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Nurit Yohanan

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Palestinians allege methodical, ‘coordinated’ attack after sheep stolen, residents hurt

Palestinians allege methodical, ‘coordinated’ attack after sheep stolen, residents hurt

Claiming residents of Huwara had stolen sheep from a nearby outpost, settlers and soldiers first inspected pens and then returned in large numbers,...

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Hamas co-founder in West Bank released without charge after 2.5 years in Israeli jail

Hamas co-founder in West Bank released without charge after 2.5 years in Israeli jail

Hassan Yousef was put in administrative detention for latest time days after Oct. 7; his eldest son was a Shin Bet informant for 10 years, wrote about...

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Video appears to show moment IDF soldier fired at family’s car in Hebron, killing baby

Video appears to show moment IDF soldier fired at family’s car in Hebron, killing baby

Group says footage contradicts army’s initial statement that soldier believed the vehicle was accelerating toward troops, who Military Police are...

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Nine reported killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as Egypt hosts new round of talks

Nine reported killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as Egypt hosts new round of talks

One attack hits Hamas police post in Khan Younis; IDF says another targets ‘two Hamas terrorists’ in Gaza City; terror group tells mediators...

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In shift, Fatah opens leadership vote to terror convicts freed in hostage deals

May conference confirms influence of hundreds released in deals for Gaza hostages – including many who were serving life sentences for deadly...

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Amid economic crisis in the West Bank, Eid al-Adha is more observed than celebrated

Israel’s withholding of PA tax revenues for the past year left public sector employees without salaries ahead of the holiday; merchants say markets...

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Hamas confirms death of military chief Mohammed Odeh; defiant funeral held in Gaza City

Terror group says Odeh killed alongside wife, children, in Israeli strike the day before; at burial, terror leader’s relative vows ‘struggle of...

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Palestinians ask court to halt alleged spike in unlawful detentions by troops

Five West Bank men petition High Court claiming soldiers repeatedly nabbed them without apparent cause and hauled them to bases where they were abused...

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Three said killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, including one-year-old child

IDF does not comment on strike, but says it hit Hamas arms depots in recent days as violence continues unabated amid shaky ceasefire

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Citing security, IDF appears to sharply accelerate uprooting of West Bank olive trees

Palestinians and activists say the military is razing trees on private land at an unprecedented pace, questioning whether claims they provide cover...

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Police investigating after West Bank settler filmed running over sheep with ATV

Assailant also appears to beat Palestinian man; incident, caught on video, comes a day after a settler was filmed beating a dog in a Palestinian...

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Early results in Fatah leadership vote show Abbas’s son, intelligence chief elected

Millionaire Yasser Abbas expected to get seat on party’s powerful Central Committee, as will Zakaria Zubeidi, ex-head of Fatah terror group who was...

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Settlers said to torch car, steal phones and beat Palestinians in West Bank attacks

Palestinian media share footage of man in ambulance after reported attack near Bethlehem against at least five Palestinians; assailants said to steal...

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Israel probes several settler attacks, troop misconduct, as W. Bank assaults continue

Investigations launched after settlers torch Palestinian vehicles, reservist filmed dragging bound detainee; separately, IDF confirms Palestinian man...

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Ignoring ‘pay-for-slay’ reform, Ramallah court tells PA to reinstate money for prisoner

Unclear if decision affects other 1,600 security inmates no longer receiving controversial stipends, but it potentially marks another blow to...

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Abbas seen positioning son for Palestinian leadership, dismaying those seeking new blood

Recent meetings between businessman Yasser Abbas and top PA officials along with upcoming Fatah vote stir angry speculation that president wants to...

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Son of Hamas’s chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya said killed in IDF strike on Gaza City

Terror group accuses Israel of killing three more police officers, a day after strikes that reportedly killed six, including Azzam al-Hayya and senior...

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Gaza rebuild priced at $71 billion, with most homes and nearly all businesses destroyed

First comprehensive report since ceasefire, compiled by World Bank, UN and EU, finds war caused over $35 billion of direct damage and over $22 billion...

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In village battered by settler violence, Palestinian still in coma nearly month after attack

Zahran Shanabla has not woken since he was found unconscious after an early-April assault in Qusra, where ex-mayor predicts locals may start to fight...

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71-year-old Palestinian woman said injured in settler attack near Hebron

Three others reportedly injured in same incident, after settlers descended on village of Jabel Jales, sparking confrontation with residents

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IDF, police arrest Israeli civilian suspected of settler attack that injured teen

Footage shows 14-year-old boy beaten, pepper-sprayed in West Bank village of Jalud; police also arrest 2 more linked to major settler attack last...

27.04.2026 70

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Smotrich confirms Finance Ministry hasn’t transferred any tax revenues to PA for past year

Palestinian Authority prime minister says Israeli policy is meant to ‘destroy institutions of the State of Palestine,’ has left PA cash-strapped...

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As Hamas prepares to choose 1st leader since Sinwar, postwar Gaza’s fate hangs in the balance

Two leading contenders would pull terror group in different directions: prioritizing fighting to keep a grip on the Strip or conceding the battlefield...

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2 Palestinians, one of them 14, killed in alleged settler attack in West Bank

IDF suspends reservist said to open fire outside a school in al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, says villagers were throwing stones at an Israeli vehicle

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Settlers set fire to Palestinian buildings, cars in West Bank; no injuries or arrests

Attacks reported near Nablus and in Masafer Yatta, where assailants appeared to be guarded by armed man in IDF gear; military says it is investigating...

