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The violence in the West Bank is escalating increasingly, while the Israeli government and ministers like Ben-Gvir and Smotrich support radical settlers, leading to concern among former generals that the situation could spiral into a catastrophe with mass attacks and resistance from the Palestinians. (translated)

Gewalt im Westjordanland: Wer stoppt die Landräuber?

The UN World Food Programme has to cut its food aid for the West Bank by half due to financial shortfalls, even though the need has more than doubled since 2023 and nearly a million people are in acute need of support. (translated)

Welthungerhilfe: UN halbiert Hungerhilfe für Westjordanland

According to reports, Israeli settlers have set fire to a mosque in the West Bank and left Hebrew graffiti, while the Israeli forces have stated that they have initiated an investigation, although the perpetrators have already fled. (translated)

Berichte: Moschee im Westjordanland angezündet

Radical settlers set fire to a mosque in the West Bank at night, leaving behind Hebrew graffiti, further escalating the already tense conflicts in the region. (translated)

Nahostkonflikt: Radikale Siedler setzen offenbar Moschee im Westjordanland in Brand

Radical Israeli settlers reportedly expelled a Palestinian family from their newly occupied house in the West Bank after they were repeatedly attacked and feared for their safety. (translated)

Bericht: Siedler vertrieben Familie aus Haus im Westjordanland

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has strongly condemned the violence of Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, describing it as criminal acts of violence by a handful of rioters, which is a rare public criticism from him. (translated)

Netanjahu verurteilt Siedlergewalt im Westjordanland

Benjamin Netanyahu has, in an unusual move, condemned violent settlers in the West Bank by labeling their criminal acts as harmful to Israel's reputation and violations of the law, as violent clashes in the villages of Kusra and Jalud are increasing during the election campaign ahead of the parliamentary elections on October 27, 2026. (translated)

Westjordanland: Benjamin Netanjahu verurteilt Siedlergewalt im Westjordanland
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The UNRWA chief in the West Bank, Roland Friedrich, warns of the ongoing violence that has become unbearable for the civilian population and emphasizes that such conditions cannot be in anyone's interest. (translated)

UNRWA-Chef im Westjordanland: "Gewalt an der Tagesordnung kann in niemandes Interesse sein"

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unusually strongly condemned the violence of Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, emphasizing that such actions harm Israel's reputation in the world. (translated)

Westjordanland: Netanjahu verurteilt Siedlergewalt ungewöhnlich scharf

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned settler violence in the West Bank in an unusually sharp public statement after settlers attacked the home of a Palestinian American. (translated)

Westjordanland: Netanyahu verurteilt Siedlergewalt ungewöhnlich scharf
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Israeli settlers have barricaded themselves in a Palestinian house in the West Bank, leading to violent clashes with Palestinians, including stone throwing. (translated)

Israelische Siedler verschanzen sich im Westjordanland in Haus

In the Palestinian village of Kusra in the West Bank, there were renewed violent clashes as Israeli settlers besieged a house, with the Israeli army being accused of protecting the attackers, while several Palestinians were injured and surrounding fields were set on fire. (translated)

Westjordanland: Israelische Siedler belagern erneut Haus in Kusra

In the village of Kusra in the West Bank, there were renewed outbreaks of violence as Israeli rioters barricaded themselves in a Palestinian house while the Israeli army attempted to defuse the confrontations and clarify the security situation. (translated)

Westjordanland: Neue Auseinandersetzungen in Kusra

Israel's military has killed an important member of Hamas and two other militants in an airstrike in Jenin in the West Bank, further escalating tensions in the region. (translated)

Westjordanland: Israel meldet Tötung eines Hamas-Mitglieds im Westjordanland

The Israeli army carried out an airstrike in the northern West Bank, in which a key member of Hamas and two other militants were killed. (translated)

Israel: Luftangriff im Westjordanland
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The Israeli army has conducted a rare airstrike in the northern West Bank, during which several terrorists were targeted in the Jenin area. (translated)

Israel fliegt nach eigenen Angaben Luftangriff im Westjordanland

The upcoming parliamentary election in Israel on October 27 could influence both the internal political dynamics and increase the potential for violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, where humanitarian conditions remain precarious. (translated)

Nahost: So wirkt sich die Israel-Wahl auf Konflikte der Region aus

Despite increasing international criticism, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and emphasized that these are preparing for a large wave of immigration and realizing the vision of the state of Israel. (translated)

Netanjahu will Siedlungen im Westjordanland ausbauen

The article by Jan Roß in DIE ZEIT criticizes the blanket condemnation of Israel as a rogue state and sheds light on the complex realities and challenges of the country, particularly the political and moral dilemmas shaped by the conflict with radical Islamist groups and the controversial settlement policy in the West Bank. (translated)

Israel: Israel. Eine Verteidigung

The right-wing Israeli politician Zvi Sukkot destroyed a monument for fallen villagers, referred to as martyrs, in the Palestinian village of Madama with a sledgehammer, leading to a distancing from the Israeli army and criticism from government representatives, while the opposition assessed the act as an escalation in the West Bank. (translated)

Zvi Sukkot: Rechter israelischer Abgeordneter zerstört palästinensisches Denkmal