Woman shot after wrong turn had hopes, dreams, father says
April 20, 2023 GMTFORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — The father whose 20-year-old daughter was fatally shot after she and her friends got lost and drove to the wrong house in rural upstate New York raged Wednesday at the man who pulled the trigger.
Israel demolishes West Bank home of Palestinian attacker
February 16, 2023 GMTHEBRON, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces demolished the home on Thursday of a Palestinian behind a deadly shooting in the occupied West Bank, as tensions and unrest surge in the region.
The military said the demolition was carried out after an Israeli court rejected appeals to spare the residence.
Israeli army kills Palestinian it says tried to stab soldier
February 9, 2023 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli security forces killed a Palestinian who allegedly tried to stab a soldier in the West Bank on Thursday, authorities said, the latest violence in a period of heightened tensions in the occupied territory.
Beshear to welcome Biden, give State of Commonwealth speech
January 4, 2023 GMTFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear will welcome President Joe Biden to Kentucky and join the president as he speaks in Covington before returning to Frankfort to give his State of the Commonwealth address.
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Israelis said to attack Palestinians, soldier in West Bank
November 19, 2022 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli settlers on Saturday attacked Palestinians during a pilgrimage in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency, and Israel's army said at least one soldier was injured by a settler.
Palestinian gunman, Israeli man, dead in West Bank attack
October 29, 2022 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian militant fired at the entrance to an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank Saturday evening, killing an Israeli man and wounding several civilians before a security guard shot him dead, the Israeli military said.
Palestinian dies from Israeli gunshot during West Bank clash
October 15, 2022 GMTRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A man died early Sunday from a gunshot wound he suffered during confrontations with Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
It was the latest death connected to clashes during Israeli raids in the Palestinian territory, which the military says target wanted Palestinians involved in planning or taking part in recent attacks on Israelis.
Shock, questions after gruesome killing of gay Palestinian
October 7, 2022 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — The severed head and decapitated torso of a 25-year-old Palestinian were discovered on the side of a road in the occupied West Bank, police said Friday, confirming gruesome details of a killing that shocked Palestinian society.
Palestinians: Israeli troops kill 3 militants in West Bank
August 9, 2022 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops killed three Palestinian militants and wounded dozens in a shootout that erupted during an arrest raid in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.
The shootout came a day after a cease-fire ended three days of fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinians, one an alleged attacker
June 2, 2022 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian woman in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday who they said had approached them while carrying a knife. Another Palestinian was killed as the army went to demolish the family home of an attacker.
Israeli officer kills Palestinian man who stabbed him
April 12, 2022 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli police officer shot and killed a Palestinian man who stabbed him in southern Israel early on Tuesday, police said, the latest in a series of deadly incidents during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Pence meets far-right Israelis on West Bank holy site tour
March 10, 2022 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke with two far-right Israelis with past links to a banned Jewish terror group during a visit to a hard-line settlement in the occupied West Bank.
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Police detain Palestinian woman accused of stabbing settler
December 18, 2021 GMTRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian woman was detained after she stabbed and lightly wounded a Jewish settler in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, police said, following two days of violence across the territory.
Israeli president celebrates Hanukkah at West Bank site
November 28, 2021 GMTHEBRON, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s president on Sunday visited one of the most contentious spots in the occupied West Bank to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, sparking scuffles between Israeli security forces and protesters.
Video: Palestinian kids lined up for photo in Israeli raid
November 18, 2021 GMTTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A video has emerged showing an Israeli soldier lining up school-aged Palestinian children and photographing them in a nighttime raid on their home. The video shines a light on the military's tactics in the occupied West Bank, which activists say violate Palestinian rights.
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Palestinians protest against Abbas after activist’s death
June 25, 2021 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians protested against President Mahmoud Abbas after Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem a day after an outspoken critic died in the custody of Palestinian security forces.
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian family in West Bank
March 13, 2021 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — A group of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family on Saturday near a settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli rights group said...
China’s closed: Palestinian traders fear losing a good deal
February 18, 2020 GMTHEBRON, West Bank (AP) — The West Bank city of Hebron is separated from the epicenter of China's virus outbreak by more than 4,000 miles and a ring of Israeli checkpoints...
Palestinian shot in back says Israelis abused him for hours
November 11, 2019 GMTHEBRON, West Bank (AP) — A young Palestinian man who was shot in the back by Israeli forces in an incident caught on video last year says the footage shows just a small part of what was a horrifying day for him...
As UN budget dries up, Palestinian classrooms swell in size
June 3, 2019 GMTHEBRON, West Bank (AP) — Majed Jameel was overwhelmed.
This wasn't the kind of pressure he'd grown accustomed to as a teacher in the volatile West Bank city of Hebron...
Israelis outraged by UNESCO decision on Hebron holy site
July 7, 2017 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. cultural agency on Friday declared the old city in the West Bank town of Hebron as a Palestinian world heritage site, a decision that outraged Israeli officials who say the move negated the deep Jewish ties to the biblical town and its ancient shrine.