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West Bank: Territory in West Asia
The West Bank, so called due to its relation to the Jordan River, is the larger of the two Palestinian territories. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the Levant region of West Asia, it is bordered by Jordan and the Dead Sea to the east and by Israel to the south, west, and north. The territory has been under Israeli occupation since 1967.

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Israel announces West Bank land seizure as Blinken arrives for Gaza talks [Video]

Israel announces West Bank land seizure as Blinken arrives for Gaza talks

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Israeli airstrikes hit West Bank’s Jenin [Video]

Israeli airstrikes hit West Bank’s Jenin

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Saudi Arabia Rebukes Israel, Accuses of 'Judaizing' West Bank with Settlements | Oneindia News [Video]

Saudi Arabia Rebukes Israel, Accuses of 'Judaizing' West Bank with Settlements | Oneindia News

Saudi Arabia vehemently criticized Israel's approval of 3,500 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank, condemning it as a violation of international law and a hindrance to peace efforts...

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West Bank museum showcases Gaza 'artistic demonstration' against war [Video]

West Bank museum showcases Gaza 'artistic demonstration' against war

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One killed, several wounded in gun attack near West Bank settlement [Video]

One killed, several wounded in gun attack near West Bank settlement

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Gunmen launch deadly attack near West Bank settlement [Video]

Gunmen launch deadly attack near West Bank settlement

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Three gunmen open fire in the West Bank, new attempts at a ceasefire deal [Video]

Three gunmen open fire in the West Bank, new attempts at a ceasefire deal

Three gunmen open fire in the West Bank, new attempts at a ceasefire deal

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Cameron: Govt focused on worrying developments in West Bank [Video]

Cameron: Govt focused on worrying developments in West Bank

Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has said the government is focused on the "worrying developments" in the West Bank, adding the death toll of children was a "chilling statistic". Report by Alibhaiz. Like..

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West Bank museum displays 'last survivors of Palestinian art' in new exhibition [Video]

West Bank museum displays 'last survivors of Palestinian art' in new exhibition

The Palestinian Ministry of Culture gathered 100 artworks from 28 artists in Gaza before the Israel-Hamas war, intending to exhibit them abroad. They're now on display at the Mahmoud Darwish Museum in..

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Canada Sanctions Israeli Settlers in West Bank on Charges for Inciting Violence| Oneindia News [Video]

Canada Sanctions Israeli Settlers in West Bank on Charges for Inciting Violence| Oneindia News

Canada plans sanctions on Israeli settlers inciting West Bank violence, following the US. Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said Israeli settlers and Hamas leaders face sanctions. Prime Minister Justin..

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Biden imposes sanctions over 'intolerable' Israeli settler violence in the West Bank [Video]

Biden imposes sanctions over 'intolerable' Israeli settler violence in the West Bank

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Israel-Gaza war: US Prez. Joe Biden Imposes Sanctions on Israeli Settlers in West Bank| Oneindia [Video]

Israel-Gaza war: US Prez. Joe Biden Imposes Sanctions on Israeli Settlers in West Bank| Oneindia

U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order to curb violence in the West Bank, targeting Jewish settlers involved in attacks on Palestinians. The order allows financial sanctions and visa..

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US Will Sanction Israeli Settlers in the West Bank Following Attacks [Video]

US Will Sanction Israeli Settlers in the West Bank Following Attacks

US Will Sanction Israeli , Settlers in the West Bank , Following Attacks. US Will Sanction Israeli , Settlers in the West Bank , Following Attacks. NBC reports that President Joe Biden is..

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Israeli Commandos Neutralize Three Militants in Hospital Operation | Oneindia News [Video]

Israeli Commandos Neutralize Three Militants in Hospital Operation | Oneindia News

Israeli commandos, posing as Palestinians, neutralized three gunmen in a West Bank hospital. Israel accused one of planning an imminent attack. Hamas claimed one dead, Islamic Jihad the other two...

