Israel and Palestine: What’s happened in the West Bank since October 2023?

World attention has been focussed on Gaza since 7 October 2023, where Israel’s two-year onslaught has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians.

Israel declared war on the besieged enclave hours after Hamas-led attacks in the south of the country killed an estimated 1,200 people, most of whom were Israeli. 

Less attention has been paid to the West Bank, the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967.

But much was happening in the months leading up to 7 October, and has continued to happen since then.