32 h. ago AP PHOTOS: Palestinians report Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank

Palestinians in the village of Bruqin in the northern West Bank said that Israeli settlers attacked them, burning cars and damaging houses.

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34 h. ago PHOTO COLLECTION: Palestinians in the West Bank report an overnight attack by Israeli settlers

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

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52 h. ago Violent Israeli settlers under UK sanctions join illegal West Bank outpost

Exclusive: Neria Ben Pazi and Zohar Sabah witnessed visiting base set up to drive Palestinians from homes• Middle East crisis live – latest updatesTwo violent Israeli settlers on whom sanctions were imposed by the UK government this week have joined a campaign to drive Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank village of Mughayyir al-Deir.Neria Ben Pazi’s organisation, Neria’s Farm, had sanctions imposed by London on Tuesday, as the UK suspended negotiations on a new free-trade deal with Israel over its refusal to allow aid into Gaza and cabinet ministers’ calls to “purify Gaza” by expelling Palestinians. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago ICC prosecutor says Netanyahu arrest warrant should remain as Israel jurisdiction challenge is heard

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are urging judges to reject a request by Israel to scrap arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister while the court reconsiders its jurisdiction over Gaza and the West Bank

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3 d. ago Justin Bieber suffers embarrassing incident in public as troubled star grabs hold of his crotch

It all went down when the 31-year-old pop star visited First Credit Bank in West Hollywood on Wednesday

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3 d. ago Minister condemns Israeli military after British diplomats caught in shooting

Two British diplomats are understood to have been among a group of around 20 people involved in the West Bank city of Jenin.

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3 d. ago Israeli troops fire ‘warning shots’ at 25 diplomats visiting occupied West Bank

Shots force delegation representing 31 countries, including Italy, Canada, Egypt and UK, to run for coverMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsraeli troops have fired “warning shots” at a group of 25 diplomats who were visiting Jenin, in the Israel-occupied West Bank, on an official mission organised by the Palestinian Authority to observe the humanitarian situation there.The Israeli military said the visit had been approved, but the delegation “deviated from the approved route” and Israeli soldiers fired warning shots to distance them from the area. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Two Irish diplomats among delegation IDF fired near in West Bank

Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris said he condemned the ‘unacceptable’ incident in the strongest terms.

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3 d. ago Two Irish diplomats among delegation fired near in West Bank

Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris said he condemned the ‘unacceptable’ incident in the strongest terms.

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3 d. ago Moment diplomats and journalists run for cover as Israeli troops open fire during tour of West Bank

Israeli forces fired warning shots on Wednesday as foreign diplomats and journalists visited the West Bank, the military claimed, apologising for the incident

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3 d. ago International opinion has rounded on Israel, but it's not enough to force Netanyahu's hand | Sanam Vakil

Condemnation alone won’t change Israel’s trajectory. For that, concrete action on sanctions and Palestinian statehood is requiredSanam Vakil is director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa programmeNineteen months on from the 7 October Hamas attacks and the war in Gaza, Israel is under a new wave of international pressure and increasingly isolated from its partners and allies. Benjamin Netanyahu’s government recently announced its intention to reoccupy Gaza yet again, and called up Israeli reservists. In tandem, the illegal expansion of settlements and violence in the West Bank continues unabated. And as part of a tactic to bring pressure to bear on Hamas to release the remaining hostages held in Gaza, Israel halted the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza for two months, leading to widespread starvation and brutal conditions.In reaction, the UK, France and Canada issued a joint statement expressing a strong rebuke of Israel’s war effort. The UK’s foreign secretary, Da...

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4 d. ago Israeli ambassador told UK will not ‘stand by’ as offensive on Gaza escalates

Foreign Secretary David Lammy hit out at the renewed military offensive in the Gaza strip and the restrictions on aid.

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4 d. ago UK ramps up pressure on Israel over offensive in Gaza and West Bank

Trade talks halted and ambassador summoned as Foreign Secretary brands latest actions ‘monstrous’

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4 d. ago UK ramps up pressure on Israel over actions in Gaza and West Bank

Foreign Secretary David Lammy set out a series of measures in a Commons statement.

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4 d. ago U.K. suspends free trade talks with Israel and announces sanctions over West Bank settlers

The British government says it is suspending free trade negotiations with Israel and has leveled new sanctions targeting West Bank settlements as it criticizes Israel’s military actions in Gaza

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4 d. ago Britain threatens sanctions against Israel if it does not cease military action in Gaza: Hamas praises the statement but Netanyahu declares the move a 'huge prize' for the terrorists

An 11-week blockade on food, fuel, water and medicine has pushed the decimated civilian population of Gaza to the brink of famine, experts continue to warn.

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5 d. ago Fire chief took own life amid probe into claims he lied on his CV, inquest hears

Wayne Brown had suffered months of alleged harassment and media interest in claims he faked a qualification were the ‘final straw’, his partner said.

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5 d. ago County council warned over lack of road safety after woman, 91, drove into canal

Doreen Turner died on the evening of November 1 last year after her car went into the canal in Chichester, west Sussex.

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9 d. ago Siblings jailed for life for ‘truly sickening’ cannabis row knife murder

Bank worker Mya Marsh and her brother Isaiah were told the killing of drug-dealer Minister Enfrence was ferocious, terrifying and unprovoked.

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9 d. ago Pregnant Israeli woman killed on way to give birth in West Bank shooting attack

Tzeela Gez, who was nine months pregnant, was in a car driven by her husband when they were targeted by a Palestinian attacker late on Wednesday

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