From 1517 to 1917, the area now known as the West Bank was under Turkish rule, as part of Ottoman Syria. The Cave of the Patriarchs is one of the most famous holy sites in the region. At the 1920 San Remo conference, the victorious Allies of World War I allocated the area to the British Mandate of Palestine (1920–1948).

6 days ago · West Bank, area of the former British-mandated (1920–47) territory of Palestine west of the Jordan River, claimed from 1949 to 1988 as part of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan but occupied from 1967 by Israel. The territory, excluding East Jerusalem, is also known within Israel by its biblical names, Judaea and Samaria.

5 days ago · The rest - just over 120 - will be allowed to return to their homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. ... Satellite imagery reveals Israeli military construction in buffer zone with Syria.

Jan 6, 2025 · JERUSALEM — Israel’s rescue service said gunmen attacked a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank, killing at least three people and wounding eight others. The attack occurred Monday in the Palestinian village of Al-Funduq, on one of the main east-west roads crossing the territory.

Dec 20, 2024 · Overnight in the occupied West Bank, a mosque was vandalized and set on fire by Israeli settlers. Attacks against Palestinians there have increased greatly since the Oct. 7 terror attacks.

Nov 5, 2024 · The Israeli military raided Palestinian villages in the northern part of the West Bank early Tuesday, setting off clashes with militants.

Aug 30, 2024 · Today, many IEDs manufactured in the northern West Bank contain large quantities of explosives, which are smuggled from Iran to Syria and from there through the border with Jordan. Besides destabilizing the West Bank, this flow of arms and funds also undermines the Hashemite Kingdom’s national security.

Oct 4, 2024 · As the ongoing Middle East crisis continues to escalate, Israel unleashed a plethora of airstrikes in Lebanon, the West Bank and even near the Lebanon-Syria border. On Friday, the Lebanese authority stated that Israel conducted airstrikes near the Syrian border.

Oct 23, 2023 · The second aid convoy destined for desperate Palestinian civilians reached Gaza as Israel widened its attacks to include targets in Syria and the occupied West Bank.

Oct 23, 2023 · Israel has traded fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group on a near-daily basis since the war began, and tensions are soaring in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Israeli forces have...