West Bank settler violence escalates after deadly shooting near Nablus
More than 130 Palestinians have been detained in weekend raids across the occupied West Bank after a deadly shooting near the Palestinian village of Tell, south of Nablus, triggered a fresh wave of violence. The Israeli military said the detentions took place during operations over the weekend following Friday's clash between settlers and Palestinians. The shooting killed two Israelis and four Palestinians, making it the deadliest single attack in the West Bank so far this year.Settlers remained camped at the site of the shooting on the edge of Tell on Sunday, according to reports from the area. One group of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 27 Jul 2026 05:03 LONDON
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West Bank crackdown intensifies as settlers attack mosques and villages
Israeli forces have widened a military operation across the occupied West Bank after a gunfight near Nablus left four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers dead on Friday. The crackdown intensified on Sunday, with raids reported in several towns and villages and hundreds of Palestinians detained, according to the supplied material. At the same time, settlers attacked Palestinian communities and tried to set two mosques ablaze, adding to the scale of the unrest.The latest violence was ordered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the deaths in the confrontation near the village of Tal, the material says. It reports that settlers... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 26 Jul 2026 14:31 LONDON
Israel detains more than 70 suspects in West Bank after Tell clashes and Nablus hospital raid
Israeli forces said they detained more than 70 suspects in the occupied West Bank between Friday night and Saturday, following a deadly escalation centred on the village of Tell in the north of the territory. The operation came a day after clashes there left two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinians dead, according to the supplied reports. Residents also reported intensive searches in nearby areas, including an incursion into a hospital in Nablus.The Israeli military said its troops searched more than 300 locations as part of the operation and described those detained as including Hamas affiliates, weapons traffickers and people suspected... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 25 Jul 2026 18:00 LONDON
UN condemns Nicaragua move to abolish elections amid crackdown
The United Nations human rights chief has condemned Nicaragua's latest political crackdown after President Daniel Ortega said there would be no elections in the country. The statement, issued on Wednesday, came days after Ortega announced that opposition parties would be shut out of any vote. It adds to growing concern that the country's civic and political space is being steadily closed.UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said the latest developments deepen severe restrictions on fundamental freedoms and the erosion of the rule of law. He said power in Nicaragua was increasingly concentrated under the co-presidency of Ortega and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Jul 2026 21:30 LONDON
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Rahul Gandhi freed after detention at student-led protest in New Delhi
Rahul Gandhi has been released after being detained during a sit-in outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence in New Delhi, as student-led protests over education reform and exam-paper leaks continued to challenge the government. The detention and release took place on Tuesday, with other opposition leaders also held during the demonstration. The protest movement has been driven largely by students and a social media-led campaign that has gained rapid traction in recent weeks.The immediate trigger for the unrest was a leak of medical school test papers, which forced more than two million medical students to retake their exams, according to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Jul 2026 09:06 LONDON
