The West Bank, so called due to its location relative to the Jordan River, is the larger of the two Palestinian territories that comprise the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the Levant region of West Asia, it is bordered by Jordan and the Dead Sea to the east and by Israel to the south, west, and north. Since 1967, the territory has been under Israeli occupation, which had become illegal under international law.
Israeli forces conducted widespread raids in the West Bank, targeting multiple areas including Nablus, Qalqilya, and Jenin...
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called Thursday on the international community to stop sending weapons to Israel in order to..
