Israel, Gaza and West Bank

Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire?
In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and suspected Jewish settlers have rampaged through two Palestinian towns.
Gaza ceasefire holds, Israel launches raid on Jenin in West Bank
The Israeli military launched a large raid in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, killing nine people and injuring 40 others, according to Palestinian health officials.
Can The Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Hold?
With a new administration in Washington and a renewed focus on the West Bank, it is in Israel’s interests to maintain the ceasefire in Lebanon. Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire in late November 2024 to end more than a year of fighting.
Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire holds as Israel cracks down in the West Bank
The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to surge food and supplies to the war-ravaged territory as Palestinians scour through mountains of rubble.
Israeli air strike kills two militants in West Bank, Hamas says
An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinian militants in the city of Tulkarm on Monday, Hamas said, underscoring Israel's renewed focus on armed groups in the occupied West Bank since the start of the ceasefire in Gaza.
Fragile ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is holding
NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports on the fragile ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas after a crisis over the weekend threatened to unravel the peace deal with a delay from Israel in allowing displaced Palestinians to return to their homes in the north of Gaza.
Gaza ceasefire: Eight hostages set for release by Hamas already dead, Israel claims
Israel has announced that eight of the 26 hostages due to be freed by Hamas as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal are dead. Israeli Government spokesperson, David Mencer, confirmed that the information came from a list provided by Hamas,
Gaza Strip: Palestinian returns to Gaza halted as Israel, Hamas trade accusations over ceasefire breach
Gaza Strip - Recent The situation in Gaza remains tense as Hamas and Israel continue to accuse each other of violating the ceasefire agreement, with thousands of displaced Palestinians still waiting to return to their homes.
Israel kills 2 Hamas fighters in West Bank
The Israeli military and Hamas said Monday that an air strike killed two fighters from the Palestinian Islamist movement in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem. Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967.
Palestinians head back to northern Gaza amid Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Displaced Palestinians gather with their belongings near a roadblock as they wait to return to their homes in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, 26 January, 2025
Israel says troops fire on gunmen in Gaza as ceasefire enters 5th day, deadly West Bank operation continues
Israel says troops fired on masked gunmen in Gaza, but it remains committed to the ceasefire as it continues a new offensive in the West Bank.
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The Gaza ceasefire is stoking violence in the West Bank
On the ground in Gaza the ceasefire, which came into effect on January 19th, is holding, so far. The first hostages have been ...
There is a ceasefire in Gaza – but war in the West Bank could just be beginning
Palestinians and Israelis have barely had time to process the end of a ruinous 15-month war before Israel launched a ‘major ...
Israel's top general quits over Oct. 7 failures as IDF launches West Bank operation
Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi is the most senior Israeli figure to resign over the security breakdown on Oct. 7, 2023.
Israel hits bomb-making terror lab in West Bank, Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon: IDF
While a cease-fire is in effect with the Palestinian Hamas in the south, the Israeli military ramped up its operations over ...
The Times of Israel on MSN3d
Parades in West Bank, chants in Gaza, Hamas flags in East Jerusalem as terrorists freed
Those released during exchange for hostages include 121 serving life sentences for terror attacks that killed dozens; 70 of ...
AP explains: Thousands celebrate as Palestinian prisoners arrive in West Bank
In the West Bank city of Ramallah, the arrival of prisoners released by Israel sparked mass celebrations, with some returnees ...
Israel-Hamas ceasefire holding in Gaza, keeping hope alive for 2nd swap of hostages and Palestinian prisoners
Hamas has named 4 female Israeli soldiers it says will be freed as part of the second hostage-prisoner swap, as the Gaza ceasefire endures.