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.
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Israel adopts superpower mindset in Middle East as it upgrades war doctrine - opinion
Israeli settlers accused of killing 117 sheep in West Bank attack against Palestinian Bedouins
IDF confirms death of Hamas commander who infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7
Two police officers, police dog wounded in Jaljulya explosion during search for illegal weapons
Five suspects have been arrested so far as police continue to work to clear the scene.
Huckabee: Probe ‘terrorist’ killing of Palestinian American in West Bank
“There must be accountability for this criminal and terrorist act. Saif was just 20 years old,” Huckabeee wrote in a Tuesday X/Twitter post.
'Selective outrage': Jewish orgs. slam Irish law criminalizing West Bank imports
Jewish organizations criticized the proposed Irish law criminalizing imports from the West Bank during a hearing in the Irish Parliament.
CNN journalist's car window smashed, blames settler violence
The journalist was covering a story for CNN on a Palestinian-American citizen who was killed on Friday by far-right Israeli activists when the vandalism occurred.
IDF postpones evacuation of Tzur Harel outpost after operation plans leaked - report
Dozens of Palestinian vehicles were set on fire in the village of Burqa, near the Tzur Harel outpost, on Monday night.
West Bank town mourns two men killed by settlers, turns to US for accountability
“We demand the United States government do something about it... I don’t want his death to go in vain,” said Kamel Musallet, who flew from the US to bury his son.
Clerics accuse West Bank Jews of attacking Christian sites
Fears over violence were pushing Christians to leave the West Bank, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Roman Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem since 2020, said.
Tank explosion kills three soldiers in north Gaza, IDF soldier takes own life on northern base
Degel Hatorah announces exit from gov't • EU sees some good signs on Gaza aid but more needed • Israel submits third map for ceasefire negotiations
Will Jewish, Palestinian deaths in Sinjil spur gov't to combat extremism in W. Bank?
Reducing violence against Palestinians by extremist Jews, the situation is as bad as ever, with no sign that anyone in the government is ready to rethink the basic strategy.
Israel is losing the narrative worldwide in West Bank and Gaza - comment
Fact-checking becomes impossible in war zones, and unverified casualty figures are often published uncritically. Headlines blame Israel for bombings before investigations can conclude.
With Iran threat gone, it's time to expand Israel's sovereignty - opinion
Now that Israel is in a more secure situation, it can afford to put more thought into growth, and the first steps of that growth should be extending Israeli sovereignty to the West Bank.
