The caramel brown liquid, red-and-white soda cans and splashy big font bear remarkable resemblance to an iconic American soft drink.

Order a Coke to wash down some hummus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank these days and chances are the waiter will shake his head disapprovingly or worse, mutter shame, shame in Arabic before suggesting the popular local alternative: a can of Chat Cola.

Israel signals escalation in its attacks on the West Bank , expelling tens of thousands of people from their homes.

Israeli tanks have moved into the occupied West Bank for the first time in decades in what Palestinian authorities call a "dangerous escalation."

Israeli settlers have carried out several assaults against Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank over the past week, in a major escalation of settler violence in Palestinian villages. Fares Kaabneh told Middle East Eye that settlers attacked the area where he lives near the village of al-Taybeh, east of Ramallah, on Wednesday morning.

Israel says the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is delayed “until the release of the next hostages has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies."

The Israeli army issued two edicts on 10 February to confiscate more than 10,000 dunums (1,000 hectares) of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. Referred to as “temporary military decisions", the army is targeting 8,734 dunums in the Tubas areas and 2,394 dunums in several villages east of Ramallah.

The move came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a stop to the release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

On Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers invaded Deir Abu Mashal village, northwest of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank’s central part and shot a Palestinian. Media sources said several military vehicles invaded the village, leading to protests ...

A bus carrying a group of Palestinian prisoners released Saturday by Israel under the Gaza ceasefire deal arrived to a cheering crowd in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, according to an AFP journalist.

Zain Jaafar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Supported by By Fatima AbdulKarim and Patrick Kingsley Fatima AbdulKarim reported from Ramallah, West Bank, and Patrick Kingsley from Jerusalem.