Palestine weekly wrap: Protests sweep West Bank after death penalty law

Israeli strikes on Gaza escalate with children among the injured and civilians killed in densely populated areas.

Palestinians in occupied West Bank face growing violence from Israeli settlers

Human rights groups say a new Israeli law that expands the death penalty for killings classified as terrorism is expected to apply exclusively to Palestinian prisoners in the occupied West Bank. As Israel and the U.S. wage war in Iran, there has been a surge of violence there, mostly by Israeli settlers against Palestinians. Nick Schifrin visited to understand its impact on Palestinian families.

West Bank on strike against Israeli death penalty law

Palestinian shops and public institutions were closed across the occupied West Bank Wednesday in protest of an Israeli law passed earlier this week...

Shops closed across West Bank in general strike against Israel's death penalty law for Palestinians

Thousands marched to protest the passing of the law, which critics have slammed as unjust and demanded it immediately been scrapped.View on euronews

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Nouvelle approbation de la peine de mort réservée aux Palestiniens : vote final la semaine prochaine !

La "commission de la sécurité nationale" du parlement israélien a approuvé en 2ème et 3ème lecture, le projet de loi instaurant la peine de mort pour les détenus palestiniens, avant le vote final prévu la semaine prochaine. Ce projet de loi rend la peine capitale obligatoire sans exiger l'unanimité des juges, impose l'exécution par pendaison par l'administration [...]

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Four Palestinians in Gaza, as Israeli Settlers Carry Out Attacks in Occupied West Bank

In Gaza, an Israeli airstrike on a police vehicle Sunday killed three Palestinians in the Nuseirat refugee camp. Another Palestinian was killed in a separate Israeli airstrike on northern Gaza. Meanwhile, in the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers carried out a series of attacks, setting homes and vehicles on fire and wounding several Palestinians over the weekend. On Saturday, Israeli settlers carried out overnight attacks in at least six communities. On Sunday, at least 10 Palestinians were injured in attacks by Israeli settlers in four villages near Nablus. According to the United Nations, Israeli forces and settlers have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 2023.

Israeli Settlers Go On Rampage Through Palestinian Villages In The West Bank

Israelis smashed cars, burned homes and wounded several Palestinians as the Iran war and expanding West Bank occupation intensifies settler violence.