Palestinian territories
Veteran Palestinian Reporter Shot Dead While Covering Israeli Raid
Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian and US citizen, was shot in the occupied West Bank. Al Jazeera said she had been shot by Israeli forces despite wearing a press vest.
Israel Shoots Dead Four Palestinians Following Attempted Stabbings
A surge in street violence that started last October appears to still be in full swing, although figures released by Israel show attacks by Palestinians decreased significantly in December.
In Photos: One Year in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
VICE News was on the ground to cover the escalating violence across Israel and the Palestinian territories throughout 2015. Here's what we saw.
Israeli NGOs on Both Sides of the Political Divide Are Trading Accusations About Shady Funding
A report by leftwing NGO Peace Now and investigation by newspaper Haaretz claim rightwing NGOs in Israel hide the sources of their funding.
The Alleged Ringleader of Palestinian Teenager Murder Pleads Insanity at Eleventh Hour
An Israeli court has found two Israeli minors guilty of last summer's grisly murder of a Palestinian teenager, but held off on convicting the alleged ringleader, sparking fury among relatives.
Israel Suspends EU Role in Peace Process With Palestinians
The move follows the announcement of new rules that all goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank must be explicitly labeled if they are sold in the European Union.
Student Activists in the West Bank Facing Crackdown by Palestinian Authority
VICE News spoke to students in the West Bank who say they are being detained for their political opposition to the Palestinian Authority — an issue documented in a recent report by Human Rights Watch.
Israeli Settlements Use Palestinian Child Labor for Products Exported to US and Europe, Rights Group Says
Human Rights Watch interviewed children as young as 11 working in hazardous conditions in West Bank outposts for far less than the Israeli minimum wage.
Israeli Supreme Court Rejects Plan to Build Separation Barrier Through the Cremisan Valley
The nine-year campaign against the fence, which would have divided church properties and separated dozens of Palestinian Christian families from their land, had drawn the intercession of Pope Francis.
'A Choice Between Hope and Disappointment': Israelis Vote in Neck-and-Neck Election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that 'Arab voters are coming out in droves', urging supporters to help Likud close the gap with the center-left Zionist Union, narrowly leading in polls.
Palestinian Authority Detains 100 Hamas Supporters in West Bank as Unity Pact Crumbles
Around 50 supporters of the Islamist group were arrested over the past two days alone. Hamas has also detained members of President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah in Gaza.
'Paradise Is in This Life, Not the Next': The Marxists of Gaza Are Fighting for a Secular State
In the coastal enclave, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and its DFLP offshoot say they will never give up the armed struggle, but their vision of the future is not that of ruling Hamas. VICE News went to meet them.