In the hours before dawn on a Saturday in late July 2026, Israeli soldiers moved through at least ten Palestinian towns in the West Bank, carrying out raids that were themselves a response to a day of deadly clashes and settler attacks that had killed six people and wounded many more. The violence followed a pattern as old as the occupation itself — confrontation, retaliation, military containment — each cycle tightening the knot of restriction and grief. As the West Bank endured lockdowns and the U.S. Embassy warned its personnel to stay away entirely, Washington was preparing to welcome Prim
Netanyahu to Visit Washington as West Bank Violence Escalates
At least 6 Palestinians and 2 Israelis killed in clashes; 11+ Palestinians wounded by settler attacks; thousands potentially affected by military lockdowns and displacement.