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Israeli occupiers burn down restaurant in occupied West Bank
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The interior of a restaurant is seen heavily damaged after Israeli settlers raided and set fire to the building near An-Najah National University in Nablus, in West Bank, on July 5, 2026. [Nedal Eshtayah – Anadolu Agency]
Israeli occupiers set fire to a restaurant in the occupied West Bank on Sunday after stealing money from there, local sources told Anadolu Agency.
A group of occupiers broke into the restaurant near Al-Zaytouna University, between the towns of Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya and Ammuriya, south of Nablus, the sources said.
They smashed its doors, stole money, and set it on fire, completely destroying it, the sources stated, adding that the attack occurred under the protection of the Israeli army.
The sources added that the restaurant served university students, and estimated the losses from the fire at around $300,000.
In the central West Bank, Israeli occupiers, accompanied by their livestock, attacked an area surrounding Palestinian homes in the northern part of Sinjil, north of Ramallah, the sources said.
Residents confronted the attackers and forced them to retreat, according to sources.
The attack came days after Israeli authorities seized 464.4 dunams of the town’s land under the pretext of “state land” to expand illegal settlement activity in the area, the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission had said.
READ: Israeli army closes charity headquarters in occupied West Bank city of Nablus
The Jerusalem Governorate also said an occupier released his sheep among the homes of residents in the Ka’abneh-Kasarat community near the town of Anata, in a “provocative attack” targeting the Bedouin community and its residents.
The occupier deliberately wandered with his sheep among the houses, obstructing the movement of residents and preventing them from entering or leaving the community, the governorate added.
In the southern West Bank, local sources said a group of occupiers stormed the area and surrounded a Palestinian home in the Sha’ab al-Batim area of Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, and cut the electricity supply to the house.
The Masafer Yatta area is witnessing repeated attacks by occupiers targeting residents, their homes, and their property, coinciding with escalating measures aimed at restricting their movement and forcing them to leave their land.
Since October 2023, the West Bank has witnessed an Israeli escalation carried out by the Israeli army and occupiers, killing 1,175 Palestinians, injuring 12,919 others, and leading to the arrest of around 24,000 people, according to official Palestinian data.
READ: Israeli occupiers set fire to 2 mosques, army demolishes Palestinian home in occupied West Bank
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Genocide denier and Current UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is quoted that he supports Zionism without qualification. He also confirms that UK air force support has been essential in Israel’s mass-murdering genocide. Includes URLs https://www.declassifieduk.org/keir-starmers-100-spy-flights-over-gaza-in-support-of-israel/ and https://youtu.be/O74hZCKKdpA
Keir Starmer explains that UK is actively supporting Israel’s genocidal expansion and repeats his previous quotation that he supports Zionism “without qualification”. Keir Starmer said “I said it loud and clear – and meant it – that I support Zionism without qualification.” here: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer-interview-i-will-work-to-eradicate-antisemitism-from-day-one/
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Israel issues 2 tenders for building 356 settlement units in occupied West Bank
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The Israeli army demolishes two Palestinian homes in the town of Shuqba, west of Ramallah in the central West Bank on October 28, 2025. [Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency]
Israel’s Ministry of Construction and Housing has issued two tenders to build 356 settlement units in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli anti-settlement group said Wednesday, Anadolu reports.
The Peace Now movement, which monitors settlement activity in the West Bank, said in a statement that two tenders were published for the construction of a new settlement neighborhood in the Geva Binyamin settlement, southeast of Ramallah.
The first tender covers 342 housing units across five residential complexes, while the second includes 14 homes designated for reserve soldiers, the movement said.
It noted that an additional tender was published for a residential complex in the Giv’on HaHadasha settlement, south of Ramallah, on Nov. 2.
“Since the beginning of 2025, tenders for building 5,667 housing units in settlements have been published – a record-breaking figure, roughly 50% higher than the previous peak year of 2018, when tenders were issued for 3,808 units,” it said.
“If the tenders published this year are implemented, the new homes will add nearly 25,000 settlers to the West Bank,” it added.
Peace Now accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of “exploiting every moment in power to destroy Israel’s chances for a future of peace and prosperity,” warning that the expansion of settlements “only deepens the pit Israel must eventually climb out of.”
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“While US President Donald Trump declared that there will be no annexation (of the West Bank), the Israeli government is doing everything to realize annexation on the ground and turn Israel into an apartheid state.”
On Oct. 24, Trump told reporters not to worry, saying Israel is “not going to do anything with the West Bank.”
His remarks came a day after the Israeli Knesset (parliament) passed in a preliminary reading two bills to annex the occupied West Bank and the Ma’ale Adumim settlement, a move that would isolate East Jerusalem and divide the West Bank into two separate areas.
The UN has repeatedly affirmed that Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories are illegal under international law, warning that they undermine prospects for a two-state solution.
Palestinians insist on East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, based on international resolutions that do not recognize Israel’s 1967 occupation or its 1980 annexation of the city.
In a landmark opinion last July, the International Court of Justice declared Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and called for the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
READ: Current olive harvest season in occupied West Bank sees highest illegal settler attacks in 5 years: UN
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Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.
Genocide denier and Current UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is quoted that he supports Zionism without qualification. He also confirms that UK air force support has been essential in Israel’s mass-murdering genocide. Includes URLs https://www.declassifieduk.org/keir-starmers-100-spy-flights-over-gaza-in-support-of-israel/ and https://youtu.be/O74hZCKKdpA
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Israeli occupiers burn down restaurant in occupied West Bank

Israel issues 2 tenders for building 356 settlement units in occupied West Bank