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Israel restricting safe access to education for children in the occupied West Bank

Post author:Charlie Jaay
Post published:20 July 2026
Post last modified:20 July 2026

Education is a fundamental human right for everyone, but in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, access to safe and quality education for almost 835,000 school aged children has been undermined, severely threatening their futures. West Bank education restricted Movement restrictions, forced displacement, school demolitions, violence. and harassment by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and Jewish colonial settlers are commonplace. So for many children, accessing education is a daily challenge. This story explores some of these difficulties. Every morning, as the children go to school in the West Bank pic.twitter.com/DOFZ2OHNUr — Johann Spischak (@SDGMasterglass) July 9, 2026 84 schools in the…

Israeli occupation commits billions to expand illegal settlements across the West Bank

Post author:Charlie Jaay
Post published:15 July 2026
Post last modified:15 July 2026

The pace of settlement advancement in the occupied West Bank is unprecedented. Bezalel Smotrich – finance minister and illegal settler – has long opposed the creation of a Palestinian state. He has now not only called for the complete conquest of the Gaza Strip, but is also promising a settlement “revolution”. Expansion of settlements will further tighten the occupation’s control The occupation is actively advancing major settlement and infrastructure projects across the occupied Palestinian territory. According to Peace Now, most of these new settlements are deep inside the West Bank, where there is very little or no Israeli occupation presence. This…

Israeli occupation plans to establish 100 settlement sites in Palestinian controlled area of West Bank

Post author:Charlie Jaay
Post published:5 July 2026
Post last modified:5 July 2026

A settlement scheme has been launched. It aims to establish a settler presence at around 100 strategic locations in Area A of the occupied West Bank. According to the Oslo Accords — which divide the West Bank into areas A, B and C — this area is under the full control of the Palestinian Authority. It has, until now, been considered the safest area for Palestinians. Israeli settler groups have prepared a plan to seize 100 strategic locations in the Palestinian Authority-administered Area A of the occupied West Bank, according to a media report. The Israel Hayom newspaper reported that the…

West Bank: Land access and illegal settlement growth reshape life in Sinjil

Post author:Charlie Jaay
Post published:30 June 2026
Post last modified:30 June 2026

In the village of Sinjil, in the occupied West Bank, a combination of land designations, new barriers and expanding nearby settlements is reshaping the landscape and the lives of the people who depend on it. Israeli occupation authorities have recently seized 465 dunums of land belonging to Sinjil, which is north of Ramallah. The land — equivalent to around 115 acres, or 70 football pitches — has been designated as “state land”. It is the area on which the illegal outpost of Givat Haroeh, now known as Karmei Oz, was established in 1998. While the built-up area of the outpost covers…

Leaked letter from Israeli elites threatens legal action over “ideology of ethnic cleansing” in West Bank

Post author:Maddison Wheeldon
Post published:25 June 2026
Post last modified:26 June 2026

Israeli elites from the Zionist state’s security, political and cultural scenes have issued a letter to Netanyahu and his government threatening legal action, citing the impunity given to “Jewish terrorism” and the “ideology of ethnic cleansing” in the occupied West Bank. Amongst the Israelis who appear to have hit the end of their tether with the settler-colonial government are former prime ministers, former heads of all the state’s security services, former judges, a Nobel prize winner and a famous novelist. Issuing a “final warning”, they have insisted that Netanyahu and his genocidal officials take immediate action to “eradicate Jewish terrorism”. They…

West Bank — continued terror attacks by Israeli settlers and occupation forces

Post author:Charlie Jaay
Post published:17 June 2026
Post last modified:17 June 2026

The town of Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, has long suffered from settler attacks. And since 7 October 2023, these have been occurring on a weekly or sometimes even daily basis. Settlers attempt to burn Palestinian worshippers alive at the mosque Around 8pm on 14 June, a group of around 40 to 50 illegal settlers set fires in several areas of Deir Dibwan. When they entered the Al-Marah area, near the western entrance, they set alight residents’ vehicles. Flames engulfed parked cars and spread to nearby roadside areas, and across large areas of agricultural land. Two…

