West Bank
The West Bank is a contested region in the Middle East largely under Israeli control. Also known as Judea and Samaria, the name "West Bank" specifically refers to it being along the western bank of the Jordan River.
Israel took control of the area from Jordan in 1967 following the Six Day War, but has not annexed it. While home to hundreds of thousands of Israeli settlers living in different settlements, the West Bank also has a huge Palestinian population and is the bulk of what most people envision as a future Palestinian state.
The status of Israeli settlements is highly controversial and while they are defended by Israel and the US, most of the international community sees them as illegal.
Israel faces double standard, pressures, from Western hypocrisy 'uber alles' - opinion
KNOW COMMENT: Callousness and double standards are the reasons why Israelis increasingly dismiss Western pressures.
Security forces thwart two attempted terror attacks in West Bank
Germany not planning to recognise Palestinian state in short term
Fifty Israeli citizens illegally enter Nablus overnight, IDF says
WATCH: Bus-bombing terrorist arrested after months-long IDF, Shin Bet manhunt
The terrorist behind the Bat Yam and Holon bus bombings was arrested in Nablus after a 19-hour manhunt, with explosives linked to the attack found and destroyed during the operation.
Knesset approves declaratory measure to apply Israeli sovereignty to West Bank
According to Israeli law, the current status of the territories it captured from Jordan in the Six-Day War, save for east Jerusalem, is that of a “temporary belligerent occupation.”
US Amb. Huckabee meets with Palestinian VP in Ramallah
Mike Huckabee is the first US official from the Republican Party to visit Ramallah in recent years.
Taybeh church: Retractions don't undo damage of false narratives - comment
Blasting that settlers had torched Taybeh’s 1,500‑year‑old Church of St. George without waiting for an official investigation shows how the international media reports on Israel.
Extremist settlers torch Palestinian vehicles in West Bank, claim act of 'vengeance' - report
The Telegram account of journalist Doron Kadosh claimed that three suspects entered the Palestinian village and that it followed the evacuation of an illegal outpost the day prior.
Israeli security forces arrest terror cell in Bethlehem planning to carry out attack
In the village of Amnun, troops located and seized an M16 rifle along with additional combat gear.
Claims that extremist settlers set fire to ancient West Bank church may be inaccurate, probe finds
The report said it found evidence that local Jewish residents were fighting the fire; however, the investigation was inconclusive as to who the perpetrators of the fire were.
Knesset hosts conference calling to apply Israeli sovereignty to West Bank
The ‘two-state illusion is dead,’ former US ambassador David Friedman said.
IDF West Bank Chief outlaws wearing facemasks, punishable with half year in prison
This unusual move is a new initiative to make it harder for both Hamas terrorists and Jewish extremists, who perpetrate violence and nationalistic offenses, to avoid arrest.
Palestinian President Abbas announces decree to hold elections before the end of the year
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced his intention to hold elections for a new Palestinian National Council, which will be representative of the Palestinian people, before end of the year.
Huckabee calls settler attack on Palestinian Christian town of Taybeh 'act of terror'
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee decried the alleged attack on a historic church in Taybeh.