Construction of the Israeli barrier wall began in 2002 in response to suicide bombers who were crossing into Jerusalem from the West Bank. Since construction began attacks have dropped significantly, ...

Among West Bank residents, the shock at the scale of violence remained days on. Many are still processing the news, and wondering what this will all lead to — what Gaza’s fate will be, and ...

After his father was killed by Israeli settlers raiding his village in the central West Bank, he says, 15-year-old Noor Assi sometimes envies other teens, but says, "I have a family to take care of." ...

Israel on Wednesday ended a two-day operation in the Jenin refugee camp in which 12 Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were killed and thousands forced from their homes.

Israel captured the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians seek those territories for their hoped-for independent state. Read more: ...

While in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, Mr. Tomasevic photographed a number of Islamist militant funerals. On Oct. 27, two fighters were killed in a raid by Israeli forces.

Violence has been escalating in the West Bank since the brutal Hamas attack on October 7. Israeli forces entered many Palestinian cities to arrest suspects linked to the militant group that ...

The release of prisoners sparked scenes of joy in the West Bank - images Israel wanted to avoid. The displays of jubiliation in the Palestinian territory will cause fury among Israelis who view ...

For Netanyahu, the post-war governance arrangements he wishes to see in the West Bank will be the same as they are for Gaza - a return to the days of individual deals with town and community leaders.

Israel says it beefed up security after Oct. 7 to protect the country from another attack. In the West Bank, Palestinians describe restrictions on daily life and a changing map that put statehood ...