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Trump says he ‘will not allow’ Netanyahu to annex West Bank
Donald Trump has said he will not allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the Israeli-occupied West Bank.The US president told White...
Palestinians in West Bank stranded as Israel shuts only international crossing
Israel has closed the only crossing between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and neighbouring Jordan, stopping more than two million Palestinians from accessing the...
Palestinians in West Bank fear recognition is not enough
Tom BennettRamallah, occupied West BankGetty ImagesUp and down the territory, hundreds of new Israeli military checkpoints have sprung up, often accompanied by sudden...
Palestinian recognition welcomed in West Bank despite fears of Israeli annexation
Lucy WilliamsonBBC Middle East correspondent in JeninBBCIsrael was temporarily given control over rural areas like this under the Oslo peace accords, with the...
UAE warns Israel that annexing West Bank would cross ‘red line’
The United Arab Emirates has warned Israel that annexing the occupied West Bank would cross a "red line" and undermine the spirit of...
Israel approves controversial E1 settlement plans in West Bank
ReutersIsrael has given final approval for a controversial settlement project that would effectively cut off the occupied West Bank from East Jerusalem and...
BBC witnesses West Bank attack by masked Israeli settlers
The BBC's Lucy Williamson was reporting on allegations Israeli settlers had destroyed a Palestinian man's olive groves when she witnessed masked settlers launch...
BBC witnesses settlers attack on Palestinian farm in West Bank
Lucy WilliamsonBBC News, Turmus Aya, in the occupied West BankTensions between local residents and settlers are complicated by the increasingly heavy control of...
Israeli settlers intensify campaign to drive out West Bank Palestinians
Jeremy BowenInternational editor, reporting from the occupied West BankOren Rosenfeld/BBCMeir Simcha agreed to talk, but he wanted to do it somewhere special, because...
US ambassador calls on Israel to ‘aggressively investigate’ West Bank killing
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says he has asked Israeli authorities to "aggressively investigate" the killing of a Palestinian-American in the occupied...
