This is the Forward’s coverage of the West Bank, a Palestinian territory occupied by Israel and a focus of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Fast Forward Elderly Palestinian Woman Shot 15 Times After Alleged Car-Ramming
The Israeli army shot dead two Palestinians on Friday, one an elderly woman accused of trying to run over soldiers in the occupied West Bank and the other a man who took part in a violent Gaza Strip protest, hospital officials said. Separately, three Israelis were wounded in the West Bank, two of them shot…
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Fast Forward After Cat Feud, Jewish Settlers Push To Deport Crocodiles
When an Israeli government minister shelved his controversial proposal to expel the country’s stray cats this week, it seemed local animals were safe. But an Israeli municipal head has now suggested transferring crocodiles from the West Bank to a foreign country. The Yafit settlement discovered a small croc on its grounds Wednesday, according to Haaretz….
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Fast Forward Hebron Becomes Focus of Conflict as Israel Backs Jewish Settlers
Israel shut down the main radio station in Hebron on Tuesday and turned part of the city in the occupied West Bank into a closed military zone, with troops clamping down on a district that has become the focal point of violent unrest. The city, 30 km (20 miles) south of Jerusalem, is the largest…
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Fast Forward Joseph’s Tomb Repaired After Firebombing
Joseph’s Tomb, which was firebombed and vandalized two weeks ago, was repaired in a nighttime operation near the West Bank city of Nablus. The site was cleaned and painted, the grave marker was restored and the marble covering of the tomb was replaced, according to reports. The workers who arrived at the site late on…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Teen Killed at Checkpoint — 8-Month-Old Dies After Tear Gas Fired
Israeli security forces shot and killed a Palestinian who ran at them with a knife in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, police said, as a month-long wave of violence showed no signs of abating. An Israeli police spokeswoman said that at a checkpoint in the northern West Bank a Palestinian holding a knife ran…
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Fast Forward 2 Palestinians Killed as Terror Attacks Continue
Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinian men whom the soldiers said had tried to stab them. The incident at Tapuach Junction in the West Bank occurred Friday morning, Army Radio reported. The soldiers were not injured. On Thursday, five Israelis, including an 8-month old baby and a pregnant woman, were lightly wounded in attacks…
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Fast Forward 2 Palestinians Shot Dead in West Bank
Israeli security forces shot dead two Palestinian assailants in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, police and the army said, as a month-long spate of stabbing attacks showed no signs of abating. The latest assaults, like other recent stabbings, took place in Hebron, a city in the West Bank, signaling that violence was shifting to…
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Fast Forward West Bank Town Names Street After East Jerusalem Killer
The hometown of a Palestinian who stabbed and murdered two Israelis in Jerusalem is naming a street in his honor. The municipality of Surda-Abu Qash in the northern West Bank announced it will name a street for Muhannad Halabi, Palestinian Media Watch reported, citing an article by Donia Al-Watan, a Palestinian news agency. Halabi, a…
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