The West Bank (Arabic: الضفة الغربية, romanized: aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; Hebrew: הַגָּדָה הַמַּעֲרָבִית, romanized: HaGadáh HaMaʽarávit), so called due to its location relative to the Jordan River, is …

2 days ago · The West Bank is an area of the former British-mandated (1920–47) territory of Palestine west of the Jordan River, claimed from 1949 to 1988 as part of the Hashemite …

Jan 23, 2025 · The Israeli military has intensified operations across the occupied West Bank, targeting Palestinian militant cells, imposing roadblocks and cutting communities off from the …

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Aug 28, 2024 · Israeli troops raided two Palestinian cities on Aug. 28 in what they called an effort to tamp down rising militancy in the northern West Bank. The raids continued this week, with …

Aug 31, 2024 · Israel has killed at least 20 people since it launched its attacks on the towns and refugee camps at Jenin, Nablus, Tubas and Tulkarem overnight on Wednesday. Here’s what …

Dec 6, 2023 · The landlocked West Bank - the larger of the two Palestinian territories - is home to some three million Palestinians. Inhabited since at least the 15th century B.C., the West Bank …

Jun 25, 2020 · What is the West Bank? It is a chunk of land located - as the name suggests - on the west bank of the River Jordan and bounded by Israel to the north, west and south. To its …

6 days ago · Since the beginning of 2025, Israeli forces have killed 53 Palestinians, including eight children, in the West Bank. These include 30 Palestinians killed in Jenin governorate. …

Aug 30, 2024 · Whilst Gaza is a strip of land in the west, bordering the Mediterranean sea, the West Bank refers to the area of territory in the east, on the west bank of the River Jordan. It is …