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West Bank, 10-30-26

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Links to three reports: from the Cradle and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for this date’s GAZA, IRAN, YEMEN and UKRAINE, and down for WEST BANK 10-29-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 29  Israeli occupation forces maintain siege of Hebron for seventh straight day. From the Cradle. Israel’s siege of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron entered its seventh day on Thursday, displacing thousands of Palestinians and crippling the governorate’s economy, with all commercial activity having ceased. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli settler fires at children, homes in Hebron village. From Middle East Monitor. Israel’s siege of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron entered its seventh day on Thursday, displacing thousands of Palestinians and crippling the governorate’s economy, with all commercial activity having ceased. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 29  UN says Israeli operations in occupied West Bank disrupt Palestinians’ access to livelihoods. From Middle East Monitor. The UN said Thursday that 3,000 Palestinians remain displaced from two neighborhoods in the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

West Bank, 10-29-26

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Links to a report from Middle East Monitor and to a commentary from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for this date’s GAZA, UKRAINE and IRAN, and for WEST BANK 10-29-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 28  Israeli military demolishes homes of two prisoners in West Bank village of Beita. From Middle East Monitor. Local officials say Israeli forces demolished two homes belonging to Palestinian prisoners in the occupied West Bank town of Beita, south of Nablus, on Wednesday, using . . . Click HERE for report including video.

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FROM OCT. 27  Why Hamas must not repeat Fatah’s historic mistakes, by Sami Al-Arian | Middle East Eye  Palestinians have no vote of their own in sight. Their legislative elections, due on Nov. 28, would have been the first since January 2006, when Hamas won a parliamentary majority. READ MORE . . .

Gaza, 10-29-26

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Links to a report from Middle East Monitor, and to a commentary from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for this date’s WEST BANK, UKRAINE and IRAN, and down for Gaza 10-23-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 28  World Food Program chief calls Gaza hunger ‘unacceptable’; vows to protect aid workers. From Middle East Monitor. The UN World Food Program chief Luke Lindberg said Wednesday that the hunger situation in the Gaza Strip is “unacceptable” as he pledged to defend his staff against attacks, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 27  Why Hamas must not repeat Fatah’s historic mistakes, by Sami Al-Arian | Middle East Eye  Palestinians have no vote of their own in sight. Their legislative elections, due on Nov. 28, would have been the first since January 2006, when Hamas won a parliamentary majority. READ MORE . . .

West Bank, 10-27-26

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Links to three reports: from Middle East Eye and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for this date’s YEMEN, UKRAINE and IRAN, and down for WEST BANK 10-26-26.) — MCM

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UN inquiry finds Israel committed age-based persecution of Palestinian children in West Bank, by Sondos Asem | Middle East Eye  Israeli authorities and forces have committed the crime against humanity of age-based persecution against Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank, the UN’s top investigative body on Palestine and Israel has concluded, while . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 26  Israel’s assault displaces thousands in Hebron, by Fayha Shalash | Middle East Eye  RAMALLAH, occupied Palestine — Following Friday’s shooting in which two Palestinians killed two Israeli soldiers, Israel’s army launched an operation dubbed “Roar of Judah,” saying it would carry out extensive searches, seize weapons, uncover what it described as “terrorist infrastructure” and interrogate dozens of people across Hebron. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

West Bank, 10-26-26

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First, links to four reports: from the Cradle, Middle East Eye, and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s UKRAINE and ALL OF IT, and down for WEST BANK 10-25-26.) — MCM

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Over 3,000 displaced as Israeli siege of Hebron enters fourth day. From the Cradle. More than 3,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced from the occupied West Bank city of Hebron as a result of the brutal, ongoing siege imposed by Israel several days ago, authorities said today. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for report from Middle East Eye and an Oct. 24 report from the Cradle.

