Thu 19-September-2024

West Bank

Wife of Hamas official denied travel for medical treatment

The Israeli occupation authorities on Saturday prohibited the wife of senior Hamas official Sheikh Jamal Abul-Haija from traveling to Jordan to have cancer surgery.

Palestinians kidnapped in IOF sweep at crack of dawn

At least nine Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) from the West Bank at dawn Sunday.

West Bankers lay to rest seven martyrs

Thousands participated in the funeral processions of seven martyrs in the West Bank on Saturday after the Israeli occupation authorities handed them over to their families after months of holding them in morgues.

Israeli authorities release bodies of nine Palestinian martyrs

After long months in morgues the Israeli occupation authorities on Friday evening released the bodies of nine martyrs from different West Bank areas and handed them over to the Palestinian side.

IOF quells West Bank marches

Dozens of Palestinians and foreign activists choked on teargas after the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) suppressed marches launched on the eve of Christmas in Bethlehem where Palestinians dressed as Santa Claus were participating.

Israel to return bodies of 11 dead Palestinians on Friday

Israeli occupation authorities decided to return the bodies of 11 Palestinians from the West Bank killed by the Israeli army earlier this year the Palestinian National Committee for Retrieving Bodies of Martyrs revealed.

5 Palestinians kidnapped 2 injured in predawn assault by IOF

At least five Palestinian youths were kidnapped and two others were injured in a predawn assault launched by the Israeli occupation forces across the West Bank on Friday.

IOA to demolish mosque near Bethlehem

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) issued a demolition notice on Tuesday against a mosque in eastern Bethlehem.

Israeli settler bus comes under gunfire attack near Ramallah

Anonymous gunmen on Monday evening opened fire at an Israeli bus in the illegal settlement region of Binyamin near Ramallah city.

Hamas pushes for mass participation in West Bank festival

Hamas on Monday called for a mass participation in a festival to be led in al-Bireh city in the West Bank to mark the 29th anniversary of the group’s founding.