Ramallah

Israel has ordered the confiscation of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank to expand Route 60, a major road connecting illegal Jewish settlements. The project threatens agricultural land in Al-Mazra'a Al-Sharqiya, with confiscation notices discarded on farms rather than delivered directly.

Israel has ordered the confiscation of Palestinian land in the West Bank to expand Route 60, a major road connecting Israeli settlements near Ramallah and Nablus. The expansion threatens to displace Palestinian landowners, fragment communities, and face settler intimidation, with farmers reporting forced evictions and destruction of crops.

Israeli forces raided a Palestinian family's home in al-Mughayyir, firing tear gas and beating family members, resulting in injuries. They detained 23-year-old Mo'men Abdel Latif Abu Aliya and forced him to remove a protective fence shielding the home from Jewish settlers.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced legislative elections for November 28, marking the first such elections in nearly 20 years. The announcement was made in Ramallah, located in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Arab League secretary-general Nabil Fahmy claims Israel blocked his first foreign trip to Ramallah. Palestinian authorities informed the Arab League of Israel's rejection of the visit to meet President Mahmoud Abbas. The article mentions the ongoing situation in the West Bank since 2023, including military raids and settlement expansions.

Israeli forces demolished two houses in Ramallah's al-Attari area and detained four Palestinians, including a woman, during raids in Jenin. The demolitions involved properties belonging to Wael Salama Qadah and Abdul Qader Shalash's son, with forces using stun grenades. Detainees included Ghassan al-Atrash, Thaer Alawneh, Mohammad Abahra, and Basmala Hawashin.

The Palestinian health ministry reported that Israeli forces shot and killed 16-year-old Waleed Nidal Waleed Abu Sneineh in the Qalandia refugee camp near Ramallah. Two other 14-year-old boys were injured in the same incident. This marks the second reported killing of a Palestinian teenager by Israeli forces in a week.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that some Lebanese Christian villages requested annexation by Israel. The comment was made during a ceremony in East Jerusalem near the separation wall with Ramallah.

Israeli settlers injured five Palestinians in two separate attacks in the occupied West Bank. In one incident, a family near Beitillu was assaulted, resulting in a broken arm and stolen phones. In another, near al-Khan al-Ahmar, settlers on a motorbike rammed villagers, used pepper spray, and attempted to steal sheep before Israeli forces detained four Palestinians who resisted.

An elderly man was injured in an attack by settlers on Palestinians and foreign volunteers in the West Bank. Settlers threw stones and used pepper spray in Abu Falah, while three people were injured in a separate attack near Ramallah.

Israeli forces detained five Palestinian women in West Bank raids across Hebron, Ramallah, Nablus, and Bethlehem. The detentions, part of a growing trend, include women linked to political activism, social media criticism, or university student groups, with some held under administrative detention without formal charges.

The Israeli army arrested five women activists in the occupied West Bank after raiding their homes. The women, associated with health committees, included Jamila Abu Dahou, Jamila Kanaan, Maysar al-Faqih, Faten Hanaysheh, and Etaf Bader, along with 15 other Palestinians. Soldiers blindfolded and handcuffed Etaf Bader during the raid in Hebron, and her husband expressed uncertainty about her detention location.

Israel arrested five women activists in the occupied West Bank, including members of health committees, during home raids. The Palestinian Prisoners' Club reported escalated targeting of female activists through arrests, night raids, and harsh interrogation methods.

Israeli forces killed Palestinian teenager Amir Ahmad Jawad Jaber during a raid in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Relatives mourned his death at a hospital in Ramallah on June 29, 2026.

Mohammad Barakeh was detained after refusing a summons for questioning related to an alleged incitement during a 2022 speech in Ramallah. Police executed a warrant at his home over the West Bank settlement issue.

IDF soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians hurling Molotov cocktails at a settlement. The Palestinian Authority identified the deceased as a 15-year-old and a 19-year-old, stating their bodies were detained. Settlers reportedly set fire to a car lot in the Ramallah area, with no arrests reported.

The Israeli army reported killing two Palestinians near the Karmei Tzur settlement in the occupied West Bank, claiming they hurled Molotov cocktails. Settler attacks have surged since the war on Iran began, including an incident where a child was injured in Beit Ummar and a vehicle scrapyard was set ablaze in Shuqba.

Israeli forces raided a children's toy store in Jenin and fired tear gas in the marketplace, while also storming Al-Mughayyir near Ramallah during Friday prayers. Israeli settlers attacked a house and vehicles in Kafr Haris and vandalized an electricity pole in Beita near Nablus.

Israeli settlers conducted arson attacks in Palestinian communities east of Ramallah, burning vehicles, damaging property, and setting a mosque on fire. An elderly man was doused with petrol, and violence spread to Deir Dibwan, where additional vehicles were torched.

Israeli military operations were reported in multiple West Bank towns, including Bethlehem, Tuqu, Immatain, Jit, Beita, and near Ramallah. Operations involved troop deployments, tear gas, sound bombs, and clashes with residents, while settlers erected barriers restricting Palestinian movement.

An external audit by a global consulting firm found that the Palestinian Authority (PA) no longer rewards security prisoners, as Ramallah reformed its welfare program to be needs-based. This finding contradicts US assessments.

Wafa news agency reported settler attacks and Israeli military operations across the occupied West Bank, including the assault of Palestinian farmers in Atuf, the shooting of a family (including a seven-month-old infant who later died) near Hebron, and Israeli forces entering a home in Deir Dibwan during a confrontation with settlers. A settler was observed between military forces and protesters in Idna.

Israeli settlers torched Palestinian homes in the village of Khirbet Abu Falah near Ramallah. The village has faced over 30 settler attacks since late March.

A Gaza smuggling ring is alleged to have been aided by Israeli security forces, with a suspect operating from Ramallah accused of collaborating with a Gazan individual linked to police. The operation reportedly ran parallel to legitimate goods deliveries.

Two people were killed when Israeli settlers opened fire on a school in Ramallah, located in the occupied West Bank. The attack highlights ongoing tensions in the region.