Palestinian population in West Bank

PA temporarily bars Arab Israelis from land transactions after settlers buy homes near Jericho

The temporary measure marks one of the first instances in which the Palestinian Authority has formally distinguished Arab Israelis from Palestinians living under its jurisdiction.

Members of Israeli forces next to Israeli settlers as they move into homes in the Palestinian city of Jericho in the West Bank, November 5, 2026.
Palestinians sit near the closed entrance of Hebron, in the West Bank, October 24, 2026.

Hundreds of Hebron families displaced by IDF operations, uncertain when they can return - interview

IDF forces detain volunteers with Rabbis for Human Rights in the West Bank village of Nehalim on October 21, 2026.

WATCH: IDF detains 90 West Bank olive harvest volunteers, including US congressional nominee Lander

Illustrative: A Palestinian farmer gestures during the harvest season, in Palestinian-owned olive groves in Beit Anan, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 15, 2026.

Palestinian farmers petition High Court over three years of blocked access to West Bank land


Villagers in Sussiya describe life in the shadow of demolition orders

"Our steadfastness is a triumph of defiance against Israel."

villager in sussiya

Knesset candidate Marzel indicted for allegedly assaulting Palestinian

Number 4 on Yahad list says "it's strange that a week before the election the police charge me for an event that happened several years ago."

Baruch Marzel

UN, Palestinians condemn price tag attack on West Bank mosque

The mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Mohamed Hussein, also condemned the mosque arson and blamed the Israeli authorities.

  PA President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets UN Middle East envoy Robert Serry in Ramallah July 6, 2014.

Power cut to major Palestinian cities for 45 minutes over unpaid debt

The Israel Electric Corporation cut off power supplies to the Palestinian cities of Jenin and Nablus for about 45 minutes, as a warning regarding the Palestinian debt to the company.

Electric poles

Palestinians to ban sale of products from 6 major Israeli companies

The sellers are to be given a two week window in order to get rid of existing products from the banned Israeli companies.

Abbas in Ramallah supermarket

Abbas mulls another UN Security Council bid for Palestinian state

Palestinian chief undaunted by failed bid to win a United Nations Security Council resolution mandating an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the UN Headquarters in New York [File]

UN blasts West Bank house demolitions

“Punitive demolitions are a form of collective penalty that punishes people for acts they did not commit,” says a UN representative.

A PALESTINIAN removes a wall to allow a bulldozer access to clear the rubble at the home of Amer Abu Aysha in Hebron in August. The IDF earlier destroyed the home of Abu Aysha, one of the two main suspects in the June kidnapping and murder of three teenagers.

Palestinian with improvised weapon reportedly killed by IDF at Al-Arroub riot

200 Palestinians riot in West Bank, southwest of Bethlehem.

The riots centered on Kalandiya, with smaller clashes in Isawiya.

Defense Minister: A bus with 20 Arabs and only a few Jews is a guaranteed terror attack

Currently, Palestinian workers are checked only when going into Israel, but not when coming back, which security sources said increases the chances for terrorist attacks.

Israeli soldiers check cars at a checkpoint near the West Bank City of Jericho

From Hillary to Shimon: Two states is no solution

Remarks made by Clinton, Peres, Netanyahu and others indicate that Israel’s need to retain control of Judea and Samaria has become, at last, a mainstream position.

Former president Shimon Peres.