News from Gaza & West Bank

Israel locks down occupied West Bank after Hebron shooting

Israel has imposed a lockdown across the occupied West Bank after a shooting near Hebron killed two Israeli soldiers.

Read at Al Jazeera · 23 October 2026 at 18:38

Netanyahu weighs West Bank operation ahead of elections: ‘Politically, it will not help anybody’

As Israel approaches a consequential parliamentary election amid renewed violence in the occupied West Bank, Yedioth Ahronoth Senior Journalist Ben-Dror Yemini offers a critical assessment of Benjamin

Read at France 24 · 23 October 2026 at 18:26

Jerusalem Daily: Israel to ‘lock down’ occupied West Bank

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders a “full lockdown” of the occupied West Bank following a shooting.

Read at Al Jazeera · 23 October 2026 at 17:30

How Israeli settlers wearing keffiyehs are attacking West Bank olive groves

The olive harvest officially began in the West Bank on October 15, 2026, and it has coincided with an uptick in violence towards Palestinians carried out by both Israeli settlers and soldiers. Meanwhi

Read at France 24 · 23 October 2026 at 17:21

Israel: Could Arab parties play kingmaker in the next Knesset ?

As Israelis head to the polls for the first legislative election since Hamas's October 7 attacks, neither Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu's Likud party nor former army chief of staff Gadi #Eisenkot

Read at France 24 · 23 October 2026 at 17:11

Gaza : digging up the bodies from under the rubble

One year after the ceasefire in Gaza, efforts to recover the bodies buried beneath the rubble are continuing. Civil Defense officials say 1,000 bodies have been recovered so far, but the task remains

Read at France 24 · 23 October 2026 at 17:10

West Bank: Extensive military operation 'on the way', Netanyahu says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday warned of an imminent large-scale military operation in the West Bank and vowed to displace some residents of Hebron after Palestinian gunmen killed

Read at France 24 · 23 October 2026 at 15:56

Yes, Israeli settlers are ripping up West Bank olive trees – but this video is fake

Israeli settlers and soldiers have made a habit of destroying olive trees grown by Palestinian farmers in the West Bank and, in recent days, a video showing some trees being ripped up has circulated o

Read at France 24 · 23 October 2026 at 15:56

Israeli forces begin demolishing Palestinian buildings in Hebron after two Israeli soldiers shot dead

The soldiers were killed in an attack by two Palestinian gunmen at a checkpoint outside the West Bank city on Friday morning.

Read at BBC · 23 October 2026 at 15:37

Video | Helmcamera filmt Israëlische soldaten bij fatale schietpartij op Westoever

Read at NU.nl · 23 October 2026 at 14:58

Netanyahu beveelt afsluiting Westoever na dodelijke schietpartij

Read at Trouw · 23 October 2026 at 13:56

‘Natuurlijk Bibi’: Waarom Netanyahu zijn trouwe kiezers niet kwijtraakt

Oorlogen, politieke schandalen en het falen rond de bloedige Hamas-aanval van 7 oktober: de Israëlische premier Benjamin Netanyahu overleeft de ene crisis na de andere. Waarom blijven zijn kiezers hem

Read at FD · 23 October 2026 at 13:46

23/10 in Nieuwsuur: Israël sluit Westoever af • Netanyahu's populariteit • Hoe verder tussen de VS en Oekraïne? • Kushners vermogen

Israël sluit Westelijke Jordaanoever af Israël heeft opdracht gegeven voor een volledige afsluiting van de Westelijke Jordaanoever, nadat twee vermoedelijk Palestijnse mannen een aanval zouden hebben

Read at NOS · 23 October 2026 at 12:01

Gaza: Moment Israeli airstrike hits building in Nuseirat caught on camera

Footage captures the moment an Israeli strike hits a building in Gaza's Nuseirat camp. No deaths were reported, but images show a wounded person.

Read at Euronews · 23 October 2026 at 10:23