Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel on Thursday, emerging from years behind bars to a joyous homecoming. (AP Video by Mohammad Jahjouh & Amer Abdeen)

The proposed bill seeks to officially refer to the area commonly known as the West Bank as “Judea and Samaria.” Tenney also revealed that US President Donald Trump has pledged his support, bolstering the bill’s chances of advancement.

The sudden expansion of Israeli security operations in the West Bank has killed at least 10 people and follows the start of the delicate ceasefire process in Gaza, by which Israeli hostages are released in stages and will also see the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces.

Palestinians and Israelis have barely had time to process the end of a ruinous 15-month war before Israel launched a ‘major counter-terrorism’ operation in the West Bank. Bel Trew reports from Jenin where families are fleeing their homes as the bullets and bombs rain down,

Dozens of Palestinian prisoners are released in the West Bank to a welcoming crowd in latest swap for Gaza hostages.

Israeli operations in the West Bank have killed at least 12 Palestinians since Tuesday and could threaten the newly agreed ceasefire in Gaza, United Nations Human Rights office spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said on Friday.

As Israel withdraws some of its troops from Gaza during a cease-fire there, it has turned attention to another Palestinian territory — in particular a city with a history of militant activity.

The attack in Tulkarem comes as Israeli raids on the nearby Jenin area of the occupied West Bank enter a seventh day. Homes of at least two prisoners have been raided on the day of their release ...

The Israel Defense Forces insisted it was “not forcing the Palestinians to evacuate,” but said it had “allowed residents of the camp to evacuate … through an organized and secured point.”

A ceasefire between Hamas and Israel does not signal an end to all hostilities in the region, as Israeli forces continue operations in the West Bank. Operation Iron Wall, launched earlier this week, is Israel's effort to eliminate terrorism,

An Israeli drone strike on a vehicle near the West Bank town of Qabatiya killed two people, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday, the fourth day of a large-scale Israeli operation in the nearby city of Jenin launched after the truce in Gaza.