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‘Discriminatory’ Israeli death penalty law would be war crime, says UN rights chief
ByPeter Beaumont Senior international correspondent March 31, 2026March 31, 2026

Volker Türk says bill, which applies to Palestinians convicted of terror charges but not Jewish extremists, ‘must be promptly repealed’A new Israeli law which would sanction the execution of Palestinians convicted on terror charges for deadly attacks, …

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Israel passes law to give death penalty to Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem March 30, 2026March 30, 2026

Knesset approves measure that has been criticised by European countries and rights groupsIsrael’s parliament has passed a law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of fatal attacks, a measure sharply criticised as discriminatory by Europ…

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Israel Pulls Battalion From West Bank After Soldier Talks of ‘Revenge’
ByDavid M. Halbfinger March 30, 2026

While detaining a CNN crew, a soldier said that Israeli troops were motivated by “revenge” against Palestinians and that all of the West Bank was “for the Jews.”

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Media association condemns ‘violent assault’ on CNN crew by Israeli soldiers
ByAgence France-Presse March 28, 2026

CNN team detained while reporting on aftermath of attack by settlers in West Bank, Foreign Press Association saysMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn international media association has condemned what it described as a “violent assault” by Israeli soldi…

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Pro-Israel Democrats decry settler violence in West Bank amid attacks on Palestinians
ByAlice Speri March 26, 2026

Aipac-backed lawmakers denounce ‘extremist’ violence in West Bank as support for Israel becomes a political liabilityAs Israeli settlers ramp up violent attacks on Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, often as Israeli forces stand by, denunciations …

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No Israel prosecutions for killing Palestinian civilians in occupied West Bank since start of decade
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem March 25, 2026

Dozens of former Israeli military, police and spy chiefs describe situation as ‘organised Jewish terrorism’Middle East crisis – live updatesIsrael has not prosecuted its citizens for killing Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank since the sta…

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The Guardian view on Trump’s Iran ‘talks’: a war, a pause – and a distraction | Editorial
ByEditorial March 23, 2026

The US president claims progress in talks with Iran, but uncertainty persists. Meanwhile, Israel advances West Bank annexation under cover of a crisisIt must be tough for Donald Trump: starting a war with Iran, but finding it terribly inconvenient to f…

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As Jewish ambulances are set ablaze, we must quell the flames of hate from Golders Green to the West Bank | David Davidi-Brown
ByDavid Davidi-Brown March 23, 2026

Britons face a clear choice: fuel the division arising from all the horror abroad or refuse to let that hatred take hold in our own communitiesA few weeks ago in Tel Aviv, on my first days there – before what has now become an extended stay due to the…

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Israeli settlers carry out series of West Bank attacks as security forces stand by
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and agencies March 22, 2026

Witnesses describe coordinated raids in which homes and vehicles were set on fire and several Palestinians injured Middle East crisis live – latest updatesIsraeli settlers have carried out a series of attacks across the occupied West Bank, setting home…

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Iranian Missile Attack Leaves 3 Palestinians Dead in West Bank
ByAaron Boxerman and Fatima AbdulKarim March 19, 2026March 19, 2026

Several others were injured in the strike, which hit a caravan being used as a hair salon in the town of Beit Awwa, according to Palestinian officials.

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