West Bank

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The West Bank is a landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia, bordered by Jordan to the east and by the Green Line separating it and Israel on the south, west and north. The West Bank also contains a significant section of the western Dead Sea shore. The “West Bank” was the name given to the territory that was captured by Jordan in the aftermath of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and subsequently annexed in 1950 until 1967 when it was occupied by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War.

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Coronavirus control: occupied West Bank crossings into Israel close Tens of thousands of Palestinians who work in Israel stranded as they cannot re-enter homes in occupied West Bank. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:25Published 2 weeks ago

Gaza prepares for potential coronavirus outbreak Palestinian territory of Gaza yet to report any coronavirus infections - unlike the occupied West Bank, where number of cases now stands at 39. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:35Published 3 weeks ago

Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli army in occupied West Bank Israeli forces fire tear gas, rubber-coated bullets to disperse protesters blocking illegal Jewish settlers in Beita. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 01:36Published 3 weeks ago


No Room At The Inn? Americans Quarantined In Bethlehem Hotel Fifteen Americans have been quarantined in a hotel in Bethlehem. According to Reuters, a Palestinian government spokesman said Saturday it is part of precautions against the coronavirus. The city in.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:37Published on March 7, 2020

Palestine declares state of emergency over coronavirus The move comes after seven people in the occupied West Bank test positive, prompting the Israeli army to seal off Bethlehem. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:11Published on March 6, 2020

EXPLAINER: Why so many elections in Israel? Israelis head to the polls on Monday for their third election in a year - hoping to break the country's political deadlock. David Doyle reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:39Published on March 1, 2020

Israel election: PM Netanyahu vows to build new settler homes Israeli PM pledged to revive contentious E1 plan and to build 3,500 new illegal settler homes in occupied West Bank. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:42Published on February 29, 2020

Pope appears to reject Trump's Middle East peace plan Pope Francis has warned against "inequitable solutions" to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in an apparent reference to U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace proposal. Ciara Lee reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:15Published on February 23, 2020

Israel, Palestine Scrambles After Tourists Infected With Coronavirus Visit Holy Sites Israeli and Palestinian authorities are trying to quell fears of a potential local outbreak of the coronavirus. South Korean pilgrims who had toured some of the holy land’s most popular sites were.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:36Published on February 22, 2020

UN lists more than 100 firms linked to Israeli settlements in West Bank Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:37Published on February 13, 2020

UN lists firms linked to illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank Airbnb, Expedia, TripAdvisor, tech giant Motorola and consumer food maker General Mills among the companies. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:17Published on February 13, 2020

Israeli blockade sours income for Gaza strawberry farmers Israeli blockade presents challenges in transporting Gaza strawberries to consumers in the occupied West Bank. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:58Published on February 8, 2020

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Palestinian workers find temporary Israeli abodes in coronavirus crisis Israel's building industry has found temporary housing for many of its nearly 70,000 Palestinian laborers, staving off a construction shutdown after the coronavirus crisis prompted the closure of the.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
Israeli troops kill Palestinian hurling rocks at cars on highway: army Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian who was hurling rocks at Israeli cars driving on a highway in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the military said. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago

Palestinians suspend prayers at mosques, churches to fight coronavirus The Palestinian Authority suspended prayers in mosques and churches in the occupied West Bank on Saturday to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian teen during West Bank protest, Palestinian ministry says Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday during a protest against feared Israeli land confiscation, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Veterinary clinic provides safe haven for West Bank donkeys A British-funded veterinary clinic is caring for hundreds of working and abandoned donkeys in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters - Published on March 9, 2020

Palestinians declare state of emergency over coronavirus: prime minister Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a 30-day state of emergency on Thursday after coronavirus cases were reported in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Reuters - Published on March 5, 2020
Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity ordered closed over coronavirus The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem was ordered closed and foreign tourists were banned from West Bank hotels on Thursday as health officials announced seven cases of coronavirus in the Palestinian.. Reuters - Published on March 5, 2020
Monkey business at Bansky's Bethlehem hotel masks coronavirus fears British artist Banksy's hotel in Bethlehem brought a touch of humor to the West Bank town by strapping a surgical mask to the model monkey bellhop at its entrance as coronavirus fears grip residents.. Reuters - Published on March 5, 2020
Palestinian Authority bars foreign tourists from West Bank over coronavirus The Palestinian Authority on Thursday ordered hotels in the West Bank to stop receiving foreign tourists after four suspected cases of the coronavirus were found in the town of Bethlehem. Reuters - Published on March 5, 2020