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For first time in decades, PA bringing municipal vote to city in Gaza

Residents of Deir al-Balah set to cast ballots for city council later this month, after 20 years of Hamas blocking voting, though unclear if terror...

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PA said to extradite to France key suspect in 1982 Paris antisemitic terror attack

Hicham Harb, suspected of leading gunmen in attack on Jo Goldenberg restaurant in which six were killed, was reportedly arrested by PA forces in...

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Conflicting reactions to direct talks with Israel underscore Lebanon’s deep internal rift

While Hezbollah utterly rejects negotiations with Israel, the camp opposed to the terror group has voiced encouragement; Lebanese are weary of war but...

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Year-long IDF closure said to bolster settler violence by only barring Palestinians’ allies

Closed military zone imposed near Duma for a full year, a longer-than-normal move that critics say is not being enforced against settlers, letting...

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Evictions in East Jerusalem surge as Palestinians lose court fight against far-right group

Dozens of families in Silwan already removed from their homes, and several more expected to follow, as Ateret Cohanim takes over houses by claiming...

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Palestinian killed by Israeli fire amid series of reported West Bank settler attacks

IDF says ‘soldier on vacation shot a terrorist after he threw rocks at Israeli citizens’ near Tayasir, where Palestinians were said to clash with...

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Settlers erect outpost in East Jerusalem, attack Palestinian locals

Four injured, 4 arrested after extremist youths descend on Palestinian hamlet; IDF nabs, then releases Israeli pair suspected of beating Palestinian...

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Two Palestinians hospitalized in settler attack on West Bank village

Tents used for housing and vehicles burned in an arson attack in the West Bank; ‘Zionists revenge’ and ‘price tag’ are spray-painted in black...

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Strike kills 4 near Beirut hospital, as President Aoun pushes for talks with Israel

Sirens sound several times as Hezbollah steps up rocket fire on northern Israel, while IDF conducts airstrikes against Hezbollah infrastructure in the...

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West Bank Palestinians protest, go on strike against new death penalty law

Strike called by PA sees shops shut, universities closed as critics decry law mandating death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly terrorism...

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Gulf states harden positions against Iran as economic toll of war mounts

As Trump negotiates, Arab states seem to be pushing for war to continue until certain demands are met, driven by the damage wreaked by Hormuz’s...

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Death of ATV driver unleashes new outburst of settler attacks on Palestinians

Alleging Yehuda Sherman was murdered in a terrorist ramming attack, extremists rampage across West Bank, redoubling climate of fear with assaults...

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Deadly missile strike in West Bank highlights lack of protection for Palestinians

Threatened by Iranian fire and falling debris, Palestinians hear air raid sirens from settlements, but most have nowhere to go for cover, and few know...

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10 reported injured as settlers torch cars, property in West Bank Palestinian town

Security forces responding to attack seize weapons, arrest 5 Israelis; policeman hurt in attack by settlers; attacks follow Saturday death of...

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Dozens of extremist settlers beat Palestinians; burn homes, cars in revenge attacks

Assailants rampage at some 20 locations across West Bank after 18-year-old settler killed in suspected attack; no arrests reported

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As Iran war diverts attention from Gaza, Hamas police openly tighten grip on Strip

Footage shows the terror group’s civil force patrolling in the open and no longer hiding their faces, as they operate to control food prices amid...

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Palestinian dies of heart attack during clash with settlers, as West Bank attacks persist

60-year-old guard dies at recreational park amid confrontation; two cars burned near Hebron, villagers attacked near Nablus

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IDF strike injures journalists at Lebanon’s Litani, after army warning it would hit area

Two RT crew members lightly hurt at Qasmiya Bridge; IDF reiterates call for civilians to heed its warnings; Hezbollah keeps up attacks on Israel, as...

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Burnt by an Iran setting the region ablaze, Gulf also blames Israel for starting the fire

Tehran’s attacks on its neighbors have some rethinking ties, but Arab states are no happier with Jerusalem, which it sees as having plunged the...

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Palestinians seek answers, justice after West Bank family gunned down by Israeli cops

Uncle of Ali Bani Awda, killed alongside his wife and kids while returning from shopping trip, eschews calls for revenge but demands those behind...

16.03.2026 90

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Several Palestinians injured in apparent settler attacks on multiple West Bank villages

Khirbet Humsa residents say some 30 settlers beat locals and activists, no arrests reported; footage appears to show settlers firing gun into town,...

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Joining Iran’s war, Hezbollah opens up a rift with its Lebanese Shiite base

Criticism is intensifying over the terror group’s decision to attack Israel and drag Lebanon into a foreign war, weakening its standing with its...

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Settlers said to graffiti and try to torch West Bank mosque; entrance damaged

No injuries reported in incident in Duma village, near Nablus; message sprayed on wall references illegal outpost in area; Israel Police condemns...

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Despite promised reforms, PA textbooks still teach antisemitic, anti-Israel messages

First comprehensive review in four years finds no meaningful curriculum reform in textbooks for grades 1-4 and 12, which were due to be updated this...

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Meeting between Witkoff and Hamas official said canceled due to Israeli pressure

No confirmation of report from Hezbollah-linked outlet; Trump’s envoy had been expected to raise US demand for Gazan terror group to disarm...

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