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What the Iran war looks like from the occupied West Bank

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Mar 15, 2026
Nour Odeh, Al Jazeera correspondent in Ramallah who covers Israeli affairs and regional conflicts. She describes life in the West Bank amid missile fallout, settler violence, and daily restrictions. She links local pressures to wider U.S.-Israel-Iran dynamics and warns how tactics used in Gaza are spreading across the region.
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INSIGHT

Israeli Leadership Feels Empowered To Act Regionally

  • Israel's right-wing leadership feels empowered to confront the entire region, according to local reporting.
  • Nour Odeh cites explicit statements by Israeli leaders and a sense of arrogance driving a broad regional approach.
INSIGHT

Conflict Is Regional And Global In Impact

  • The current US-Israel-Iran confrontation is regional and global, not isolated to missile counts.
  • Nour Odeh connects the conflict to regional stability, Gaza, Lebanon, Gulf security, and the world economy, showing wide-reaching consequences.
ANECDOTE

West Bank Residents Hear Sirens But Have No Shelters

  • Palestinians in the West Bank are caught in a war they did not choose and lack protection like shelters or warning systems.
  • Nour Odeh describes hearing settlement sirens but having nowhere safe to go while settler and army violence escalates, including recent executions.
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