On October 15, 2025, a violent shooting targeted a bus carrying Israelis in western Ramallah, West Bank, injuring at least five people, three of them in critical condition. The attack occurred in a volatile area known for frequent clashes between Israelis,

Qudwa, a prominent critic of the current Palestinian leadership, urged "a serious confrontation of corruption in this country."

While the end of immediate bloodshed in Gaza is becoming increasingly likely, experts have warned that the occupied West Bank could quickly become the new flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

With more than 1,000 settler attacks in the first eight months, 2025 is on track to become the most violent year yet.

From villages like Taybeh to once popular, now struggling tourist destinations like Bethlehem, Christians account for between 1%-2% of the West Bank’s roughly 3 million residents, the vast majority Muslim. Across the wider Middle East, the Christian population has steadily declined as people have fled conflict and attacks.

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Home Front Command instructed residents to remain in their homes and lock all doors until further notice as the investigation took place, though the event has since ended. Authorities warned of a possible terrorist infiltration in the West Bank settlement Kohav HaShahar on Friday morning.

One child was sitting on her mother’s lap. Another had just stepped outside his home. Another was picking almonds.