West bank

Palestinian teen killed by Israeli troops after throwing firebomb

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank who threw a firebomb at them.

From the Archive: Israel’s first West Bank settlements

The Etzion bloc — where Israel seized almost 1,000 acres last week for Jewish settlements — was the first area of the West Bank to be settled after the Six-Day War.

Israel’s land seizure: political favor or West Bank game-changer?

Israel has drawn international criticism after seizing nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land, but some experts say the move is relatively insignificant.