Israeli forces raid West Bank town of Anata: Residents
Israeli forces raid West Bank town of Anata: Residents. Skip to content Menu Home | Israeli forces raid West Bank town of Anata: Residents Israeli forces seen in Anata Image Credits : Reuters Reuters 8 September 2026, 14:33 [SAST] Israeli forces were seen on Tuesday in the West Bank town of Anata.
What happened
An Israeli soldier walks near an armored vehicle in Qalqilya, West Bank, on August 7, 2025, during a night raid marked by confrontations with residents. Footage showed Israeli soldiers walking around Anata with local reports of raids conducted in several houses in the town. Israel also said it would remove of British representatives from the International Gaza Support Center in Kiryat Gat in southern Israel, and the termination of British activities to train Palestinian Authority forces in Judea and Samaria – how the Israeli government refers to the West Bank.
The raid, part of ongoing Israeli operations in the West Bank, adds to the tension in Qalqilya, a city encircled by the Israeli separation barrier and frequently targeted in military incursions. According to local Palestinian agency WAFA, Israeli forces have also interrogated residents. Anata, located northeast of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, frequently experiences heightened security measures and operations amid ongoing regional tensions. Figure caption, Watch: There is ethnic cleansing in areas of the West Bank, says MilibandByPaul Adams, Diplomatic correspondent and Henry MoorePublished8 September 2026, 18:09 BSTUpdated 22 minutes agoThe UK has announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing Israel's government of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians by settlers.
The wider picture
In West Bank, date farmers weigh impact of UK sanctions on Israeli settlersPublished2 hours agoHow Israel is expanding settlements in drive to reshape West BankPublished21 AugustThe sanctions were launched alongside France and Canada, who in a joint statement with the UK said the action "marks a further turning point in our approach to protecting the two-state solution". Miliband said the official view of the government was that the Israeli occupation of the West Bank was unlawful because of the "entrenchment of its control, its intention to extend permanent sovereignty, and its expansionist agenda via illegal settlements".
Related topicsWest BankEconomic sanctionsIsraelIsrael & the PalestiniansEd MilibandForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeMore on this story'Israeli settlers laid siege to our home': Inside a Palestinian village under weekly attackPublished29 JulyPalestinian parents fear for children's lives at school as settler attacks growPublished20 hours ago NewscastPlayBookmarkBookmarkSubscribeSubscribeAvailable for over a yearToday, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has told Parliament the UK would ban the import of goods from Israeli settlements in the illegally occupied West Bank. In the speech, he said the UK government "agrees" there is ethnic cleansing in areas of the West Bank, and that the Israeli government is turning a “blind eye”.
K. has announced a ban on imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. K. government is pushing ahead with planned sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, despite U. "NORTHERN WEST BANK, WEST BANK – SEPTEMBER 8: An Israeli flag is hang on a sign showing the way to the Palestinian city of Nablus on September 8, 2026 in Northern West Bank, West Bank.
What has been reported
The UK government implements a comprehensive trade ban and targeted sanctions on goods and services from the illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)Amir Levy | Getty Images News | Getty Images"All too often, the Israeli government has turned a blind eye to this, and worse, members of it have made statements and taken actions to support the displacement of Palestinians," he said. Image caption, Dates are among the agricultural products commonly exported from Israeli settlements in the West BankByYolande KnellMiddle East correspondentPublished8 September 2026, 16:03 BSTUpdated 2 hours agoJuicy brown and ripening yellow dates dangle down from the branches of each palm tree at Israeli settler farms in the Jordan Valley, in the occupied West Bank.
"Image caption, Settler farmer Avigdor Arbel does not believe Israel will ever give up the Jordan ValleyWest Bank settlements have expanded rapidly under the current Israeli government, whose ministers say they want "to bury the idea" of an independent Palestinian state – part of the long-standing international formula for peace in the region known as the two-state solution. Quoting a former Israeli minister of health and retired brigadier general, Ephraim Sneh, he said the UK government "agrees that there is ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in areas of the West Bank perpetrated by settler terrorists", to which the Israeli government had "turned a blind eye" or actually supported.
"Image caption, The Jordan Valley is a fertile strip of land that comprises nearly 30% of the West BankMedjool dates are the main export crop from both Israeli settler farms and Palestinian farms in the Jordan Valley. Within years of Israel's capture of the West Bank from Jordan in the 1967 Middle East War, the Israeli government began encouraging its citizens to move to this area to counter what it saw as the security risk along the border.
More than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements in the West Bank, not including Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, alongside three million Palestinians. Related topicsWest BankPalestinian territoriesIsraelIsrael & the PalestiniansMiddle EastMore on this storyPalestinian parents fear for children's lives at school as settler attacks growPublished20 hours agoBBC tracks one week of Israeli settler violence in occupied West BankPublished28 AugustUK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada condemn Israel's West Bank settlement projectPublished20 August'Israeli settlers laid siege to our home': Inside a Palestinian village under weekly attackPublished29 July
What happens next
Watch: Pupils return to West Bank school behind barbed wire to protect against settlersWatch: Pupils return to West Bank school behind barbed wire to protect against settlersCloseA school in the occupied West Bank has been surrounded by barbed-wire fencing as Palestinian parents fear for their children's safety due to the rise of Israeli settler attacks in the area. All Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are illegal under international law. The Israeli military often establishes temporary or permanent checkpoints during security operations, citing safety concerns, while Palestinian residents frequently face significant disruption to daily life and transit.
Settlements are illegal under international law, and there has been a rise in violence towards Palestinians in the West Bank by settlers in recent months. In a statement to MPs, Miliband said: "The British government agrees that there is ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in areas of the West Bank, perpetrated by settler terrorists. This position, Miliband said, should be reflected in the UK's "economic relationship" with the occupied West Bank. The foreign secretary also announced a ban on advertising illegal West Bank settlements in the UK.
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