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IDF soldiers deploy during a military operation at the Jalazun camp for Palestinian refugees north of Ramallah in the West Bank on October 14, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR/AFP)
October 14, 2026, 11:43 pm
IDF, Shin Bet raid two West Bank charities they say were fronts for terror groups
Security forces say groups raise money for PFLP, provide legal aid for terrorists; settlers reportedly set fire to mosque and car in West Bank village
By ToI Staff and Nurit Yohanan
Illustrative: Israeli security forces are seen near the security fence, close to the Palestinian village of Al-Jib, near Jerusalem, September 9, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 15, 2026, 3:17 pm
Palestinian shot dead by troops near Ramallah; IDF says he tried to grab soldier’s weapon
PA identifies man as Ziad Jaber, 54, resident of West Bank city of al-Bireh; military says incident happened during counterterrorism operation
By Nurit Yohanan and AFP
Mourners carry the casket of Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour during his funeral at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, in the town of Birzeit, north of Ramallah, in the West Bank, on August 26, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR/AFP)
August 27, 2026, 2:11 am
‘An entire era has ended’: Palestinians mourn death of beloved artist Sliman Mansour
Mansour, who died at 79, is best known for 1973 painting, ‘Camel of Hardships,” which depicts an elderly Palestinian porter carrying Jerusalem on his back
By AFP
IDF troops assemble at the Ofer military prison complex, between Ramallah and Beitunia in the West Bank, before releasing Palestinian prisoners as part of a hostage-prisoner exchange on February 15, 2025. (Zain Jaafar / AFP)
August 13, 2026, 10:25 am
Palestinian journalist Mohammed Awad detained by IDF in West Bank, family says
Military doesn’t comment; Palestinian groups say number of detained journalists now 40, pan ‘systematic policy of targeting Palestinian journalists’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Palestinian man inspects his burnt-out car after it was set alight by Israeli settlers, near Bethlehem, West Bank, on July 29, 2026. (Wisam Hashlamoun/FLASH90)
August 1, 2026, 4:31 pm
Settlers assault Palestinians, burn cars in overnight West Bank raid; no arrests
Police say they are probing settler attack that left 3 wounded in Hebron-area town of Surif; settlers reportedly assault Palestinian couple tending farm near Ramallah
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
A Palestinian man bends down to cross a closed gate after the Israeli army imposed a closure on the entrances of the West Bank village of Sinjil, July 1, 2026. (AP/Leo Correa)
July 27, 2026, 10:44 am
Restrictions on Palestinian movement in West Bank allegedly at levels not seen in decades
Petition seeks full accounting of roadblocks, checkpoints, and other barriers put in place across territory, many in aftermath of October 7, but IDF indicates that even it does not know full scope
By Nurit Yohanan
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas votes during the elections for the new central committee of the Fatah movement during their Eighth General Conference in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank on May 16, 2026. (Thaer Ghanaim/PPO/AFP)
July 9, 2026, 6:40 pm
Abbas declares first Palestinian legislative elections since 2006 to be held Nov. 28
PA president signs decree days before EU donor conference, hoping Brussels will see it as fulfillment of reform pledges, provide funds badly needed following Israeli sanctions
By AFP and Jacob Magid
The first day of Ramallah's Contemporary Arts Festival in the West Bank, July 6, 2026. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 6, 2026, 6:03 pm
West Bank arts fest returns for first time since Gaza war, in ‘act of resistance’
‘Without music and joy, for me there is no life,’ says participant, as Palestinian and Arab Israeli artists take part in 11-day celebration of Palestinian identity in Ramallah
By AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinian Christians cast their votes in local elections at a polling station in Bethlehem, West Bank, April 25, 2026. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)
April 25, 2026, 11:05 pm
Turnout low as Palestinians in West Bank and part of Gaza vote in local elections
Only 21.2% of registered voters cast ballots in Strip’s Deir el-Balah area, with first vote there since 2006 seen largely as a test for possible future polls
By AFP and ToI Staff
An IDF soldier walks with his weapon on a street during a military raid in the West Bank village of al-Yamun, near Jenin, February 17, 2026. (AP/Leo Correa)
February 17, 2026, 8:15 pm
IDF, police nab four ISIS-linked jihadists in West Bank said to plan terror attack
Three suspects arrested last week, then another on Monday in raids on Jericho; separately, commandos detain Palestinian arms dealer in Ramallah
By Emanuel Fabian
Rafidia Surgical Hospital, Sept. 6, 2024, in the West Bank city of Nablus. (AP /Aref Tufaha)
February 11, 2026, 12:38 pm
Israel bars entry of 5-year-old from West Bank for cancer care, citing Gaza address
Doctors say Palestinian child must begin intensive treatment ‘without delay’ as his life is in immediate danger; boy’s mother describes ruling as ‘death sentence’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A police car in Herzliya, August 15, 2025. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
January 25, 2026, 4:17 pm
Palestinian driver critically injured near Ramallah; police say he sped at officers
Police claim officer fired at vehicle after it accelerated toward him, causing man to crash into roadblock
By Noam Lehmann
A collage of screengrabs taken from a social media video showing a charred home in the Palestinian town of al-Mazraa al-Sharqiya, after an apparent settler attack, December 2, 2025. (X)
December 24, 2025, 9:38 pm
Palestinian home in West Bank burned, vandalized in apparent settler attack
Attackers torch house in town of al-Mazraa al-Sharqiya, vandalize it with ‘price tag’ grafitti; no injuries reported
By Noam Lehmann
Mourners pray over the body of 15-year-old Palestinian Yamen Hamed who was killed by Israeli forces, during his funeral in Silwad, near the city of Ramallah in West Bank on October 31, 2025. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
October 31, 2025, 10:49 pm
Palestinian teen killed by IDF in clashes near Ramallah; IDF says he had ‘flaming object’
PA names victim as 15-year-old Yamen Hamed of Silwad; settlers attack several towns, torch vehicles, while video shows settlers killing sheep in farm by Hebron earlier in the week
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Palestinian men play cards together at a coffee shop in the West Bank city of Ramallah on September 22, 2025. (John Wessels/AFP)
September 23, 2025, 6:48 am
West Bank Palestinians shrug off France’s statehood recognition: ‘What will this bring us?’
Some welcome Macron’s decision to recognize Palestinian state while urging ‘additional steps’ such as ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
By AFP and ToI Staff
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