Akram Saleh now spends eight hours commuting from his workplace in Ramallah to Aboud, a journey that normally takes only a few minutes.

Release of Palestinian prisoners: 100 freed prisoners arrive in Ramallah, West Bank, greeted by joyous crowds.

Those released during exchange for hostages include 121 serving life sentences for terror attacks that killed dozens; 70 of the released are exiled to Egypt

Hamas, based in Gaza, has over recent years expanded its reach in the West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority, dominated by the rival Fatah faction, exercises limited governance. On Tuesday, Hamas called on Palestinians in the territory to escalate fighting against Israel.

Israel’s defense minister has announced a series of raids that he says are targeting “terrorism” in the occupied West Bank, as Palestinian officials warned of a “man-made disaster.”

An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinian militants in the city of Tulkarm on Monday, Hamas said, underscoring Israel's renewed focus on armed groups in the occupied West Bank since the start of the ceasefire in Gaza.

An Israeli drone strike killed two Palestinian men and wounded three others after targeting a vehicle in the Nour Shams refugee camp near Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities and witnesses said.

Israel’s declared goal in what it terms an “extensive and significant” operation in Jenin is to “defeat terrorism”. But the real goal, not explicitly declared, is clear to us: pushing Palestinians to leave the West Bank.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a wide-ranging counterterrorism operation in the West Bank city of Jenin on ... Asharq News bureau chief in Ramallah, told Fox News Digital in December.

The BBC's Jon Donnison watched on in Ramallah as the former captives were greeted by cheering crowds.

Crowds of cheering Palestinians greeted prisoners released by Israel as they arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah Saturday.