Five Israelis have been wounded and two suspected Palestinian attackers killed by Israeli security forces following a shooting in the occupied West Bank, Israeli officials say. Unverified footage shared on social media shows an intense gun battle between soldiers and the gunmen, at a military checkpoint at the entrance to the city of Hebron. The
The bull market stumbled Thursday, with US stocks seeing a fresh sell-off amid the latest surge in oil prices and continued anxiety over the AI trade. Oil jumped as markets digested a New York Times report that the US and Israel are planning strikes on Iran after the midterm elections. The report, which cited US
A delegation of European diplomats has been attacked by masked Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Belgium condemned the assault on its consul general and the other envoys and called for Israel to bring those responsible to justice. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also condemned what they called “the severe act of violence” and
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has told Israel to stop its “forced establishment” of settlements in the West Bank and reverse its actions, his office said. The “Palestinian question” is “the greatest historical injustice of this century”, Wang told Israeli President Isaac Herzog in a face-to-face meeting on the sidelines of a conference in Azerbaijan
A best-case scenario for stocks is quickly fading, BMO says. The bank said that a Goldilocks scenario — an ideal economic setup for stocks where the US economy continues to grow while inflation is subdued — looks less likely due to a confluence of factors that could spark a global slowdown and impact equities. In
UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have triggered a series of Israeli counter-measures against UK nationals and organisations. The sanctions came after Israel opened up tenders for the construction of settlement homes in the strategically important so-called E1 area east of Jerusalem, plans that have drawn widespread international condemnation. The