Palestinians protest as Israeli bulldozers clear land Palestinians have launched protests in the occupied West Bank after Israeli bulldozers began clearing land in what villagers fear is an attempt to confiscate it for future Jewish settlements. Reuters - Published on March 4, 2020
Israel's Netanyahu seeks settlers' votes with annexation pledge An election in Israel next week could bring many settlers in the occupied West Bank closer to a long-held goal - annexation of the settlements where they live. Reuters - Published on February 25, 2020
Netanyahu revives settlement plan opponents say cuts off East Jerusalem Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday he was reviving Israel's most contentious settlement plan, a proposal that opponents say would split the West Bank, cut off East Jerusalem and.. Reuters - Published on February 25, 2020	Netanyahu says will press ahead with E-1 settlement project in West Bank Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he was moving forward with a plan to build some 3,500 homes for Jewish settlers in one the most sensitive areas of the occupied West Bank, a.. Reuters - Published on February 25, 2020
'Feels like prison': Palestinian family cut off from West Bank village by Israeli barrier Omar Hajajla may have a private gateway to his home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, but it is hardly a sign of luxury: it runs beneath an Israeli barrier that cuts him and his family off from the.. Reuters - Published on February 20, 2020	U.N. report names 112 companies doing business with Israeli settlements The United Nations' human rights office on Wednesday named 112 companies it said have business ties to Jewish settlements in the West Bank, angering Israel and prompting a Palestinian threat of legal.. Reuters - Published on February 12, 2020
Palestinian PM threatens legal action against firms in U.N. settlements report Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh on Wednesday threatened to take international legal action against companies named in a United Nations Report on businesses said to have ties to Israeli.. Reuters - Published on February 12, 2020	Netanyahu rejects U.N. report on companies involved with settlements Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday denounced a long-delayed U.N. report listing companies that have business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Reuters - Published on February 12, 2020
U.N. rights office lists companies it says have ties to Jewish settlements The United Nations human rights office issued a report on Wednesday on companies it said have business ties to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, drawing ire from Israel but winning praise from.. Reuters - Published on February 12, 2020	Israel attacks 'shameful' U.N. report on companies active in West Bank settlements Israel denounced on Wednesday a long-delayed U.N. report listing companies with business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Reuters - Published on February 12, 2020
EU's Borrell warns of violence if Israel annexes Jordan Valley The EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, urged Israel on Tuesday not to annex the Jordan Valley, a large swathe of the occupied West Bank, warning of Palestinian protests if it went ahead. Reuters - Published on February 11, 2020	U.S. warns Israel against 'unilateral' West Bank moves A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washington's consent, pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultra-nationalists within Prime.. Reuters - Published on February 9, 2020
Israel drawing up map for West Bank annexations: Netanyahu Israel has begun to draw up maps of land in the occupied West Bank that will be annexed in accordance with U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed peace plan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on.. Reuters - Published on February 8, 2020	Palestinian protester killed in unrest over U.S. Mideast plan A Palestinian protester was shot dead in the West Bank on Friday as Palestinian and U.S. leaders blamed each other for violence that erupted after President Donald Trump unveiled a Middle East Peace.. Reuters - Published on February 7, 2020
Palestinian and U.S. leaders blame each other for violence Palestinian and U.S. leaders blamed each other for a surge of violence, as mourners gathered in the occupied West Bank for the funeral of a Palestinian police officer shot dead during unrest, and.. Reuters - Published on February 7, 2020	At least two Palestinians killed, 16 Israelis hurt in violence over Trump plan At least two Palestinians were killed in the occupied West Bank and 16 Israelis were hurt on Thursday in a surge of violence that erupted amid Palestinian anger at a U.S. peace plan. Reuters - Published on February 7, 2020
Israeli-Palestinian violence rises after Trump peace plan At least two Palestinians were killed and 15 Israelis were hurt on Thursday in a string of incidents in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, where violence has risen after the U.S. announcement of its.. Reuters - Published on February 6, 2020	Palestinian killed in West Bank; Israeli troops hurt in Jerusalem ramming A car ran down a group of Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem early on Thursday in a suspected Palestinian attack and, in a separate incident, Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian during clashes in the.. Reuters - Published on February 6, 2020
Israeli troops kill Palestinian in West Bank protest: medics Israeli troops shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian who was taking part in a violent protest on Wednesday against U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan, witnesses and medical officials said. Reuters - Published on February 5, 2020	Draft U.N. resolution condemns Israeli annexation in Trump peace plan A draft United Nations Security Council resolution on Tuesday condemned an Israeli plan to annex its settlements in the West Bank in a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s pro-Israel peace proposal. Reuters - Published on February 5, 2020
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Kushner says he hopes Israel waits on sovereignty steps in West Bank White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Washington wants Israel to wait until after its March 2 election before making any moves towards settlement annexation in the West Bank following the.. Reuters - Published on January 30, 2020	Citing Trump plan, Israel defense chief backs extending sovereignty to West Bank settlements Israel's hawkish defense minister called on Wednesday for Israel to establish sovereignty over nearly a third of the occupied West Bank, acting on U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of a Middle.. Reuters - Published on January 29, 2020
Defense minister pushes to extend Israeli sovereignty to West Bank settlements Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett said on Wednesday that Israel should move to establish sovereignty over nearly a third of the occupied West Bank following the announcement of U.S. President.. Reuters - Published on January 29, 2020	Trump leaps into Middle East fray with peace plan that Palestinians denounce U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed creating a Palestinian state as part of a Middle East peace plan, drawing Palestinian condemnation for imposing strict conditions and agreeing to let.. Reuters - Published on January 29, 2020
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