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  Israel deploys remote-controlled robotic guns in West Bank

  World | November 16, 2022 14:17 IST

  Israel says the technology saves lives — both Israeli and Palestinian. But critics see another step toward a dystopian reality in which Israel fine-tunes its open-ended occupation of the Palestinians while keeping its soldiers out of harm’s way.

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  Al-Jazeera reporter Abu Akleh killed during Israeli raid in West Bank

  World | May 11, 2022 12:55 IST

  The Israeli military said its forces came under attack with heavy gunfire and explosives while operating in Jenin, and that they fired back.

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  1mn Palestinian kids return to school after months of closure

  Education | August 17, 2021 18:36 IST

  West Bank and the Gaza Strip returned to their schools as the new academic year.

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  West Bank erupts in protest amid more Israel-Hamas fighting

  World | May 15, 2021 7:25 IST

  Turmoil from the battle between Israel and Hamas spilled over into the West Bank on Friday, sparking the most widespread Palestinian protests in years as hundreds of young demonstrators in multiple towns clashed with Israeli troops, who shot and killed at least 11 people.

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  Israel thanks US for decision on West Bank settlements

  World | November 19, 2019 9:34 IST

  The US decision on Israel's West Bank settlements represents the latest move by the Trump administration to take sides with Israel, following its widely criticized recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital in 2017, relocation of the US embassy to Jerusalem in 2018, and recognition of Israel's "sovereignty" over disputed Golan Heights in March 2019.

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  US no longer considers Israeli settlements in West Bank as illegal

  World | November 19, 2019 6:49 IST

  Even though the decision is largely symbolic, it could give a boost to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is fighting for his political survival after failing to form a coalition government following recent elections.

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  Israel grants Tlaib West Bank visit on humanitarian grounds

  World | August 16, 2019 15:41 IST

  Israel’s interior minister says he has received and granted a request by Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib to enter the Israeli-occupied West Bank on humanitarian grounds.

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  Netanyahu rejects withdrawal talk ahead of Kerry meet

  World | December 15, 2014 7:36 IST

  Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today rejected talk of Israel withdrawing from Jerusalem and the West Bank within two years, on the eve of a meeting with the top US diplomat."We... Stand against the possibility

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  Israel arrests 19 Palestinians from West Bank

  World | December 09, 2014 8:48 IST

  Jerusalem: Israeli forces arrested 19 Palestinians on the charges of terrorism and other criminal offences in raids across West Bank, an army spokesperson said on Monday.Five of the 19 accused were Hamas activists who were

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  Israel heightens security after 2 deadly attacks

  World | November 11, 2014 13:07 IST

  Jerusalem: Israel says it is tightening security in major cities and the West Bank following two deadly Palestinian attacks.Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says police units have been deployed on Tuesday in cities, including Tel Aviv

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  Palestinian boy shot dead by Israeli troops

  World | October 17, 2014 11:25 IST

  Ramallah: Palestinian police say a 13-year-old Palestinian boy has been shot dead by Israeli soldiers during a clash in the West Bank.They say the soldiers opened fire after demonstrators threw stones and at least one

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  Israel 'stands by' new land appropriation in West Bank

  World | September 03, 2014 7:19 IST

  Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday said his country "stands by its decision" to appropriate 1,000 acre land in the West Bank."Gush Etzion settlement bloc reflects a wide consensus in the Israeli society

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  Jacob Zuma voices support for Palestinian state

  World | June 06, 2014 7:34 IST

  Cape Town: South Africa supports international efforts aimed at the establishment of a viable Palestinian state, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday."South Africa calls on the international community to support the new government of national

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  Israel bolsters forces in West Bank

  World | September 24, 2013 9:52 IST

  Jerusalem: The Israel Defence Force (IDF) Monday boosted its deployment in the West Bank city of Hebron, a day after a Palestinian shooter killed an Israeli soldier, a spokesperson for the IDF said.A curfew imposed