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UN rights chief urges Israel's next government to change course on Gaza and West Bank
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk asked Israel's next government to change its military course, days after an election in which neither the Netanyahu-led bloc nor the Eisenkot-led opposition reached the 61 seats needed to govern.
- Oct 23
UN rights chief warns of ethnic cleansing as Israel seals West Bank after Hebron operation
Israel's military operation in Hebron has displaced more than 3,000 Palestinians, according to the city, after two Israeli soldiers were killed at a checkpoint on Friday, 23 October. UN rights chief Volker Türk warned on Monday, 26 October, of a possible ethnic cleansing.
- Oct 22
Five Italian women detained in West Bank return home after Israeli expulsion
Israeli forces detained the five women on Thursday, 22 October, near Hebron. They returned to Italy on the morning of Saturday, 24 October, after a consular visit at Tel Aviv airport.
- Oct 22
Israeli police detain, then deport, Italian father and son in West Bank
Manuel Tartarotti, 35, and his father Alberto, 67, both from Bolzano, were held for over 24 hours on suspicion of terrorism before being ordered out of Israel with a ten-year entry ban.
- Sep 19
Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardons ex-soldier Elor Azaria over 2016 Hebron shooting
Israeli President Isaac Herzog expunged the criminal record of Elor Azaria on Saturday, clearing the former combat medic a decade after he fatally shot an incapacitated Palestinian attacker in Hebron.
- Aug 23
Israeli police arrest two teenagers after assault on Palestinian amputee in West Bank
Israel Police took two teenagers into custody in Hebron after video showed a 60-year-old disabled man beaten with a rod, sending the primary suspect to court.
- Aug 22
Israeli guard kills Palestinian teenager in West Bank clash near Sa'ir
A 17-year-old Palestinian was shot dead and an elderly man wounded near Hebron after Israeli settlers entered village farmland, while a separate military raid in Jenin killed a 58-year-old man.
- Aug 6
Israel charges settler Yinon Levi with manslaughter of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen
Israeli prosecutors indicted settler Yinon Levi on Thursday for the July 2025 killing of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in the West Bank, the first such charge against a settler since October 2023.
- Jun 16
Smotrich declares Hebron pact cancelled as Foreign Ministry denies change
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on Tuesday that he had cancelled the 1997 Hebron Agreement with the Palestinian Authority, only for the Israeli Foreign Ministry to deny hours later that any cancellation occurred. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned of serious consequences, and Hamas called for an escalation of resistance.
