West Bank
5 LAS News stories tagged “West Bank”, newest first. Every story links its sources.
Netanyahu orders Hebron closure and full West Bank lockdown after shooting near city
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed an immediate closure of Hebron and a full lockdown of the occupied West Bank following a shooting at the Yehuda Junction that left two Palestinians dead and several people injured, just days before national elections.
LAS News Desk · 23 Oct 2026, 10:15 WAT · 5 sources
NY congressional candidate Brad Lander detained by Israeli forces during olive harvest
Democratic candidate Brad Lander was held by Israeli soldiers while assisting Palestinian farmers in an olive grove near Bethlehem; he was later released while many of the volunteers remain in custody.
LAS News Desk · 22 Oct 2026, 07:15 WAT · 2 sources
Israeli police arrest ten settlers after attacks on US journalist and European officials in West Bank
Israeli police carried out pre‑dawn raids in the occupied West Bank, detaining ten people suspected of involvement in assaults on American photojournalist Heidi Levine and a convoy of European diplomats, a move described as unusual amid rising settler violence.
LAS News Desk · 19 Oct 2026, 23:15 WAT · 10 sources
Settler violence in West Bank sparks diplomatic condemnation and US call for crackdown
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian olive harvesters, European diplomats and a French mayor on 17 October, prompting condemnation from Belgium, France, Israel and the United States, which urged Israel to intensify deterrence ahead of the upcoming elections.
LAS News Desk · 18 Oct 2026, 10:45 WAT · 8 sources
US photojournalist hospitalised after settlers attack during West Bank olive harvest
A Washington Post photographer was injured and hospitalised after masked Israeli settlers assaulted Palestinian olive pickers and journalists near Abu Falah on 16 October, prompting investigations by Israeli authorities and condemnation from press groups.
LAS News Desk · 17 Oct 2026, 07:45 WAT · 6 sources