12 minutes with Israel needs to stop encouraging settler violence, Palestinian FM says Palestinian foreign minister told Euronews Israel should protect Palestinians in the West Bank as the occupier, and that instead the government supports settler violence. She also said the Iran war had further marginalised Palestinian aspirations to statehood. 13/04/2026
West Bank West Bank stages general strike against new Israeli death penalty law Thousands marched to protest the passing of the law, which critics have slammed as unjust and demanded it immediately been scrapped. 01/04/2026
Israel Israel approves death penalty for Palestinians convicted of killings The bill would make the death penalty the default punishment for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank found guilty of intentionally carrying out deadly attacks deemed "acts of terrorism" by an Israeli military court. 31/03/2026
West Bank Exclusive: Israel to crack down on settler violence in the West Bank A document from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office seen by Euronews outlines unprecedented measures against settler violence as the army is set to pull some troops away from Lebanon to the West Bank to rein in Jewish extremists. 29/03/2026
Germany Merz says Israel's West Bank settlement plan a 'big mistake' Berlin has called for a unified European response to the "E1 project," which some officials warn poses an "existential threat" to the future of the two-state solution. Israel disputes this and maintains that the status of settlements is a matter of negotiations. 10/03/2026
USA UN Security Council warns Israeli West Bank plans threaten Gaza truce The security council's meeting came on the eve of US President Donald Trump’s first Board of Peace gathering to discuss the future of the Palestinian territories. 19/02/2026
Europe News Israeli policy in West Bank 'close to ethnic cleansing' – Olmert The former Israeli premier decried his country's actions and policy in the West Bank just as the Israeli government announced radical plans to exert control of even more Palestinian territory. 09/02/2026
Israel Israel's Knesset votes down Beitar Illit annexation bill The Israeli parliament voted against a bill to annex Beitar Illit, a large settlement in the West Bank. The vote took place on Wednesday, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was visiting the US. 31/12/2025
No Comment Banksy's hotel in Bethlehem reopens after two years A guest house filled with Banksy's artwork has reopened in Bethlehem after a two-year closure due to the Gaza war. 26/12/2025
Gaza Israel's defence minister walks back pledge on settlements in Gaza Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz suggested establishing settlements in Gaza but later retracted his statement, clarifying it was made in a security context. 24/12/2025
West Bank Israel approves proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in West Bank The decision is a harsh blow to the Palestinian state and brings the total number of new settlements over the past few years to 69. 21/12/2025
West Bank Video shows Israeli army kill two Palestinians on apparent surrender Israel claims the two men were terrorists, while Palestinians allege the incident represented extrajudicial killing. 28/11/2025
Gaza Palestine Authority calls for tax revenues to be released by Israel Euronews spoke with Estephan Salameh, Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, on the sidelines of the Palestine Donor Group conference in Brussels. 24/11/2025
West Bank Israel plans to seize major archaeological site in the West Bank The move coincided with the establishment of a new illegal outpost by Israeli settlers near Bethlehem and comes as the Israeli government faces growing pressure to crackdown on settler violence. 21/11/2025
West Bank Denying return of Palestinians to West Bank a war crime, HRW says A new report by Human Rights Watch finds that Israel committed war crimes in its ground offensive in the West Bank earlier this year, after tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians were denied return after hostilities ended. 20/11/2025
No Comment Palestinians welcome home prisoners freed under Israel exchange deal Palestinians across the occupied West Bank celebrated on Monday as prisoners released under a new exchange agreement with Israel were freed from Ofer Prison and arrived in Beitunia. 13/10/2025