Nablus (/ ˈ n æ b l ə s, ˈ n ɑː b l ə s / NA(H)B-ləs; Arabic: نابلس, romanized: Nābulus, locally [ˈnæːblɪs] ⓘ) [a] is a Palestinian city in the West Bank, located approximately 49 kilometres (30 mi) north of Jerusalem, [5] with a population of 156,906. [1]

2 days ago · On Sunday, the Israeli military said it had killed 35 militants across several cities in the northern West Bank and arrested 100 wanted people. Adam Rasgon is a reporter for The Times in Jerusalem ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Nablus, city in the West Bank. It lies in an enclosed fertile valley and is the market center of a natural oasis that is watered by numerous springs. Although the sites are not identical, Nablus and Shechem have long been associated with one another.

3 days ago · “Today’s shocking scenes in the West Bank undermine the fragile ceasefire reached in Gaza, and risk a new escalation,” the agency said. The first phase of the temporary truce and hostage release deal came into effect two weeks ago, following 15 months of war which killed some 46,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza health authorities.

2 days ago · Expanding Israel’s hold over the West Bank is a stated goal of many lawmakers in Mr. Netanyahu’s far-right governing coalition, and many settlers hope Mr. Trump will support the project.

Jan 10, 2025 · On December 18, Palestinians from Nablus fired at an Israeli bus exiting the West Bank city after it had carried Israelis to Joseph’s Tomb without coordination.

Jan 27, 2025 · The Gaza Strip is covered on Tuesdays and the West Bank on Thursdays. The Gaza Humanitarian Response Update is issued every other Tuesday. The next Humanitarian Situation Update will be issued on 30 January. ... In Nablus governorate, Israeli forces blocked four secondary routes in Zawata village and three in Deir Sharaf village with earth ...

Feb 22, 2023 · The heart of the West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian commercial center, is in ruins after a daytime Israeli military triggered a firefight that killed at least 10 Palestinians and wounded more than 100 others.

Dec 19, 2024 · Elsewhere in the West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian officials charged that Israeli forces had killed two people, one of them an 80-year-old woman, and injured several others during a raid near...

Feb 22, 2023 · NABLUS, West Bank — Israeli troops on Wednesday entered a major Palestinian city in the occupied West Bank in a rare, daytime arrest operation, triggering fighting that killed at least 10...