… llow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a cornerstone laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center at an abandon airport in East Jerusalem near the separation wall with the Israeli occupied West Bank …
Israeli settlers attack West Bank village, blocking family's return home By Reuters September 30, 2026 12:49 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter A Palestinian boy rides his bicycle past Israeli army vehicles du …
… Hours earlier, in a recorded message Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN that Israeli policies – in particular the illegal expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank – threatened “the very life and existence of the Palestinian people on their homeland”. …
… Subscribe to our newsletterBritain and France have both imposed limited sanctions on Israeli exports from the occupied West Bank.And French President Emmanuel Macron drew Israel's ire for claiming in his own UN speech that Hamas was not active in the West Bank. …
… On a separate note about the conflict in the Middle East, Rubio warned Wednesday that the last thing Israel or the wider region needed was for the West Bank to become a new crisis. …
… "killer robots must have no place in our future."Meanwhile, several leaders including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani used speeches to warn that the future of the Palestinians was at a crossroads as Israel expands West Bank …
… At a time when a growing number of artists are speaking out against the conflict in Gaza and West Bank settler violence, the 35-year-old British performer has maintained his apolitical stance. …
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Audio By VocalizeMore than half a dozen Arab and Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabia and Turkey, on Wednesday welcomed UK-led sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, urging other countries to take similar steps. …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu credited an Israeli plumber with helping avert disaster after a fight broke out in the cockpit of a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv with 174 passengers, which plummeted 17,000 feet in one minute and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu credited an Israeli plumber with helping avert disaster after a fight broke out in the cockpit of a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv with 174 passengers, which plummeted 17,000 feet in one minute and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
More than 100 Israeli settlers attacked a village in the occupied West Bank, seizing two houses belonging to the Tubasi family in Jalud village and setting them on fire, preventing the family from returning home and clashing with Israeli troops.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his country's military campaigns in Iran, Gaza and elsewhere at the UN General Assembly, vowing to continue fighting after dozens of delegates walked out. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN via video that Israeli policies, including settlement expansion in the West Bank, threatened Palestinian existence and accused Israel of conducting a "genocidal war" in Gaza, which Netanyahu rejected.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a fiery UN speech on Thursday assailing enemies and allies, including Iran, Britain, France, Turkey, and New York's first Muslim mayor Zohran Mamdani. The address sparked widespread walkouts and jeering in the chamber as Netanyahu, facing reelection in October 27 elections, used the global platform to defend himself against ICC war crimes allegations and attack what he called "moral cowards."
President Trump told the UN that the United States will not join global AI regulation and urged countries to abandon the International Criminal Court, while also stating he faces a "big decision" on whether to negotiate or "annihilate the Islamic Republic" of Iran. Other world leaders at the assembly warned about Palestinian futures amid Israeli West Bank settlement expansion and raised concerns about global unrest and US actions.
Ed Sheeran performed in Philadelphia on Saturday, his first show since his opening act Macklemore was removed from the US Loop Tour after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage. Four supporting acts subsequently quit the tour, though Sheeran has denied being behind Macklemore's removal, attributing it to the tour promoter.
The United States has refused visas for Palestinian Authority officials, including president Mahmoud Abbas, to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week. The State Department cited their failure to reform and ongoing activities that undermine peace prospects, while the Palestinian foreign ministry rejected the decision as unjustified and contrary to rebuilding trust.
Israel ordered the closure of Britain's consulate in Jerusalem in retaliation for Western sanctions led by London over Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank. Israel also said it would expel British diplomats monitoring a Gaza ceasefire, bar British training for Palestinian Authority forces, and ban 12 British officials from entering Israel.
More than half a dozen Arab and Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabia and Turkey, welcomed UK-led sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, urging other countries to take similar steps. This followed Britain, France and Canada joining nine other European countries in restricting trade with Israeli settlements.
Volker Turk, the U.N. rights chief, warned that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity and called for "cast-iron guarantees" to secure AI, citing risks including disruptions to services, communications, and democratic systems. He pledged to press AI firms to reduce these risks during his address to the UN human rights council.
