01:11 PM ISTJerusalem blasts: The first explosion occurred near a bus stop on the edge of the city, where commuters usually crowd waiting for buses. The second went off in Ramot, a neighborhood in the city's north.