What the Iran war looks like from the occupied West Bank
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 15 March 2026
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
As the Iran war continues, attention is fixed on missiles flying across the region. But in the occupied West Bank, missile shrapnel falls on Palestinian towns while deadly settler attacks, Israeli military raids and strict limits on daily life continue. With the world looking elsewhere, how do Palestinians in the West Bank view the Iran war, and what does life look like on the ground now?
In this episode:
- Nour Odeh (@nour_odeh), Al Jazeera Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li with Adhil Veettil Sreechand, El Houssein Chouikhat, Tuleen Barakat, and our guest host, David Enders. It was edited by Sarí el-Khalili. David Enders and Alex Roldan mixed this episode.
The Take production team is Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Spencer Cline, Sarí el-Khalili, Chloe K. Li, Alexandra Locke, Catherine Nouhan, Alex Roldan, and Noor Wazwaz. Our host is Malika Bilal.
Alex Roldan is our sound designer. Our editorial intern is Tuleen Barakat. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Andrew Greiner is lead of audience engagement. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:09.0 | Today, the war on Iran from the occupied West Bank. |
| 0:15.0 | Illegal Israeli settlement outposts are growing. Dozens have been established in recent weeks. |
| 0:20.0 | They are mostly used as launch |
| 0:21.8 | pads for settler attacks. As all eyes around the U.S., Israel and Iran, how Palestinians |
| 0:28.7 | are left behind. I'm David Enders, and this is the take. Before we continue with today's |
| 0:37.1 | show, remember to leave us a comment telling us what you think about this episode and what stories you want us to do next. |
| 0:44.9 | Or on your podcast app, leave us a review telling us where you're listening from and give us a five-star rating while you're there. |
| 0:52.5 | It helps the show. |
| 0:55.5 | My name is Nooraldude. I'm reporting for Al Jazeera from Palestine, from Ramallah specifically. |
| 1:03.9 | I am focusing at the moment on Israeli affairs. And, well, I've been reporting on and off for Al Jazeera since before we launched Al Jazeera English. |
| 1:17.6 | So it's been a long journey full of news and wars and so on, unfortunately. |
| 1:24.6 | But I feel honored and privileged to be able to bring the news to everyone. |
| 1:30.9 | And where are you joining us from today? It looks quite cozy. |
| 1:37.0 | Well, I'm joining you from my home in Ramallah. I still have a few hours before I get on shift, |
| 1:43.5 | so you are in my humble abode. |
| 1:47.3 | And you were on the late shift yesterday? Yes. Yes. And that's basically where I'm still at in terms |
| 1:57.0 | of shift shifts. So I do what we call the mid-shifts, which is the afternoon until 10, 11 p.m. local time. |
| 2:06.6 | And quite a shift it's been lately. |
| 2:10.7 | You've been covering things as we're now in the third week of the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran. |
| 2:21.6 | How are you holding up? |
| 2:23.8 | How are you doing? |
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