Ramallah (UK: / rəˈmælə / rə-MAL-ə, [4] US: / rəˈmɑːlə / rə-MAH-lə; [5] Arabic: رام الله, romanized: Rām Allāh ⓘ, lit. 'God's Height' [6][7]) is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank, that serves as the de facto administrative capital of the State of Palestine.

3 days ago · Ramallah, town in the West Bank, adjacent to the town of Al-Bīrah (east) and north of Jerusalem. Administered as part of the British mandate of Palestine (1920–48), Ramallah was part of the West Bank territory taken by Arab forces in the first of the Arab-Israeli wars (1948–49) and subsequently annexed by Jordan.

The West Bank (Arabic: الضفة الغربية, romanized: aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; Hebrew: הַגָּדָה הַמַּעֲרָבִית, romanized: HaGadáh HaMaʽarávit), so called due to its location relative to the Jordan River, is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that comprise the State ...

3 days ago · The West Bank is an area of the former British-mandated (1920–47) territory of Palestine west of the Jordan River, claimed from 1949 to 1988 as part of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan but occupied from 1967 by Israel. The territory, excluding East Jerusalem, is also known within Israel by its biblical names, Judea and Samaria.

Ramallah city is the central hub for nearly all other governorates in the West Bank, all of which are also affected by these restrictions. Many checkpoints, which had previously been fully open, were shut on 7 October 2023 and are now being reopened with new restrictions.

Jun 11, 2024 · Palestinians living in Ramallah, the West Bank's largest city, say they are trapped, unable to travel because of settler violence and checkpoints.

3 days ago · Palestinians Gather in West Bank to Welcome Prisoners Released by Israel Throngs of people eagerly waited on Thursday for more than 100 Palestinian prisoners who were released from Israel in ...

1 day ago · RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Palestinian boy was among five killed on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said ...

Mar 4, 2024 · Israeli forces raided the Palestinian administrative capital of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank overnight, killing a 16-year-old in a refugee camp during their biggest such operation into the...

Jan 25, 2025 · The BBC's Jon Donnison watched on in Ramallah as Palestinian prisoners released by Israel were greeted by cheering crowds in the West Bank. Israel said it freed 200 Palestinian prisoners on ...