- 3h ago
Israel detains Italian activists in West Bank, Farnesina seeks release before expulsion
Israeli authorities detained international volunteers helping with the olive harvest near Kafr Ni'ma, among them female La Spezia councillor Giorgia Lombardi. The group is due to be transferred to Ben Gurion Airport on 7 November ahead of expulsion.
- 13h ago
Israeli settlers take over eight Palestinian homes in Jericho, UN condemns
About 30 Israeli settlers moved into eight homes in Ein a-Duyuk a-Tahta near Jericho on Wednesday, 4 November, and the UN says the takeover forced families to flee.
- 4d ago
Israeli forces leave Hebron after siege that displaced around 3,300 Palestinians
The Israeli army has ended its operation in Hebron and withdrawn from the West Bank city after an attack on 23 October killed two soldiers. Local authorities say the operation displaced around 3,300 people and damaged homes and businesses.
- Oct 29
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 26
UN inquiry accuses Israel of extermination and torture in West Bank, reaffirms Gaza genocide finding
The UN-mandated commission also said Israel continues genocidal acts in Gaza, and it published the report a day before Israel's legislative elections on Tuesday, 27 October.
- Oct 24
Netanyahu says Israel must prepare a blockchain-based economy to bypass possible banking sanctions
Israel's prime minister said Israel may need an alternative economy that works around the banking system, and confirmed that blockchain is one option under study, days before Tuesday's election.
- 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
Israel releases nine settler suspects over attacks on US photojournalist and European diplomats
A court in Jerusalem ordered the release of nine of 10 settler suspects late on Wednesday, 21 October, placing them under house arrest. One suspect remains in custody while police continue investigating attacks on Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine and European diplomats.
- 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
Hamas warns Israel of new October 7-style attack, Israeli authority confirms
Israel's COGAT authority confirmed that Hamas conveyed the threat on Wednesday, 21 October, through UN envoy Ramiz Alakbarov. The reported reasons are Israel's continued presence in Gaza and the cancellation of Palestinian elections.
- 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.
- Oct 21
US Democratic candidate Brad Lander detained by Israeli troops during West Bank olive harvest
Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander says he was held with rabbis and volunteers near Nehalim before being released after a caution. His post says several dozen others remained in custody.
- Oct 16
Israeli police detain 10 over settler attacks on US photojournalist and European diplomats
Israeli police said on Monday, 19 October, that they had detained ten people over settler violence in the occupied West Bank, including the assault on a US photojournalist and an attack on a European diplomatic delegation the day before.
- Oct 15
EU voices deep regret as Abbas postpones Palestinian elections into 2027
The Palestinian Authority has postponed legislative elections due on 28 November 2026 and the presidential vote planned for early 2027. The EU said it deeply regretted the decision, and France, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia issued a joint statement of their own.
- Oct 10
Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections to September 2027, first vote since 2006
The decree moves the legislative vote due on 28 November 2026 to 11 September 2027, the same day as a presidential poll. Palestinian officials blame Israeli restrictions and conditions in Gaza and East Jerusalem.
- Oct 9
Israel detains two Portuguese citizens, one a journalist, in West Bank for deportation
Israeli forces detained two Portuguese citizens in Rantis during the olive harvest on Thursday. Lisbon says they are to be deported on Friday and arrive in Portugal the same day.
- Oct 6
Israeli settlers beat AFP photojournalist Jaafar Ashtiyeh during West Bank olive harvest
Israeli settlers opened fire and struck 58-year-old AFP photojournalist Jaafar Ashtiyeh with gun butts near Aqraba on Tuesday, leaving him hospitalized in Nablus with head and torso injuries.
- Oct 5
Britain keeps Jerusalem consulate open as a smaller UK Mission after Israeli order
Seven diplomats will remain in East Jerusalem after Britain agreed to rename its consulate a UK Mission, a compromise that avoids a full closure ordered by Israel over West Bank settlement sanctions.
- Oct 5
Over 500 former European officials urge EU sanctions over Israel's E1 settlement project
An open letter signed by former prime ministers and foreign ministers calls on the European Commission to ban settlement trade and suspend association agreement terms ahead of an upcoming foreign ministers meeting on 12 October.
- Oct 1
UN records 1,600 West Bank settler attacks as hilltop youth violence escalates
The United Nations has recorded more than 1,600 attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank since January, amid fatal clashes and outpost expansion by radical groups known as hilltop youth.