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West Bank: Settlers prepare for attacks as Palestinian deaths soar [Video]

West Bank: Settlers prepare for attacks as Palestinian deaths soar

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Israel should 'stop and think' on Rafah offensive, says Cameron - as UK sanctions West Bank settlers

Israel should "stop and think" before taking any further action in Rafah, Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has said - as the UK sanctioned settlers in the West Bank.
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Israeli troops dressed as civilians and medics kill three during hospital raid

Undercover Israeli troops dressed as civilian women and medics have stormed a hospital in the West Bank - killing three people Israel claimed were militants.
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Israeli police accidentally kill young girl after 'ramming' attack on West Bank checkpoint

Israeli police have accidentally killed a young Palestinian girl after opening fire on a car suspected of a ramming attack, emergency services in Israel have said.
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'Settlers armed with long rifles, guns, knives and machetes came': West Bank Palestinian family driven from their home

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Israeli soldiers suspended for reading out Jewish prayers at a mosque during West Bank raid

Israel has suspended a group of its soldiers after video emerged of Israeli troops reading out Jewish prayers at a mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
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Jaishankar speaks to Palestinian PM, reiterates India's long-standing position on Palestine

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held talks with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh expressing concern on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank. Jaishankar reiterated India's..
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Order in Gaza appears to be breaking down - and people are angry at 'disgraceful' US veto

From Gaza to the West Bank and far beyond, there is a collective anger at the US veto of a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. 
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Jubilation in the West Bank in defiance of Israeli orders

Israel delivered its side of the bargain in scenes of chaos.
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Israeli forces fire tear gas at crowds celebrating release of Palestinian prisoners

The Israeli military has fired tear gas and stun grenades at crowds in the West Bank - as they celebrated the release of Palestinian prisoners in a hostage deal.
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'They are killing children': West Bank family see their son shot dead 'by Israeli troops' outside their home

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'I am proud': Face to face with a defiant fighter who vows Hamas won't stop the violence

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Blinken 'committed' to establishment of Palestinian state - as Hamas claims dozens killed in Gaza camp strike

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he is committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state in an unannounced visit to the West Bank - as Hamas claims Israel struck a refugee camp in..
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Ordinary life suspended as Israeli military imposes 'lockdown' in West Bank and families flee

The sounds of hammering, the deafeningly loud noise of a generator, and the continuous movement of people carrying doors, electrical cables, recovered bricks and even roofs to trucks and trailers.
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'They are bombing hospitals and schools - and the world does nothing'

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Operation Ajay: Sixth flight with 143 passengers, including two Nepalese citizens, arrives in New Delhi

The sixth flight under 'Operation Ajay' arrived in New Delhi, carrying 143 Indian citizens and two Nepalese citizens who were evacuated from Israel amid the ongoing conflict with Hamas. This brings the..
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More than 50 Palestinians reported killed in overnight airstrikes on Gaza - as Israel targets mosque in West Bank

More than 50 Palestinians are reported to have killed in airstrikes on Gaza overnight.
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'After the ninth person was shot I stopped counting': Violence and protests in the West Bank

I stopped counting after the ninth person was shot in front of us on another day of protests in the West Bank. 
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World sees Palestinian deaths as not as important as Israeli deaths, says grieving dad in West Bank

I spent the afternoon in the West Bank with a father grieving the loss of his 17-year-old son who was shot by Israeli security forces on 8 October.
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Stone-throwing protesters shot by Israeli snipers is part of 'normal' life for the West Bank

We filmed as a small group of teenagers whirling slings above their heads lobbed stones at an Israeli military vehicle 100m or so up the road on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Ramallah. 
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How attacks on Palestinians by settlers in the West Bank have risen during Gaza conflict

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'Woke up to sounds of air raid sirens': Indian evacuees from Israel recount horror

MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said around 18,000 Indians are currently residing in Israel while about a dozen people are in the West Bank and three to four are in Gaza.
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16-year-old Palestinian boy shot dead by Israeli army

A 16-year-old boy has been shot dead by the Israeli army in a confrontation in the southern occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials say.
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Supermodel Bella Hadid clashes with Israeli minister

US supermodel Bella Hadid has clashed with Israel's national security minister over his recent remarks about Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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'The resistance is still here': Hamas fighters are bullish - but situation remains extremely tense in Jenin

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Israel begins withdrawing troops from Jenin as Gaza is hit by airstrikes

Israeli troops have begun withdrawing from the West Bank city of Jenin after a two-day operation that left 13 Palestinians dead - as residents of Gaza say the territory has been hit by airstrikes.
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Thousands flee refugee camp after Israel carries out deadly raid on Palestinian city of Jenin

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Four Israelis have been shot dead and another four injured by Palestinian gunmen at a service station in the occupied West Bank.
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