Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging part of a Nativity scene in a Catholic Church in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian Authority police said. Police said late Wednesday that the arrests were made after reviewing surveillance footage. The Police said they seized … Read more
According to the IDF, soldiers and police forces followed a report that “several Israeli civilians had killed livestock and vandalized Palestinian property. Jewish settlers beat and killed animals from a Palestinian family, whose members were also attacked, in the West Bank on Monday, Army Radio reported. According to the IDF, soldiers and police forces attended … Read more
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet has approved a proposal for 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, the far-right Finance Minister said Sunday. The settlements include two that were previously evacuated during a 2005 disengagement plan, according to Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich, who has led a settlement expansion agenda in the West … Read more
Saudi Arabia has given the Palestinian Authority £68m to avoid bankruptcy, after Israel refused to hand over the taxes it collects on behalf of the governing body. Teachers and other public servants in the West Bank have not been paid in full for months, with some not receiving any money at all. Under the Oslo … Read more