U.S. President Donald Trump is dismissing the Knesset vote on West Bank annexation. Trump brushed aside a question about a symbolic vote in the Israeli parliament about annexing the West Bank at the White House on Thursday.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli settlers descended on Palestinian olive harvesters and activists this week in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, beating them with clubs in an attack Palestinian health officials said sent at least one woman to the hospital with serious injuries.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank, offering an unequivocal promise to block such a move that Arab leaders in the Middle East have also staunchly opposed.Related video above: Palestinian ...

One child was shot while sitting on her mother’s lap. Another, hit by an airstrike as he stepped inside his home. Two others, killed while playing outside with friends. Israeli gunfire has killed at least 18 children under the age of 15 in the occupied ...

Israel’s sudden decision to indefinitely close the sole land crossing giving over 3 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank access to international travel, has intensified fears of more restrictions amid Israel’s threats of retaliation against Western recognition of a Palestinian state.

Anne Irfan’s history explains the complex background to Palestinian resistance in Gaza, allowing those who live there to tell their own stories.