MAJDI MOHAMMED

Israeli tanks moving into the Palestinians city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Israel sends tanks into West Bank for first time in decades, says fleeing Palestinians can’t return
Israeli tanks have moved into the occupied West Bank for the first time in decades in what Palestinian authorities call a “dangerous escalation.”
 
Imam Islam Abu Suaied prays over the bodies of two babies before their burial at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. One baby died at birth, while the other, 20-day-old Jomaa al-Batran, succumbed to hypothermia. According to local health officials, at least three other babies in Gaza have died from the cold in recent weeks.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A fourth infant dies of the winter cold in Gaza as families share blankets in seaside tents
A fourth infant has died of hypothermia in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by nearly 15 months of war are huddled in tents along the rainy, windswept coast as winter arrives.
 
Palestinians sit in front of closed shops during a general strike called as Palestinian security forces mount a major raid against militants in the Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Why Palestinian forces are cracking down on Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank
Palestinian Authority forces are clashing with armed groups in the occupied West Bank in a rare crackdown aimed at restoring order in a militant stronghold. The deadly violence is some of the worst internal fighting Palestinians have seen in years.
 
An officer from the Palestinian Authority clutches his gun as Palestinian security forces mount a major raid against militants in the Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Palestinian security forces launch a rare crackdown on militants in the West Bank
Palestinian security forces have launched a rare crackdown against local militant groups in the northern West Bank. They have sent in armored cars and are engaging in fierce gunbattles that have killed at least two people in the volatile area.
 
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - An explosion is seen as three bodies lie motionless on rooftops in the West Bank town of Qabatiya during a raid, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Israeli soldiers pushed 4 apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raid
Videos obtained by The Associated Press show Israeli soldiers pushing four apparently lifeless bodies from rooftops during a raid in the occupied West Bank.
 
Palestinians stand outside a heavily damaged mosque following an Israeli military operation in the West Bank refugee camp of Al-Faraa, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Israel kills a top militant in its deadliest West Bank raids since the Gaza war began
The Israeli military says it has killed five more militants, including a local commander, in the occupied West Bank.
 
Palestinians inspect the destruction following an Israeli operation in Nur Shams refugee camp, near the West Bank town of Tulkarem, Sunday, June 30, 2024. Palestinian health officials said one person was killed and several wounded during an Israeli operation in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the northern West Bank. Israel frequently operates in the area, saying it is a stronghold of Palestinian militants. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank kills a Palestinian militant and wounds 5 other people
Palestinian health officials say Israeli troops have carried out an airstrike in the northern West Bank, killing a Palestinian militant and wounding five other people.
 
Palestinians walk by a damaged building following an Israeli army operation in Jenin refugee camp, West Bank, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. Israeli forces operating in the occupied West Bank killed at least eight Palestinians in a 24-hour period, Palestinian health officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Israeli forces kill at least 8 Palestinians in surging West Bank violence, health officials say
Health officials say Israeli forces operating in the occupied West Bank killed at least eight Palestinians, including at least one militant, in a 24-hour period.
 
CORRECTS THE AGE TO 18, NOT 19 - Palestinians women cry during the funeral of of 18-year-old Fawzi Makhalfeh, who was killed late Friday by Israeli forces, in the town of Sebastia near the West Bank city of Nablus, Saturday, July 22, 2023. The shooting was the latest in an ongoing surge of violence that has gripped the region. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Israeli forces shoot and kill Palestinian motorist after alleged car-ramming attack in West Bank
Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian in disputed circumstances in the northern West Bank — the latest in an ongoing surge of violence that shows no sign of slowing down.
 
A Palestinian woman walks on a damaged road in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, after the Israeli army withdrew its forces from the militant stronghold. The withdrawal of troops from the camp ended an intense two-day operation that killed at least 13 Palestinians, drove thousands of people from their homes and left a wide swath of damage in its wake. One Israeli soldier was also killed. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Israel withdraws troops from West Bank militant stronghold and warns 2-day raid is not a one-off
The Israeli military says it has withdrawn its troops from a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank.