West Bank

UNRWA’s West Bank schools drop to four-day weeks over funding issues, UN agency confirms to ‘Post’

UNRWA let go of 571 staff members in January due to financial constraints, amid a decline in donations and ongoing public criticism from Israel and organizations like UN Watch.

This picture shows an UNRWA school in the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem on May 6, 2025.
Tzipi Hotovely poses for a picture at her office in Jerusalem on February 19, 2020.

Tzipi Hotovely, former envoy to UK, appointed Israel's new public diplomacy chief

Yousef al-Jaabari (R), candidate of the Palestinian Fatah movement, casts his ballot at a polling station during municipal elections in the West Bank city of Hebron on April 25, 2026.

Fatah says it claimed ‘sweeping victory’ in local elections, despite democratic shortcomings

People walk past destroyed homes on April 20, 2026 in Gaza City, Gaza.

Palestinian municipal elections signal shifting political dynamics - analysis


Dozens of Palestinians breach IDF checkpoints to enter Jenin refugee camp

At least 10 Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces operating in the area, with IDF using drones to monitor and locate more suspects inside the refugee camp.

 A road is barricaded in Jenin refugee camp, amid ongoing clashes between Palestinian Authority security forces and terrorists, in the West Bank, January 8, 2025.

Israeli court uncovers covert Hamas funding network, key figures sentenced

A recent court ruling exposes a covert financial network funneling millions to Hamas via intermediaries in Israel, supporting terrorism in Gaza and the West Bank.

An illustrative image of a silhouette over the backdrop of the Hamas flag.

Israel must stop pretending bond with US is 'unbreakable' before it's too late - opinion

Israeli leaders need an AIPAC-style group to explain to them how Washington thinks and operates.

US Senators Bernie Sanders (R) and Ed Markey (D-MA) walk on Capitol Hill in Washington ahead of a vote regarding the Iran war, last month.

Israeli 'violations' of Temple Mount spark backlash from Muslim, Arab states

In a joint statement, eight Arab countries condemned Israel's actions at Jerusalem's holy sites, calling them "provocations" and violations of international law.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits Temple Mount alongside Rabbi Elisha Wolfson, calling to expand Jewish worship at holy site, Sunday, April 12, 2026.

IDF searches for suspects following attempted ramming attack against soldiers in West Bank

The IDF said that no soldiers were reported as wounded after the attack, and that soldiers are currently searching for the suspects.

IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank, April 12, 2026.

IDF searching for rock-throwing terrorist in West Bank after 5-year-old wounded

The child was mildly wounded by shards of glass from the windshield of the car they were traveling in, which was shattered by one of the thrown rocks.

A car damaged by rocks thrown by a terrorist on Highway 60 on April 23, 2026.

Smotrich: US supports Israeli West Bank settlement expansion - interview

In past efforts by Israel to expand control in the West Bank, the US has called for maintaining stability in the area, adding that US President Donald Trump has not backed total annexation.

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference ahead of the vote on the state budget at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 29, 2026.

Palestinians in Gaza to vote in municipal elections, offering view into support for Hamas

It will be Gaza's first vote of any kind since 2006, when Hamas won the PA's legislative elections and later seized control of Gaza following a brief civil war with PA President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah.

 Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter at a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza Strip May 11, 2024.

Top Israeli judge: State has until May 14 to report on displaced Bedouin return case

The High Court has extended the deadline for the state to update on the Ras Ein al-Auja case to May 14, amid disputes over when the update was required.

A Palestinian man seen with his sheep in a Bedouin village in the northern Jordan Valley, on June 17, 2023.

'Not just history': Belongings of Gush Etzion heroes to be publicly displayed for first time

The traveling exhibit is part of a new educational initiative led by the Gush Etzion Regional Council to deepen the study of the area's history in schools.

The hat of Moshe Silberschmidt, the last commander of Gush Etzion, and the wool sweater of Palmach fighter and combat medic Uriel Ofek, April 21, 2026.