Palestinian Oscar-winning director Basel Adra said Israeli soldiers conducted a raid at his West Bank home on Saturday, searching for him and going through his wife’s phone. Israeli settlers attacked his village, injuring two of his brothers and one cousin, Adra told The Associated Press. He accompanied them to the hospital. While there, he said that he heard from…
Israel’s far-right finance minister announced approval Thursday of the construction of a contentious settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that Palestinians and rights groups worry would scuttle plans for a future Palestinian state by effectively cutting the West Bank into two separate parts. The announcement comes as several major U.S. allies have announced plans to…
A Palestinian American died in the Israeli-occupied West Bank last week after a confrontation with settlers, U.S. officials confirmed. Khamis Ayyad, who was in his 40s, died Thursday from smoke inhalation in Silwad, a village in the central West Bank near several Israeli settlements, a U.S. official told CBS News. The Palestinian health ministry said…
Trump arrives for NATO summit after voicing frustration with Israel and Iran – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump is in the Netherlands Tuesday for a NATO summit after lashing out at Israel and Iran over apparent ceasefire violations. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe has more. Be the first…
Israel suffering casualties from Iranian strikes, while war continues in Gaza – CBS News Watch CBS News For nearly six nights, sirens have blared across Israel warning of retaliatory Iranian strikes. While Israel is able to inflict far greater pain on Iran, it has not been immune to destruction and death. Debora Patta reports. Be…
Britain and four other nations imposed sanctions on Tuesday on two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers. Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, accusing them of repeatedly inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway joined Britain in freezing the assets and imposing travel bans on Israel’s national security minister Ben-Gvir and…
Jenin, West Bank — Several nations that have backed Israel during its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip voiced outrage Wednesday after Israeli troops fired what they called “warning shots” as foreign diplomats visited the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Authority, which partially administers the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory, accused Israeli troops of “deliberately” shooting at…
