By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say that Israeli security forces killed a Palestinian militant during a raid in the northern West Bank. Thursday’s incident marks the latest escalation of violence in what has been the deadliest start of a year for Palestinians in the occupied territory in more than
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli security forces killed a Palestinian militant during a raid in the northern West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, the latest escalation of violence in what
A U.S. Marine veteran is severely wounded after a Palestinian gunman opened fire on him and his wife as they drove in the West Bank on Monday. The attacker is in custody.
article author: Mohammed NajibWed, 2023-03-29 01:57 RAMALLAH: Israeli armed forces’ assaults against Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem have continued with increasing frequency during Ramadan, Palestinian sources confirmed to Arab News. On Tuesday, the Israeli army arrested 13 citizens from different parts of the West Bank. At the same time, and for the fourth consecutive day, it continued to tighten its grip on the town of Huwara, south of Nablus.Main...
CAIRO: Two days of tribal violence in western Sudan’s long-troubled Darfur region killed at least 5 people, tribal leaders and a rights group said on Friday. The violence between African Masalit tribesmen and Arab shepherds in West Darfur erupted on Thursday after two armed assailants fatally shot a merchant in a remote area, leaders from both groups said. In a statement, Masalit tribesmen accused Arab militia of being behind the killing. The slaying sparked a series of targeted attacks that...
Bloodshed and hardline Israeli politics raise tensions on eve of Muslim holy monthIn the Old City of Jerusalem and the Palestinian neighbourhoods surrounding it, preparations for Ramadan are under way: strings of festive lights and lanterns are ready to welcome sundown on Thursday, while sweet shops and bakers are busy making qatayef – fried dumplings filled with cream or sweet cheese, traditionally eaten during the Muslim holy month.The period of fasting that commemorates Gabriel’s revelation...
An Israeli truck driver came under fire near the West Bank town of Shufa,
Lawmakers vote to allow Israelis back into four West Bank settlements that were evacuated in 2005.
HUWARA, Palestinian Territories — A shooting attack in the northern West Bank town of Huwara on Sunday injured two Israelis, the army and rescuers said, as Israeli and Palestine officials held talks in Egypt over a surge in violence. The attack in Huwara came three weeks after the fatal shooting of two Israeli settlers, also in Huwara. The attack came during Israeli-Palestinian talks in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El Sheikh after a surge in deadly violence in the occupied West Bank....
A Palestinian gunman opened fire at an Israeli vehicle in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, wounding two people, Israeli officials said. The attack cast a shadow over Egyptian-mediated efforts to lower tensions ahead of a sensitive holiday period beginning this week.
The shooting came as Israeli and Palestinian officials were meeting in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Israel identifies slain man as 26-year-old resident of Hura, a Bedouin town.