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Palestinian president’s adviser accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in West Bank. From Middle East Monitor. Israel has displaced more than 3,000 Palestinians from their homes in the northern occupied West Bank over the past two years, particularly in the Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s adviser Mahmoud al-Habbash said, warning that the same scenario could be repeated in Hebron. READ MORE . . .

West Bank, 10-25-26

Links to this morning’s discussion from Consortium News and to a report from the Associated Press; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials, (Scroll down this date’s ALL OF IT, and for WEST BANK 10-24-26.) — MCM

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The World This Week — War in the West Bank and elsewhere. Joe Lauria of Consortium News hosts former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and Matthew Hoh, former U.S. Marine Corps captain and former State and Defense departments official. Topics include: * Israel, the West Bank and Israeli elections, * Russia’s “gradualist approach” to the war in Ukraine, * prospect of resumed war against Iran, * mid-term elections in the U.S., * protests in France and Italy, * Israel’s dominance in Washington, * truth vs. careerism in Washington and the Pentagon, * the relevance of the Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq wars today, * politicized intelligence, * end-of-empire behavior. Click HERE to watch and listen. 

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Israel presses ahead with West Bank operation as election approaches, by Melanie Lidman | AP  TEL AVIV — The Israeli military pressed ahead today with a massive military operation in the occupied West Bank that has displaced hundreds of Palestinians and placed major restrictions on movement in response to a gun attack last week that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others. Click HERE for report with photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

 

 

West Bank, 10-24-26

Links to three reports: from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, and Middle East Monitor, and to an analysis from Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s ALL OF IT and UKRAINE, and down for WEST BANK 10-23-26.) — MCM

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Israel imposes closures across a West Bank city, and other Mideast news. From AP. Israel imposed widespread closures and displaced residents in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron a day after attacks by Palestinian gunmen that killed two soldiers. Meanwhile, . . . Click HERE for report with photos. Same AP report in Spanish is HERE, and others are HERE.  Reports from Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor are HERE and HERE.

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FROM OCT. 23  Israel has its pretext for total war on the West Bank, by Joe Lauria | Special to Consortium News  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened a major military offensive against the West Bank four days before he stands for re-election after two Israeli soldiers were killed today in Hebron. READ MORE . . .

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West Bank, 10-23-26

Links to reports from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s GAZA, UKRAINE and IRAN, and down for WEST BANK 10-22-26.) — MCM

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Israeli prepares to close West Bank after attack kills two soldiers, and other Midest news. From AP.  Israel said it killed two gunmen who shot dead two Israeli soldiers today and prevented a “terror attack” against Israeli civilians. The prime minister’s office said it had instructed the army to close off the occupied West Bank, where the shooting occurred. Click HERE for report with video. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Reports from Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, and the Cradle are HERE, HERE and HERE.  

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West Bank, 10-22-26

Links to three reports: from National Public Radio and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for this date’s ALL OF IT, UKRAINE and IRAN, and down for WEST BANK 10-21-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 21  Israeli military arrests U.S. Congressional nominee, dozens of rabbis; one rabbi speaks with NPR. Reported by Ruth Sherlock, Alaena Hunt,  and  | NPR  Brad Lander and dozens of rabbis were detained by the Israeli security forces as they helped Palestinians with their olive harvest. Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T’ruah, a rabbinical human rights organization, had something to say. Click HERE and HERE to listen to reports and, later, read. Click HERE and HERE for AP/AP report in English and Spanish.

West Bank, 10-21-26

A link to an interview from #PatrikBaab via the Floutist; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up for today’s UKRAINE and IRAN so far, and down for WEST BANK 10-17-26.) — MCM

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FROM c. OCT. 8  What one American witnessed in villages and refugee camps. Patrik Baab talks with Cara Marianna of West Bank Alerts and the Floutist. From her introduction: “When I was in Switzerland as summer began to turn into autumn, Patrik Baab, the German broadcast journalist, asked me to sit down for an exchange about my travels and work in the West Bank. It was a wide-ranging conversation.” Click HERE for subtitled video of interview.

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