Evangelical Christian leaders who delivered votes to President Donald Trump are now pressing him to declare that Israel can claim ownership of the West Bank, based on a promise God made to the Jews in the Bible.
Days after the Gaza ceasefire took hold, the Israeli military launched its largest offensive in years in the occupied West Bank, displacing tens of thousands.
Israel says its military operation in occupied West Bank refugee camps is to "prevent the return of residents and the resurgence of terrorism."
The Israeli army reportedly set mosques on fire in West Bank's Nablus and Hebron during Ramadan prayers. The Palestinian authorities accused Israel of storming eight mosques, calling it an attack on religious sites and part of a 'religious war.
The move came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a stop to the release of Palestinian prisoners.
Nearly 40,000 Palestinians driven from their homes by Israel's month-long offensive in the West Bank have scattered across nearby villages and towns, trying to find shelter.
as well as two airports in Syria and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants, as the two-week-old war with Hamas threatened to spiral into a broader conflict. Israel has ...
Israel's pro-settler politicians have been emboldened by the return to the White House of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Israel sent tanks into the West Bank on Sunday for the first time since 2002 and told its military to prepare for "an extended stay" to "thwart terrorism."
Some 80 percent of white, evangelical Christians voted for President Trump. Now, some want a policy change that could undermine a future Palestinian state.