The US ambassador to Israel accused Britain's government of antisemitism after Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband described the situation in Gaza as "horrific" and called for action on the humanitarian situation.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem urged Arab and Islamic countries to take unified action against a proposal from Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to remove Palestinians from Gaza, saying such displacement plans represent "an extremely dangerous development."
As Israeli elections approach in October, Western nations are signaling tougher stances on Israeli settlement expansion and settler violence in the occupied West Bank. Britain's foreign secretary vowed a major policy reset on West Bank construction, and France's foreign minister urged the EU to ban trade with settlements, citing record levels of settler violence.
Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband pledged a major reset of policy towards Israel in the coming weeks, condemning "appalling settler terrorism" in the occupied West Bank following increased attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian villages.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a diplomatic deal was not possible with Iran's rulers, citing recent discussions with US President Donald Trump about diplomacy with the Islamic republic. Netanyahu praised Trump's new campaign of economic pressure against Iran.
Britain, Canada, and Australia have condemned Israel's decision to close an investigation into the deaths of seven World Central Kitchen employees killed in a Gaza drone strike in 2024, which Israel's military described as a "tragic mistake."
The UN has warned that more than 1,000 humanitarian workers have been killed over the past three years as aid work becomes increasingly dangerous. Secretary-General António Guterres cited growing attacks in conflict zones, shrinking funding, access restrictions, and new weapons like armed drones as compounding security threats to aid personnel.
Israeli forces moved against settlers who have besieged Palestinian homes near Nablus since Sunday, blocking residents from food and supplies. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee denounced the siege as "thuggish behaviour" and said Israel had intervened at US request, though witnesses said settlers remained in the area.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a US-led Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas, putting distance between himself and President Donald Trump as he shores up his political base ahead of close elections. Netanyahu said Israel will not carry out any withdrawal from Gaza until Hamas is genuinely disarmed, despite receiving assurances that Israel would not need to withdraw immediately.
Israeli military forces raided the Qalandia refugee camp next to Jerusalem on Wednesday, with about a dozen armoured jeeps deployed. Eight people were reported injured; the military said the operation targeted terrorist elements and wanted individuals, while residents have expressed fears of eviction amid growing tensions.
Israeli military forces conducted a large-scale operation in the Qalandia refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, saying they targeted terrorist elements and weapons trafficking; a camp spokesman said at least 20 people were arrested and soldiers took positions on house roofs.
A senior UN official told the Security Council that violence in the occupied West Bank has escalated in the past week, resulting in civilian casualties, displacement, and property damage, with Israeli settler attacks against Palestinian communities persisting at alarming levels.
Palestinian health workers said a 28-year-old woman delivered a stillborn baby in an ambulance after the vehicle was delayed by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Monday. The woman was six months pregnant and experiencing heavy bleeding when medics collected her; the ambulance faced blocked routes and a closed gate at the Awarta checkpoint.
Israel's defence minister said his country would respond powerfully to any attack by Iran, after Israeli and Jordanian forces intercepted an Iranian missile launched towards Aqaba. The military chief also vowed to retaliate with "determination" if Iran attacked Israel.
UNESCO member states are to vote on adding new sites to its World Heritage and World Heritage in Danger lists at a meeting in Busan, South Korea. Sites under consideration include a Biblical location, Lebanese castles, an antelope migration path, and the world's deepest lake, threatened by conflict or climate change.
Palestinian rights organisations launched an international campaign on Tuesday to document and combat sexual violence against Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons. Campaign coordinator Youssef al-Amayreh, released in January after two years in Israeli custody, said the initiative had collected dozens of testimonies from former detainees alleging sexual violence and abuse.
Israel will hold a general election on October 27, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeking to remain in power against rivals including former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, who founded his own party in 2025 after serving in Netanyahu's war cabinet.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 76, is Israel's longest-serving prime minister and has led multiple wars and outlasted several American presidents. He now faces an international arrest warrant over alleged war crimes in Gaza, a corruption trial, and a nearly three-year multi-front conflict including direct military confrontations with Iran, ahead of an election scheduled for October 27.
Palestinian handlers and breeders maintain a passion for Arabian horses as a rare form of recreation and cultural identity in the occupied West Bank, with events like beauty pageants drawing communities together despite shrinking open land amid Israeli settlement expansion.