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Settlers euphoric over Trump win

Settler leaders forged close ties with key republican figures including Trump's former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who has been a frequent visitor to the settlements; Smotrich plans to advance Israeli annexation, legalize West Bank outposts and establish new ones in Gaza

Elisha Ben Kimon | 11.06.24

Israel works to fortify settlements as West Bank reaches boiling point

West Bank operations continue unabated, focusing on eastern border, Green Line crossings and Hamas recruitment efforts; following lessons from October 7, Israel bolsters forces and armed rapid-response teams to double firepower for sudden threats

Elisha Ben Kimon | 10.31.24

Gaza settlements will happen, sooner or later, Smotrich declares

Finance minister makes remarks during event near Gaza border, titled 'Practical Preparations for Settling Gaza,' attended by Likud Knesset members and ministers

Shilo Freid, Moran Azulay | 10.21.24

UK sanctions target Israeli settler outposts in West Bank

Britain takes action against 7 settler groups accused of inciting violence against Palestinians and calls for end to settler expansion

Reuters | 10.15.24

Forces on hunt for 3rd car bomb after botched Friday attack

Troops conduct searches in Hebron where the two terrorists driving car bombs came from; officials say the fact that the men were not known to security forces indicates their terror plot could have been directed and financed from abroad

Yoav Zitun | 08.31.24

Hamas praises West Bank terror attack

Terror group says resistance will continue; minute-by-minute account of the failed coordinated attempt at a mass casualty terror attack on the West Bank

Yoav Zitun, Liran Tamari, Einav Halabi | 08.31.24

'There is no be beach like this': A glimpse into one of the most lavish communities in Israel

Perched on a limestone cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea lies Arsuf, now home to some of Israel's wealthiest residents; With only a few dozen inhabitants, a rare gem where the price of a single plot can reach up to 20 million shekels

Assaf Kamar | 08.19.24

The Palestinians' next move against Israel in the UN

The Palestinian Authority plans to present a resolution at the upcoming UN General Assembly calling on countries to stop trading in the West Bank and to impose an arms embargo on Israel, aiming to enforce the ICJ ruling that settlements are illegal

Itamar Eichner | 08.12.24

משה שרביט אחד המתנחלים שהבריטים הטילו עליהם סנקציות

Japan to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers

East Asian country follows US steps and will sanction four extremist Israelis living in West Bank outposts suspected of violence against Palestinians; sanctions set to be announced on Tuesday

Itamar Eichner | 07.21.24

ICJ opinion was Israel's worse case scenario

Analysis: The court gives Palestinians all they were seeking, nullifying the Oslo Accords, making an Israeli-Palestinian agreement on ending the conflict, unnecessary; will Israel now punish the PA for starting the process?

Itamar Eichner | 07.19.24

Netanyahu rejects ICJ opinion: A perversion of history

PM says Jews are not occupiers in their historic homeland and no decision in the Hague would change that; says there is no dispute over the legality of Jewish settlement anywhere in Israel

Itamar Eichner | 07.19.24

Israel braces as World Court may rule it must withdraw from West Bank

International Court of Justice to issue on Friday advisory opinion on legality of Israeli presence in West Bank, might call for withdrawal; Israeli official says potential ruling ranges from ‘very bad to catastrophic’

Itamar Eichner | 07.14.24

Smotrich continues to weaken PA, bolster Hamas in West Bank

Opinion: Security officials warn of violence as unemployment of Palestinians spikes to 33%, commerce and tax revenues drop while finance minister seeks to dissolve the PA and prevent it from a role in post-war Gaza

Avi Issacharoff | 06.04.24

The West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim

Dutch prosecutors studying complaint against Booking.com's Israeli settlement listings

Human rights groups accuse online travel agency of 'profiting from war crimes by facilitating the rental of vacation homes on land stolen from the indigenous Palestinian population'

Reuters | 05.23.24

שר הביטחון יואב גלנט וראש המועצה האזורית שומרון יוסי דגן

Gallant ends 2005 disengagement restrictions, opens northern West Bank areas to Israelis

Defense minister grants Israelis access to dismantled settlements after 19 years; however, move symbolic only after IDF Central Command chief bars Israelis from entering area until 2028

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.22.24