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Occupied West Bank

The occupied West Bank is a landlocked territory now under Israeli or joint Israeli-Palestinian Authority control. It shares boundaries with Israel and Jordan.

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December 24, 2024

Christmas updates: Bethlehem hosts subdued celebrations

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A fire burns after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut

Middle East: Israeli airstrikes kill scores in Lebanon

Middle East: Israeli airstrikes kill scores in Lebanon

Israeli airstrikes hit southern Beirut, including areas near Lebanon's international airport. DW has the latest.
ConflictsNovember 7, 2024
Palestinians and Israelis harvest olives in Jaba'a, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Israelis help Palestinians with dangerous olive harvest

Israelis help Palestinians with dangerous olive harvest

DW reports from the occupied West Bank, where Israelis and Palestinians are picking olives amid settler violence.
ConflictsNovember 2, 202403:24 min
Palestinian Mahfoz Safi (L), resident of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, sits in an armchair in his home and speaks to DW's Emily Gordine.

Why is UNRWA aid agency so important to Palestinians?

Why is UNRWA aid agency so important to Palestinians?

Palestinians in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, tell DW how important the UN aid agency is in their lives.
ConflictsOctober 30, 202404:14 min
The damaged headquarters of the UNWRA building in Gaza City

Israeli Knesset votes to cut off UNRWA's aid to Palestinians

Israeli Knesset votes to cut off UNRWA's aid to Palestinians

Monday's Knesset vote means an effective end to the UN body's relief work in Israel.
ConflictsOctober 28, 2024
Displaced Palestinians on their way attempting to return to their homes in north Gaza

October 7: One year on in the Middle East

October 7: One year on in the Middle East

The Hamas terror attacks and the resulting war in Gaza have set off regional and domestic shifts. A closer look.
PoliticsOctober 4, 2024
Palestinian children walk next to a destroyed house following an Israeli airstrike

Education in Gaza: Still no classes as schools stay closed

Education in Gaza: Still no classes as schools stay closed

Children in Gaza are starting another year without formal school and university classes, due to the ongoing war.
EducationSeptember 18, 2024
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Shepherd faces DW's camera as his sheep and various hills are seen the background

How Israel is displacing Palestinians in West Bank

While the world has focused on Gaza, dozens of Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank are being displaced.
Human RightsJune 5, 202405:06 min
Palestinians prepare for iftar, the fast-breaking dinner during Ramadan amid destruction

Ramadan: Gaza war leaves Palestinians little to celebrate

For many Palestinians, this year's holy month of Ramadan is likely to be a somber one.
ConflictsMarch 10, 2024
A wall mural of a person painting with the words "Resistance through art" written on the wall

How West Bank's Freedom Theater empowers youth through art

The Freedom Theater in Jenin stands as a sanctuary for young Palestinians to heal and express themselves through drama.
ConflictsFebruary 14, 202403:10 min
A mural in Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp shows jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti

Could Marwan Barghouti be an asset for an Israel-Hamas deal?

Releasing the popular jailed politician Marwan Barghouti could disrupt or unite the Palestinian political landscape.
ConflictsFebruary 9, 2024
Palestinians inspect two burned cars used by Israeli special units during a raid in the Old City of Nablus

Palestinians relate fatal cost of West Bank settler violence

DW's Aya Ibrahim reports on how one Palestinian family lost a member when Israeli settlers came to their village.
ConflictsDecember 26, 202303:17 min
Children inspect a car damaged during clashes in Al-Far'a refugee camp near the West Bank city of Tubas

West Bank families equip children for life under occupation

With violence on the rise in the occupied West Bank, many there are concerned about their children's safety.
SocietyDecember 15, 202304:37 min
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