In the West Bank, violent protests broke out after Muslim prayers Friday afternoon. The Palestinian Red Crescent said 8 Palestinians were seriously hurt after being shot by live rounds.

The Palestinians say they further entrench Israel’s 55-year, open-ended occupation of the West Bank, which Israel captured along with east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war.

Israel should build in the West Bank, even amid tensions and war - opinion The world will always object to the Jewish development of Judea and Samaria, but that shouldn’t halt the State of ...

The West Bank, a territory that lies west of the Jordan River between Israel and Jordan, has been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967. It is home to more than 3.3 million Palestinians.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel announced plans Friday to build 1,400 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, territory the Palestinians claim for their future state.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched the West Bank operation on Jan. 21, two days after the Gaza ceasefire negotiated by Israel and Hamas came into force.

Israel is demolishing more Palestinian homes across the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, at a higher rate in 2025 than any previous year since the occupation began in 1967.

On Thursday, blasts rocked three empty buses in Israel in what police view as a suspected militant attack. Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war.

One of the main threats that Israel faces today is from ballistic missiles. Yet everybody knows that holding on to the West Bank won’t help Israel defend itself against missiles coming from ...

West Bank militants threaten Israel, warn own leaders It’s been the bloodiest 10 months since 2015 Matthias Somm/CNN ...

This wouldn't be easy or uncontroversial in Israel, much less in the West Bank. But the point is that it's doable -- and a step Israel could take on its own.

Israel is demolishing more Palestinian homes across the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, at a higher rate in 2025 than any previous year since the occupation began in 1967.