Israel, West Bank and Gaza

Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire holds as Israel cracks down in the West Bank
The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to surge food and supplies to the war-ravaged territory as Palestinians scour through mountains of rubble.
Israel launches major operation in West Bank
The violence comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces domestic pressure from his far-right allies after agreeing to the truce and hostage-prisoner exchange with Hamas.
Gaza in the rearview, Israelis turn tanks and guns onto West Bank
The Trump administration lifted sanctions on extremist settlers this week, raising questions about his policies to come
Sound of gunfire rings out in Jenin, West Bank as Israeli military operation ongoing
In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and suspected Jewish settlers have rampaged through two Palestinian towns.
The Gaza ceasefire is stoking violence in the West Bank
Meanwhile on the ground in Gaza the ceasefire, which came into effect on January 19th, is holding. The first hostages have been released as have 90 Palestinian prisoners. Aid has begun to flow in. The idf has begun to dismantle some of its bases. Displaced Gazans are returning to the rubble of their homes.
Why Is Israel Targeting Jenin, in the West Bank?
As Israel withdraws some of its troops from Gaza during a cease-fire there, it has turned attention to another Palestinian territory — in particular a city with a history of militant activity.
Israel raids West Bank after Gaza carnage
A Palestinian official said hundreds of people began leaving their homes in a flashpoint area of the West Bank on Thursday as Israeli forces pressed a deadly operation there
Israel-Gaza ceasefire latest: Top Israeli general quits over Hamas attack as 9 killed in West Bank
Meanwhile, the major operation launched by Israeli forces on the city of Jenin left at least six dead and dozens more wounded, Palestinian health officials said, just days into a fragile ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza. It comes as Donald Trump said he is “not confident” that the temporary truce will hold.
Middle East latest: Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian militants who carried out West Bank bus attack
Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian militants who carried out a deadly attack on a bus in the West Bank earlier this month
Middle East live updates: At least 21 Palestinians hurt in West Bank settler violence
Palestinians are returning to devastated parts of Gaza under a ceasefire. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect on Sunday morning. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails will be freed in the first phase of the deal.
Cease-fire in Gaza Strip was widely welcomed. It may not last. Here's why.
Even before the first phase is completed, the fragile cease-fire agreement that has paused 15 months of war in Gaza between ...
Palestinian deaths rise despite Gaza ceasefire as Hamas prepare to release more Israel hostages
Gazan brothers are killed days after the ceasefire was announced, as a tense Middle East awaits more hostages releases this ...
Israel says troops fire on gunmen in Gaza as ceasefire enters 5th day, deadly West Bank operation continues
Israel says troops fired on masked gunmen in Gaza, but it remains committed to the ceasefire as it continues a new offensive in the West Bank.