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Hamas warns over Israeli push to expand Gaza control

Hamas said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's declaration that his country would expand its area of control in Gaza was a dangerous escalation, as European states and residents of the Palestinian territory also voiced alarm at the plan.

29 May 2026-20:50
Netanyahu says he has directed IDF to increase control of Gaza to 70%

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he directed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to increase control of Gaza to 70%.

29 May 2026-18:30
Israeli forces shut Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, West Bank

29 May 2026-14:26
Israeli military reportedly fires at civilian aircraft over West Bank

29 May 2026-12:24
EU sanctions West Bank settler groups over rights abuses

The European Union has officially imposed sanctions on four Israeli settler organizations and three individuals, citing "serious and systematic human rights abuses" against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

28 May 2026-21:24
UN reports mass displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank amid escalating crisis

A senior United Nations official has reported widespread displacement of Palestinians in both the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, citing ongoing demolitions, settlement expansion and forced evictions.

17 May 2026-16:30
Israeli army kills Palestinian child in West Bank amid rising violence

A Palestinian child has been killed by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. The incident took place in the village of al-Lubban al-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, where a 16-year-old boy was shot dead in the early hours of the morning.

15 May 2026-11:52
Israeli forces raid Nablus as settlers burn mosque in West Bank

A wave of violence swept through the occupied West Bank this morning as Israeli settlers and military forces carried out a series of coordinated raids and attacks on Palestinian communities.

15 May 2026-10:15
Hamas condemns killing of Palestinian in West Bank

Hamas has condemned the killing of Palestinian Zakaria Ali Muhammad Qadis by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, accusing Israel of carrying out what it described as “field executions.”

13 May 2026-11:03
EU officially approves sanctions on Israeli settlers

On Monday, EU foreign ministers officially approved sanctions against Israeli settlers for attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, after Hungary ended months of opposition following a change in government.

11 May 2026-19:20

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