Entity
West Bank
A territory in the Middle East, west of the Jordan River, that has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967. It is a focal point of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict due to Israeli settlements and frequent violence between settlers, Palestinians, and the Israeli military.
Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to escalating violence involving Israeli settlers besieging Palestinian villages and the Israeli military's response.
Latest on West Bank
- UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada condemn Israel's West Bank settlement project
- Key European leaders demand Israel halt West Bank settlement project
- Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project
- Israeli settler confronts Palestinian American at his besieged West Bank home
- Israeli military ‘paralysis’ on settler violence exposed in West Bank siege
- More troops to be sent to West Bank village besieged by Israeli settlers
- Israel accused of weaponising archaeology at ancient West Bank sites
- Exodus: West Bank hardships drive out Palestinian Christians
- Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge
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