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Microsoft removed the label “Judea & Samaria, Israel” from Bing Maps, restoring the internationally recognized term “West Bank,” reflecting a shift in major tech platforms’ treatment of occupied Palestinian territories amid Palestinian digital advocacy.
Israel brought about 240 settlers from the Bnei Menashe community in Manipur and Mizoram, India, to northern occupied Palestine as part of a plan to settle thousands more. The group will undergo conversion procedures for recognition as Jews, with the government aiming to bring thousands more in coming years.
Broadcasters in Ireland, Spain, and Slovenia have announced a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 due to Israel’s participation, with Slovenia airing films about Palestine instead. This follows growing calls for a boycott amid the situation in Gaza.
A 15-year-old Palestinian teenager was shot and killed by Israeli forces during a military raid in Nablus, amid a surge of attacks in the occupied West Bank that have resulted in multiple Palestinian fatalities within days.
Sixteen Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank since early 2026, including a 13-year-old child, amid intensified settler and Israeli military attacks causing hundreds of casualties.
Basketball star Kyrie Irving updated his Instagram profile picture to show a Palestinian child stopped by Israeli soldiers from attending school in the occupied West Bank. Previously, he expressed support for Palestinians by wearing a “PRESS” shirt honoring Gaza journalists, a necklace with the Palestinian flag, and a keffiyeh.
