The Occupied Land
Wadi al-Rakhim, Trees, and the Erosion of Protections
The international human-rights framework mandates that an occupying power ensure public order and safety and protect the civilian population. Repeated incidents of settler violence, coupled…
Occupied West Bank, Sport, Settlers, Raids, Civic Space Under Strain
Israeli forces also arrested three young men in Birzeit on Saturday evening after they confronted settlers attacking a house. The incidents highlight ongoing tensions over…
Human Rights, West Bank, Settler Violence Against a Bedouin Community
Human‑rights implications and metrics, Recurrent settler attacks on Bedouin communities implicate the occupying power under international humanitarian law to protect the civilian population, key metrics…
Rising Tensions in East Jerusalem’s Health Services
The UNRWA Jerusalem Health Centre serves hundreds of Palestine refugees daily, representing a crucial access point to primary healthcare. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini condemned these…
Israel Pushes Deeper into East Jerusalem
For Palestinians in East Jerusalem, the implications are immediate and personal ranging from the threat of displacement to the gradual erosion of their city’s social…
West Bank: A Territory Losing Its Balance
Israel frames its operations as preemptive strikes against militant networks that have taken root in northern towns. Palestinian officials say the operations are manufacturing the…
Settlements and Skirmishes in the West Bank
The Civil Administration is reviewing plans for nearly 2,000 housing units, while Israel’s construction ministry issued tenders for 356 new units in a settlement southeast…
Israel is Planning 1,985 Housing Units in the West Bank
A series of more armed incursions by Israeli forces have been reported across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, including raids into the Nablus villages…
Settler Attacks Spread Fear
The violence has upended rural life, damaging livelihoods and sowing terror in isolated communities. Rights groups warn that the steady escalation risks pushing the region…
Assaults Are Deepening Palestinian Despair
Half of the attacks struck farmers at work in 27 villages, leaving damaged fields and smashed trees.
Bulldozers Demolish Roads in the West Bank
Bulldozers closed the southern entrance to the city with earth embankments and also demolished a chunk of the main road near the Taysir intersection.
