Israeli Strike in West Bank Kills 3, Including Children, Official Says

Violence has escalated in the occupied territory over the last year and a half, as Israel conducts raids targeting armed fighters with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

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West Bank Settlers Hope Trump Will Back Annexation Dreams

Settler leaders say they are confident that a Palestinian state is off the table, but their expectations are tempered by their experience of Donald Trump’s first term.

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Israeli Threat to UNRWA Looms Over Gaza

The U.N. agency known as UNRWA has been the backbone of aid to Gaza. Now, Israel is moving to ban it over accusations that it shielded Hamas militants.

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Palestinian Authority Temporarily Bans Al-Jazeera

The authority’s official news media accused the Qatari-backed broadcaster of “inciting sedition” and “interfering in internal Palestinian affairs,” though it did not provide detailed examples of law breaking.

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Holiday Datelines From Decembers Past

As Christmas nears, New York Times journalists send dispatches from places like Santa Claus, Ind., and North Pole, N.Y.

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Palestinian Authority Vows West Bank Raids Against Militants

The Authority has struggled to crack down on powerful armed groups in the territory.

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Top U.N. Envoy Says Gaza War Followed Years of Weak Diplomacy

World leaders failed to focus on a permanent solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and risk making the same mistake again, the departing United Nations’ envoy in the region says.

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Palestinians See Echoes of Israel’s Gaza War in West Bank Raids

West Bank residents say Israeli forces are adopting tactics similar to the ones they are deploying in Gaza, including airstrikes and the use of Palestinians as human shields.

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