West Bank

• Canada and allies condemn Israeli settlement expansion amid West Bank tensions

  Canada joined eight allied countries in condemning Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank amid rising violence and tensions in the territory.

  World

  May 23
  
• Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, set fires in West Bank after funeral

  Sunday night's rampage came after mourners in the settlement of Elon Moreh held a funeral for an 18-year-old Israeli settler killed in a collision with a Palestinian vehicle.

  World

  Mar 23
  
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• Members of Canadian delegation blocked by Israel call for steeper sanctions

  A group that included six Canadian MPs on a mission to meet with displaced Palestinians was turned away at the Allenby border crossing into the West Bank on Dec. 16.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2025
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• Israel must answer for denying Canadian delegation’s entry, MPs tell Anand

  In a letter sent to Anand, NDP MP Jenny Kwan and Liberal MP Gurbux Saini called that behaviour "an egregious violation of personal dignity and basic diplomatic norms."

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2025
• Canadian MP says Israeli soldiers shoved her as delegation denied entry

  In interviews with Global News, members of the 30-person delegation said they were not given an official reason for being denied entry into Israel and the West Bank.

  World

  Dec 16, 2025
• Israeli far-right minister says he is drawing up West Bank annexation maps

  At a press conference in Jerusalem, Bezalel Smotrich stood before a map that suggested the annexation of most of the West Bank with the exception of six large Palestinian cities.

  World

  Sep 3, 2025
• Canada summons Israel’s ambassador after diplomats fired at in West Bank

  Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said four Canadians were part of a delegation touring the city of Jenin when Israeli Defence Forces fired warning shots in their vicinity.

  World

  May 21, 2025
• Britain calls detainment of 2 MPs by Israel ‘unacceptable’

  Medical Aid for Palestinians, a charity that helped organize the visit, said the two MPs were questioned upon arrival at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport.

  World

  Apr 6, 2025
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• Canada abstains from UN motion calling on Israel to end presence of Gaza, West Bank

  The resolution is based on a July ruling by the International Court of Justice, which condemned Israel’s rule over lands it captured in 1967 by force.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2024
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• Palestinian militants kill 3 Israeli police in the West Bank

  Palestinian militants killed three Israeli police officers on Sunday when they opened fire on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank, where Israel has carried out large-scale raids.

  World

  Sep 1, 2024