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West Bank

Arcs in the news about West Bank from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 409 stories · 2,698 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 5, 2023

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The West Bank during the Gaza war: settler attacks, raids and new settlements

39 of 99 stories this year

Six Palestinians, Israeli officer killed in West Bank · 12 articles, Jan 7Witness says fatal shooting of American-Palestinian teen in the occupied West Bank was unprovoked · 18 articles, Jan 25Israeli forces dressed as women and medics kill 3 in West Bank hospital · 73 articles, Jan 30Biden sanctions four Israeli settlers who attacked Palestinians in the West Bank · 46 articles, Feb 1Israel arrests Palestinian-American woman in the West Bank. Her relatives don't know where she is · 9 articles, Feb 7UK sanctions 4 Israeli settlers accused of human rights abuses in West Bank · 5 articles, Feb 12Family of Palestinian-American detained by Israel seeks her release. 'I want my mother back' · 5 articles, Feb 13US investigators visit homes of two Palestinian-American teens killed in the West Bank · 5 articles, Feb 15At least one killed, several wounded in gun attack near West Bank settlement · 9 articles, Feb 22Israel plans to build 3,300 new settlement homes. It says it's a response to a Palestinian attack · 7 articles, Feb 23Palestinian boy with firework, 12, shot dead by Israeli border police at east Jerusalem refugee camp · 7 articles, Mar 13U.S. sanctions 3 West Bank settlers for violence · 12 articles, Mar 14A firework is lit, a boy is shot. Israel’s use of deadly force against Palestinians is scrutinized - The Daily Reporter · 10 articles, Mar 21Israeli settlers storm West Bank village, setting cars and homes ablaze · 22 articles, Apr 12Israel finds the body of a teen whose disappearance sparked a deadly settler attack in the West Bank · 15 articles, Apr 1212 Palestinians killed and 25 wounded in Israel’s 2-day West Bank operation · 11 articles, May 21Israeli nationalists march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem, some chanting ‘Death to Arabs’ · 14 articles, Jun 5Israeli national found dead after being shot in West Bank Palestinian town · 18 articles, Jun 22A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat · 8 articles, Jun 26Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank kills a Palestinian militant and wounds 5 other people · 10 articles, Jun 30Israel approves largest West Bank land seizure in three decades, rights group says · 20 articles, Jul 3Israel government approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements · 18 articles, Jul 4Israel conducts military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin; 5 Palestinians killed · 15 articles, Jul 5Israel kills militants in the West Bank as a nervous region watches latest on cease-fire talks · 26 articles, Aug 3Settler rampage in West Bank sparks rare condemnation from Israeli leaders · 24 articles, Aug 15Israel's deadly West Bank raid enters fourth day · 29 articles, Aug 28Israeli army says it has killed 5 more West Bank militants, including a well-known local commander · 42 articles, Aug 28Palestinian militants kill 3 Israeli police in the West Bank · 45 articles, Aug 28Israeli troops leave West Bank's Jenin with Gaza talks deadlocked · 20 articles, Sep 4American activist fatally shot in head in the West Bank: Officials · 18 articles, Sep 6Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman at a West Bank protest, witnesses say · 37 articles, Sep 6Shooting attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing kills 3 Israelis · 47 articles, Sep 8Turkey to bury activist shot in West Bank · 11 articles, Sep 9Israel says its forces likely unintentionally shot and killed an American activist in the West Bank · 22 articles, Sep 10An American activist killed by Israeli fire is buried in Turkey as Israel strikes Gaza · 10 articles, Sep 14Israeli soldiers pushed 3 apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raid · 14 articles, Sep 20Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank · 43 articles, Sep 22Israel passes law that would allow it to deport the families of Palestinian attackers · 10 articles, Nov 7US sanctions Israeli West Bank settler group · 14 articles, Nov 18
The Israel-Hamas war: US backing for Israel and the pressure over its conduct · Oct 7, 2023 – Sep 26, 2025The Israel-Hamas war: Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian toll · Oct 7, 2023 – Sep 21, 2025The Israel-Hamas war: the hostages and the cease-fire talks, 2023-2025 · Oct 7, 2023 – Oct 7, 2025The Israel-Hamas war: hunger, famine and the fight over aid to Gaza · Oct 9, 2023 – Jul 24, 2026

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

20233622 articles20242696 articles20252308 articles20262137 articles

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Sep 21, 2026276231432
Sep 28, 202638012

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else36 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about West Bank that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Oct 1US sanctions extremist West Bank settler group for violence against Palestinians7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 5Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes kill 5 in occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Aug 28US slaps new sanctions on Israeli settlers over West Bank violence6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  4. Jul 23Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  5. Jul 19– 20Top UN court says Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end33 articles · 30 independent sources
    5 left, 9 center, 3 right
  6. Apr 21Two Palestinians killed by Israeli troops in West Bank: Palestinian ministry5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  7. Apr 19U.S. sanctions two entities over fundraising for extremist West Bank settlers who attacked Palestinians8 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  8. Feb 19‘Our people are here to stay:’ World Court hears arguments over Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed land8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  9. Jan 2– 3Saleh al-Arouri’s Beirut killing takes out key Hamas link with Iran, Hezbollah114 articles · 60 independent sources
    12 left, 25 center, 7 right

Stories that name West Bank

  1. Dec 23– 25Bethlehem marks a second subdued Christmas Eve during the war in Gaza42 articles · 26 independent sources
    4 left, 8 center, 1 right
  2. Nov 12– 13Mike Huckabee, Trump's pick for ambassador to Israel, has long called himself a Zionist64 articles · 47 independent sources
    7 left, 12 center, 9 right
  3. Sep 17– 18The UN will vote on a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation18 articles · 14 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 1 right
  4. Sep 12Hundreds gather on Seattle beach to remember American activist killed by Israeli military14 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  5. Jul 23Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing ‘ending’ their division, China says30 articles · 26 independent sources
    4 left, 10 center, 4 right
  6. Jun 21Armenia recognizes a Palestinian state, and Israel summons its ambassador19 articles · 17 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 4 right
  7. May 22– 23Spain, Ireland and Norway say they will recognize a Palestinian state. Why does that matter?106 articles · 62 independent sources
    13 left, 22 center, 7 right
  8. May 15Palestinians mark 'Nakba' anniversary as thousands flee Gaza's Rafah9 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  9. Apr 26– 29US determines 5 Israeli security units committed human rights violations before outbreak of Gaza war7 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  10. Apr 21– 22Israeli leaders criticize expected US sanctions against military unit that could further strain ties33 articles · 23 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 4 right
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