Latest Ramallah News

Israeli military: Palestinian man killed after alleged stabbing attempt in West Bank settlement

May. 26, 2023 12:43 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian man was shot and killed on Friday in the occupied West Bank after sneaking into a Jewish settlement and trying to stab a resident there, the Israeli army said. In a statement, the military said the man attempted to stab a resident in the Tene Omarim...

Israel demolishes home of Palestinian behind Tel Aviv attack that killed 1

May. 23, 2023 04:52 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army said on Tuesday it demolished the home of a Palestinian involved in an attack in Tel Aviv that killed one and wounded two others in March. Video footage of the attack shows a man the army says was Moataz Khawaja, 23, shooting three men from behind,...

Palestinian teachers' strike grows, reflecting deep crisis

Mar. 29, 2023 02:04 AM EDT

AL-AZZA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — In schools across the world, children are halfway into their second semester. But in a Palestinian refugee camp south of Jerusalem, kids wake up at 1 p.m. They kick soccer balls, hang out in barbershops and aimlessly scroll through TikTok. They watch...

Palestinians: 1 killed by Israeli army fire in West Bank

Mar. 17, 2023 15:27 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said troops shot a Palestinian who approached soldiers on Friday and pulled a knife near the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian authorities said the man died of his wounds a short while later. The Palestinian Health...