Illegal West Bank settlements advertised at Israeli event in London

Post author:DANIA AKKAD
Post published:15 June 2026
Post last modified:2 July 2026

Despite denials from organisers, evidence gathered inside the event shows occupied Palestinian land was being marketed Properties from seven illegal settlements were advertised at the Great Israeli Real Estate Event on Sunday in London, days after more than 100 MPs and groups urged the UK government to ban it. Organisers had told journalists last week that all exhibitors at the event “without exception” would only provide information about properties for sale within the Green Line – the internationally recognised border between Israel and Palestine. But brochures circulated at the event which Jewish Anti-Zionist Action (JAZA) shared with Declassified and others posted…

Amnesty reports shows Israel is erasing Palestinians from the West Bank

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:11 June 2026
Post last modified:11 June 2026

Human rights NGO Amnesty International says Israel is erasing everything Palestinian from the West Bank. The group warned that it is the Israeli state leading the ethnic cleansing — not rogue settlers. Israeli violence in the West Bank has accelerated alongside the Gaza genocide. Amnesty’s report is titled ‘Erasing anything Palestinian: Israel’s ethnic cleansing of West Bank Bedouin and herding communities‘. It can be read in full here. Among the major findings was that: Ethnic cleansing campaign is Israeli state-led, and state-sponsored, not driven by rogue settlers or so-called extremist ministers. And that there has been an: Exponential rise in state-backed…

West Ham co-owner, nicknamed ‘Sultan of Sleaze’, banned from being alone with women and girls

Post author:Maddison Wheeldon
Post published:10 June 2026
Post last modified:10 June 2026

Content warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual abuse and harrassment The billionaire co-owner of West Ham Football Club, David Sullivan, resigned on Saturday ahead of a joint BBC and Times investigation alleging he’s a sexual predator. The Panorama documentary broadcasts allegations made by several women that Sullivan abused his position of power and influence to prey on women for sex. Since 2023, officials have banned Sullivan from being alone with members of the women’s and youth teams. An investigation uncovered concerns serious enough to prompt safeguarding restrictions around female players. The porn tycoon has insisted this was not a “disciplinary…

Israeli soldiers murder 7-month-old in Occupied West Bank

Post author:HG
Post published:7 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Israeli soldiers shot and murdered a seven-month-old baby in the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron, West Bank, on Friday, June 5. Sam Fahd Abu Haikal was in his mother’s arms when Israeli soldiers killed him. The IOF opened fire on a car which was carrying the infant and his family. They shot despite the car having complied with an order to stop, injuring both his parents. Sam Fahd Abu Haikal was critically injured and evacuated in critical condition to a hospital. He later died from his injuries. Fahd’s 11-year-old son and mother were also in the car. Abu Haikal’s wife is…

Israel destroys vital fruit and veg market in West Bank

Post author:Charlie Jaay
Post published:4 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have destroyed part of the central fruit and vegetable market in the West Bank town of Beita, South of Nablus. The market holds significant economical importance, with Palestinians from all over the West Bank coming to Beita to buy and sell produce. West Bank – Israel carries out destruction The demolition, carried out by a military bulldozer, took place on 1 June at around 2am. https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/one.mp4 https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/two.mp4 Bassem Al Jaghoub is a member of Beita Village Council. He told the Canary: Maybe 35 percent of the market has been destroyed this time. Six big shops were demolished,…

West Bank — They left us our houses and took everything else

Post author:Charlie Jaay
Post published:23 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

The occupied West Bank village of al Mughayyir has again been under attack by the army and the settlers. Non-stop intimidation and harassment from settlers and soldiers Early in the morning of 20 May, the occupation army blocked the entrance, preventing any movement in and out of the village. https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/WhatsApp-Video-2026-05-22-at-23.14.56.mp4 It then attacked the boys’ school with tear gas, which led to several injuries and cases of suffocation among students. This was by no means an isolated incident. Students suffer almost daily as a result of the army’s repeated firing of gas canisters towards the school. Then the settlers set fire…