Generation after generation, Israeli prison marks a rite of passage for Palestinian boys

NABI SALEH, West Bank (AP) — For all Palestinian parents, Marwan Tamimi said, there comes a moment they realize they're powerless to protect their children. For the 48-year-old father of three, it came in June, when Israeli forces fired a large rubber bullet that struck the head of...

In a rare action against Israel, US says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department said Tuesday it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of recent attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the step...

A world away from the West Bank, Vermont shooting victims and their families face new grief and fear

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Nearly a week after three college students of Palestinian descent were shot and seriously wounded while taking an evening walk, relatives of two of the victims have arrived in Vermont from the war-torn West Bank, grappling with a new reality that has shattered their lives...

3 young Palestinian men were shot in Vermont. Their families thought the US would be safer

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Far away from the war in Gaza, three Palestinian college students were enjoying their Thanksgiving break in Vermont, celebrating not just the holiday but a pair of family birthdays. “If you’re in college, who wants to go to an 8-year-old’s birthday...

Red Cross bus carrying Palestinian prisoners released by Israel arrives in West Bank town of Ramallah

Palestinian prisoners released by Israel under cease-fire deal arrive in West Bank city of Ramallah

Israeli forces kill at least 8 Palestinians in surging West Bank violence, health officials say

JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces operating in the occupied West Bank killed at least eight Palestinians, including at least one militant, in a 24-hour period, Palestinian health officials said Sunday, as a fragile pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip...

Red Cross bus carrying freed Palestinian prisoners arrives in West Bank town

Palestinian militants kill 2 alleged informers for Israel and mob drags bodies through camp alleys

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants in a West Bank refugee camp shot and killed two alleged collaborators with Israel early Saturday, Palestinian officials said. Mobs then kicked the bloodied corpses and dragged them through alleys before trying to tie them to an electrical tower. ...

Palestinian families rejoice over release of minors and women in wartime prisoner swap

BEITUNIA, West Bank (AP) — Over three dozen Palestinian prisoners returned home to a hero's welcome in the occupied West Bank on Friday following their release from Israeli prisons as part of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. The procession of freed prisoners, some...