West Bank

Elderly Palestinian man killed in West Bank village

Ramallah - Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 68-year-old Palestinian Wednesday morning in the village of Yamoun, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to the official Voice of Pa

Israel seals off West Bank ahead of Day of Atonement holiday

West BankTel Aviv - Israel sealed off the West Bank early Wednesday morning ahead of the Day of Atonement holiday, which begins Wednesday at sundown and lasts until Thursday.

The closure would be lifted on Friday morning, according to a security assessment, an Israeli military communique said.

The military also said it would "increase its alertness in order to ensure the safety of the citizens of Israel, while preserving, to the best of its ability, the daily life of the Palestinian population."

Israeli army arrests seven Palestinians in West Bank

Ramallah - Israeli forces arrested seven Palestinians in the West Bank early on Saturday, Israeli and Palestinian security sources said.

Agreements signed on sidelines of Palestinian investment conference

PalestinianWest Bank - The second day of the Palestine Investment Conference held Thursday i

Palestinians set to mark anniversary of 1948 Arab-Israeli war

Ramallah - Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip were set Thursday to take to the streets with rallies and marches and a two-minute siren at noon to mark 60 years since creation of Israel an

Hezbollah's gains in Lebanon part of a regional process, next Jordan and Egypt

Hezbollah's gains in Lebanon part of a regional process, next Jordan and Egypt

Pages