West Bank

Türkiye has issued a strong condemnation of Israel's military operation in the occupied West Bank, criticizing remarks by Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz regarding the extension of Gaza-like practices to the region.

Türkiye's Foreign Ministry described the operation as "illegal" and a "major threat to global security."

Israeli military armoured vehicles drive down a road during a raid in the al-Faraa camp for Palestinian refugees near Tubas city in the occupied West Bank on Aug. 28, 2024.

The Israeli army targeted four cities in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, launching a major new operation alongside its 10-month-old war in Gaza.

Israeli attacks and airstrikes in the northern occupied West Bank have resulted in the deaths of 10 Palestinians, according to the Red Crescent, as reported by Reuters. The Israeli military stated that the operation was aimed at combating terrorism in Jenin and Tulkarem.

At least 11 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids and strikes in several towns in the north of the occupied West Bank Wednesday, as talks aiming to secure a Gaza truce and hostage release deal continued in Qatar, a U.S. official said.

Neither Israel nor Hamas has confirmed their participation.

Journalists film before Israeli army armoured vehicles deployed at the entrance of the Tulkarm camp for Palestinian refugees, during an ongoing Israeli raid in Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank on Aug. 22, 2024.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meets with US President Joe Biden for a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, USA, 25 July 2024.

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip, walk past sewage flowing into the streets of the southern town of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 4, 2024.

Lebanese firefighters put out a fire in a car after an Israeli strike in the southern city of Sidon on Aug. 21, 2024. An Israeli strike in Lebanon's southern city of Sidon on Aug. 21, killed a Fatah official, said a leader from the Palestinian group and a security source, marking the first such attack reported on Fatah in over 10 months of cross-border clashes.

Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians have surged in the West Bank, but a riot Thursday in the village of Jit stood out for drawing rapid and unusual rebukes from Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose coalition government includes West Bank settlers in top positions.

A man standing next to burnt cars points at the damage in his house, a day after an attack by Jewish settlers on the village of Jit near Nablus in the occupied West Bank that left a 23-year-old man dead and others with critical gunshot wounds, on Aug. 16, 2024.