In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind ruling, IDF military court sentences resident of Umm ar-Rehan for paving over Byzantine-era ruins The post Palestinian given 18 months in prison for destroying West Bank antiquities site appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Where the high hills of the occupied West Bank tumble into the Jordan valley, half a dozen heavy Israeli diggers pound the ancient rocks around the Palestinian village of Bardala.

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.

The Biden administration warned Israel that their decision to stop issuing administrative detention orders against Israeli settlers suspected of attacking Palestinians in the occupied West Bank could increase violence in the Palestinian territory,

Two people have died in the West Bank during an Israeli army operation, Palestinian officials reported on Monday. The incident took place in Jabad near the city of Jenin, according to the Health Ministry in Ramallah.

As Donald J. Trump nominates staunch supporters of Israel to key positions, advocacy groups are taking aim at the departing administration's policies.