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Israeli officials suggest sanctions on PA's Abbas after Palestinian state recognition - report

Israeli security officials urge restricting PA leaders' movement and income sources but warn against harming civilians, Army Radio reported.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, September 8, 2025; illustrative.
A rocket recovered in Tulkarm by the IDF on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

IDF uncovers rocket as Iran-backed West Bank terror threat grows

IDF operates in West Bank, September 9, 2025.

Israeli government seeks permanent Gaza control and Jewish majority in West Bank, UN inquiry says

An Israeli military vehicle waits at a barrier, at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024.

Israel to close Allenby crossing from Wednesday until further notice, Palestinian Authority says


Many Western nations offer to assist treating patients from Gaza in West Bank

Israel had previously rejected proposals to allow Gazans to receive medical care in the West Bank and East Jerusalem due to security concerns.

Armed Palestinians seen secure trucks loaded with Humanitarian Aid entering Gaza through the Israeli Kerem Shalom Crossing, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 19, 2025.

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IDF braces for potential West Bank escalation following Abbas's upcoming UN address

IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth has ordered extra troops to secure shopping centers, roads, junctions, bus stops, hitchhiking posts, and communities.

Israeli forces raid Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the West Bank, August 11, 2025.

Trump to present Gaza peace deal, Western countries recognize a Palestinian state in UNGA

Hamas publishes footage of hostages Alon Ohel • More than 170 million meals distributed to Gazan civilians, GHF says • Syria's Sharaa, in New York, renews call for US to formally drop sanctions

 Delegates react to the voting results during the United Nations General Assembly vote on a draft resolution that would recognize the Palestinians as qualified to become a full UN member, in New York City, US May 10, 2024.

Right-wing ministers call for West Bank annexation after countries recognize Palestine

The politicians and regional heads call to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank come after the UK, Canada, Portugal, and Australia recognized a Palestinian state.

Israeli security forces near the scene where two Israelis were killed in a terror shooting attack at Allenby bridge, a crossing between West Bank and Jordan, September 18, 2025.

No. 41: Yisrael Ganz: Yesha Council chairman, Binyamin Regional Council head

As head of Israel’s largest regional municipality and the movement’s umbrella body, Yisrael Ganz operates at both the municipal and national levels. 

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Why Israel should annex the West Bank, but doesn't need to do so yet - opinion

Anyone with even the most superficial understanding of the conflict knows that a Palestinian state has never been further from coming to fruition than today.

THE UN General Assembly adopts a resolution endorsing the ‘New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution,’ earlier this month

'What has become of the state of Israel?' British-Jewish MP asks after being denied entry

UK lawmaker Peter Prinsley criticizes Israel after being turned away, citing the need for openness to resolve conflict.

Member of Parliament Peter Prinsley speaks during Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, September 4, 2024; illustrative.

UN allows Palestinian President Abbas to speak via video after US denies visa

Several countries are expected to formally recognize a Palestinian state at the meeting.

Riyad H. Mansour, Palestinian Permanent Observer to the United Nations, on screens as he addresses delegates after the United Nations General Assembly vote on the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 12, 2025.

Suspect in 1982 attack on Paris Jewish restaurant arrested in West Bank

It was part of a wave of overseas violence by Palestinian terrorists that had begun in the 1970s. No one has yet been tried in connection with the case.

View of firemen and a rescuers in the rue des Rosiers after the French-Jewish delicatessen restaurant Jo Goldenberg was attacked on August 9, 1982 in Paris.

WATCH: IDF dismantles weapons held inside building in Ramallah area

The members of the terrorist cell were suspected of attempting to launch a rocket from the West Bank toward Israeli territory last week.

  Palestinian security forces operate in the center of the city of Jenin in the West Bank, December 16, 2024.