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'A clear violation of int’l law': Hamas decries Israeli bill proposing West Bank annexation

The statement calls the bill "to annex the West Bank and impose sovereignty over the so-called Ma'ale Adumim settlement" a "flagrant violation of all relevant international laws and resolutions."

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.
A drone view of Al-Arroub refugee camp alongside a new road, part of the expansion of Israeli bypass roads connecting Israeli settlers in the West Bank with Jerusalem, in the West Bank, September 29, 2025.

Suspected terrorist infiltration in West Bank settlement Kohav HaShahar

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich interacts with a man, on the day of a press conference regarding settlements expansion for the long-frozen E1 settlement, that would split east Jerusalem from the West Bank, near the Israeli settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim, August 14, 2025.

EU foreign ministers condemn Israel's new West Bank E1 settlement plan

Israeli security forces seen during an operation in the Tulkarm refugee camp, in the West Bank, July 6, 2025

Extremist settlers torch Palestinian vehicles in West Bank, claim act of 'vengeance' - report


Vowing to return, settlers leave Evyatar outpost

Based on the agreement brokered this week, an army base will be placed on the rocky hilltop.

Jews placed a Star of David at the illegal Israeli outpost of Evyatar, before its evacuation as part of a deal with the government, July 2, 2021.

Compromise essential for survival of Israel's government - analysis

The current government, headed by Nafatli Bennett and consisting of eight factions, can only survive if its various parts compromise.

Israel's new government at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on June 14, 2021.

COVID vaccine: Israel sets up station for Palestinians in east Jerusalem

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion visited Kfar Aqb, located near the Qalandiya Crossing, to hear the needs of the residents of the neighborhood & take a closer look at the many problems they face.

Jerusalem's Mayor visiting a village in east Jerusalem

11-year-old Palestinian injured by rock-throwing Jewish settlers - report

Since the death of hilltop youth Ahuvia Sandak last month, Yesh Din investigators say they have received verified reports of 41 different cases of Israeli settlers attacking Palestinian.

Settlers from Yitzhar throw rocks at houses, break window in the Palestinian village of Madama, south of Nablus. January 17, 2021.

Settlers begin exporting 'made in Israel' products to Dubai

"This is a historic day for Samaria and the entire State of Israel," said Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan.

Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan holds up a box from Truro Winery, Rechalim, Israel.

Hanegbi: Gov't decision to legalize outposts ready, ball in PM's court

Hanegbi noted that it was likely that the Knesset would disperse, but he felt it was possible that a decision on the outposts could be made before the government fell.

Higher Education Minister Ze'ev Elkin and Settlement Affairs Minister Tzachi Hanegbi of the Likud Party attend a rally supporting the legalization of outposts.

Biton: No budget to legalize West Bank settler outposts

Right now the Civil Administration lacks the ability to service Israeli and Palestinians in Area C, according to Biton.

Defense Ministry's Civil and Social Issues Minister Michael Biton touring the Gaza Strip area, August 20, 2020.

Legalizing outposts is last nail in the coffin of Trump's annexation map

Analysis: The Right has gotten bolder under Netanyahu in laying claim to settler land in Area C, which makes up 60% of the West Bank.

Then Minister of Defense Naftali Bennett visits new housing projects in Judea and Samaria

Activists end one-day Sa-Nur standoff, call for settlement to be rebuilt

"It is clear that there is no person left in the State of Israel who believes that this displacement was correct."

Settlers resettle Sa-Nur overnight, Nov. 17, 2020

In Biden slight, Netanyahu publishes controversial Givat Hamatos tender

The Israeli right is looking to Netanyahu to solidify Israel's hold on areas over pre-67 lines in the last months of Trump's presidency.

Plans are under way to build new homes in Givat Hamatos, a diplomatically sensitive area of southeast Jerusalem over the Green Line