West Bank

The Belgian parliament has passed a non-binding resolution calling on the government to lead the way in implementing “counter-measures” against Israel if it goes ahead with its planned annexation of parts of the West Bank. The…

Israel will pay an “unprecedented price” if it goes ahead with plans to annex parts of the West Bank, Hamas has warned, saying the move would be a "declaration of war" on Palestinians. In an Arabic-language video published on Thursday,…

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that it is up to Israel to make its own decisions on whether to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to do. Speaking to…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Israel on Wednesday to abandon its plans to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank, warning that it threatened the prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.…

The UAE’s ambassador to Washington, Youssef Al Otaiba, said that Israel cannot expect to normalise relations with the Arab world if it annexes land in the occupied West Bank. In the Israeli daily, Yedioth Ahronoth, newspaper on Friday,…

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Tuesday, that Israel must face consequences if it annexes land in the occupied West Bank, pointing to possible European sanctions. At a news conference, Shtayyeh said annexation would…

The Emirati Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash, said that any unilateral move by Israel to annex parts of the occupied West Bank would be a serious setback for the Middle East peace process. “Continued Israeli talk of…

Israel will not miss a “historic opportunity” to extend its sovereignty to parts of the West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, calling the move one of his new government’s top tasks. At a meeting of legislators of…

Mosques, churches and businesses in the occupied West Bank will reopen on Tuesday in an easing of coronavirus restrictions, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Monday. Shtayyeh said it was time to “cautiously return life…

Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday during a protest against feared Israeli land confiscation, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The Palestinian Health Ministry said one youth, aged 15,…