West Bank Population
World Food Programme halves food assistance to West Bank due to funding shortages
Despite now reducing the service, the WFP shared that food needs have doubled since 2023 and an estimated 900,000 people are experiencing food insecurity in the Palestinian territory.
UN human rights office warns of worsening settler violence in West Bank as attacks keep increasing
Netanyahu denies settler community behind Khanna West Bank incident
![[ILLUSTRATIVE] Israeli Border Police officers patrol outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, February 18, 2026.](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/711692 "[ILLUSTRATIVE] Israeli Border Police officers patrol outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, February 18, 2026.")
WATCH: Border Police rescue Israeli citizen who accidentally entered Palestinian territory
Thousands run for freedom of movement in Bethlehem marathon
The IDF maintains that it limits the movement of Palestinians in the West Bank for security purposes, such as preventing attacks against Israelis.
Outgoing prosecutor: Intelligence shows Hamas will takeover West Bank post-Abbas
Outgoing chief West Bank prosecutor Maurice Hirsch reveals his views on an expected Hamas takeover in the West Bank, war and peace, his audacious lawyering and British soccer.
NGO to High Court: Stop private security policing Palestinian land
In 1971, the IDF issued an order empowering private contractors to perform searches and seizures, and use “any reasonable measure” to arrest Palestinians.
'The Duke of Nablus': The journey of one of the wealthiest Palestinians
Munib al-Masri, 82, is the wealthiest Palestinian in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
EXCLUSIVE: First Druse to fill role of chief IDF West Bank prosecutor
Hamed will make the move from running the Civil Claims Division in the Defense Ministry, doubtlessly as part of an attempt to improve the West Bank prosecution’s image.
Israeli rule over Palestinians endangers the country’s security and well-being
There are those frustrated with the growing nationalism and extremism within Israeli society who pin their hopes on the involvement of the international community.
Will PA municipal elections take place only in the West Bank?
The 2012 municipal elections, which Hamas boycotted, took place only in the West Bank. Voter turnout stood at 54 percent, much lower than the 75 percent in the 2006 parliamentary elections.
Israeli minister: Netanyahu decided seven years ago to freeze Ma’aleh Adumim
Homes should be built to allow for thousands of new residents to live in all parts of the city, Galant says.
Voting on October 8 to take place in relatively few Palestinian locales
Voting takes place only if multiple lists are submitted, meaning that there might be no voting at all in the majority of locales.
Liberman’s ‘carrot and stick’ security plan blasted by Right and Left
“The idea of carrots and sticks is right and good,” MK Yoav Kisch (Likud) said, “but it cannot be that the carrots harm rule of law and its authority.”