UN Urges De-escalation as Israel Expands West Bank Offensive
Israel's military has killed three militant Palestinians while expanding the offensive on the occupied West Bank to new parts of the city of Jenin, the army announces.
WorldIsrael's military has killed three militant Palestinians while expanding the offensive on the occupied West Bank to new parts of the city of Jenin, the army announces.
WorldShooting at ambulances, volunteers with bulletproof vests and hundreds of roadblocks hindering the life-saving work. The situation on the West Bank is increasingly resembling that in Gaza, according to the Swedish Red Cross Secretary-General Ulrika Modéer. Many volunteers are forced to make their way on foot to provide first aid, she says.
ConflictsRefugee camps on the West Bank have been emptied of tens of thousands of inhabitants and Israel announces that they are not allowed to return. It is an escalation from Israel's side without a doubt, says political scientist Anders Persson and expert on the conflict.
WorldTwo women, one of them highly pregnant, were killed by Israeli forces in the Nur Shams refugee camp outside Tulkarem on the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to the Palestinian health department.
WorldIsrael continues the raids on the occupied West Bank for the seventh day. According to Palestinian sources, 27 people have now been killed.
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