New demolition order for West Bank camp is ‘more devastating news’

© UNRWA Local people walk through a destroyed neighbourhood of Nur Shams in the West Bank. (file)

This article is published in association with United Nations. Israel has issued new demolition orders for the Nur Shams camp in the north of the occupied West Bank effective this week, which a senior official with the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) labelled as “more devastating news” for the region.   Some 25 buildings face imminent demolition […]

UN rights office worried over escalation in Gaza City, annexation plans for West Bank

This article is published in association with United Nations. A senior official from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Thursday he was extremely concerned over intensifying Israeli military operations in northern Gaza – including Gaza City – and warned against any attempt to annex parts of the West Bank.  Ajith Sunghay, Head of OHCHR’s […]

UN rights office sounds the alarm over forced displacement in the West Bank

This article is published in association with United Nations. Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are increasingly being subjected to forced displacement and land seizures, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, has reported.  Israeli authorities have stepped up measures to transfer large numbers of people from long-standing Palestinian towns and communities, according to […]

UN alarmed after warning shots fired at foreign diplomats in the West Bank

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN has called for an investigation following reports that Israeli forces opened fire on a diplomatic delegation near the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.  Media reports said soldiers fired warning shots near the diplomats, who were on an official visit to view […]

West Bank security situation remains alarming, warn UN aid agencies

This article is published in association with United Nations. Weeks of deadly Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank have turned Palestinian communities into “battlefields” and left 40,000 people homeless, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday. The violence has seen exchanges of fire between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants – and the use of bulldozers in […]

UN rights office condemns continuing Israeli military operation in West Bank

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the intensifying Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank, warning that nearly 40,000 Palestinians have been displaced already amid an “alarming wave” of violence and destruction. Since the start of the offensive on 21 January, Israeli forces […]

13 children killed in the West Bank since year began: UNICEF

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has voiced deep alarm at the growing number of children killed, injured and displaced in the occupied West Bank, as violence continues to escalate.  In a statement issued by Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, the […]

UNRWA delivers bulk of aid in Gaza, as destruction mounts in West Bank

This article is published in association with United Nations. Some 30,000 residents from Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank have fled their homes after large swathes of it were destroyed in a series of controlled detonations by the Israeli security forces (ISF), the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Tuesday. UNRWA’s communications […]

UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed grave concerns over escalating violence in the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank, condemning the use of “unlawful lethal force” by Israeli security forces. OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan added that the Israeli military operation in and around […]

Ceasefire in Gaza brings hope, but West Bank faces escalating violence

This article is published in association with United Nations. The crisis in Gaza continues to remain acute, with UN humanitarians reporting critical shortages of water, food and efforts to deliver vital aid to the war-torn region. Meanwhile, escalating violence in the West Bank has further deepened concerns over civilian safety and access to assistance. The ceasefire […]

UN condemns deadly West Bank airstrike, attacks on Gaza schools

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN chief has strongly condemned the killing of several Palestinians, including women and children, who died when a residential building in Tulkarem camp in the West Bank was hit by Israeli airstrikes on Thursday night. At least 18 people were killed, and many more fatalities could […]

UN reports ‘lethal tactics’ by Israeli forces in West Bank

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Israeli forces continue to employ “lethal war-like tactics” in the West Bank, including airstrikes, with people being killed, injured and displaced, the UN Spokesperson said on Tuesday. Stéphane Dujarric informed journalists at the regular press briefing in New York that operations have resumed in […]

West Bank crisis: UN chief calls for immediate halt to Israeli strikes

This article is published in association with United Nations. As the crisis in the West Bank continues to escalate alongside the ongoing war in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an “immediate cessation” of Israeli military operations in the occupied Palestinian territory. Mr. Guterres’s intervention late Wednesday comes amid one of the biggest Israeli […]

West Bank strikes: UN rights office condemns Israeli military escalation

This article is published in association with United Nations. Amid further raids, airstrikes and settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned that the Israeli military’s actions risked further enflaming an “already explosive situation”. The development follows “at least four” airstrikes by the Israeli Security Forces […]

Humanitarians report rise in children killed and injured in the West Bank

This article is published in association with United Nations. The killing, injury and displacement of Palestinians continues in the West Back against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, now in its 10th month, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an update issued on Wednesday.  The number of Palestinian […]

EBRD and FATEN boost support to small businesses in the West Bank

This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is intensifying its support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the West Bank and Gaza, with a US$ 5 million (€4.7 million) loan to microfinance institution the Palestine for Credit and Development (FATEN).The facility will enable […]

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