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Likud ousts MK Edelstein from Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee over 'discipline' violations

Katz also said that Edelstein would be barred from submitting private legislation and from speaking on behalf of the Likud faction in the plenum for two months.

MK Yuli Edelstein attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, September 3, 2025.
IDF, ISA, and Israel Border Police forces began a counterterrorism operation in Kasbah in Nablus in June; illustrative.

Israeli forces kill three Palestinian terrorists emerging from cave in Jenin

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the 37th World Zionist Congress conference in Jerusalem, 2015.

Contentious WZC resolutions touch on draft, settlements, Oct 7 inquiry

Israeli military vehicles operate during an Israeli raid, in Aqaba near Tubas in the West Bank, November 9, 2024.

IDF to demolish home of terrorist involved in drive-by murder of Yonatan Deutsch


WATCH: Jewish West Bank residents set Palestinian homes, vehicles alight

Two Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli settlers in the village of Al-Maniya, near Bethlehem. The IDF arrested one Israeli in the village of Mukhmas.

One of the vehicles in Al-Mughayyir that was set on fire by Jewish settlers in the West Bank, October 25, 2025.

Frustration toward Israel in White House grows amid fragile ceasefire, annexation vote – POLITICO

US Vice President JD Vance delivered a “firm message” to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from US President Donald Trump in Wednesday's Jerusalem meeting.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset on the day of Trump's address, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025.

Security forces apprehend suspects for throwing explosives at IDF troops

During their interrogation, the suspects admitted to throwing the grenade, and it was also revealed that the grenade used was an improvised, self-made device.

Palestinians inspect destroyed shops and streets during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Tubas, October 19, 2025.

IDF considers reducing military presence in West Bank - Ynet

Responsibility for the safety of settlements would be mainly handed over to local security forces if the IDF decides to reduce its presence, according to Ynet.

IDF forces stand guard on a roadway in the West Bank, October 23, 2025

Israel will lose US support if it annexes West Bank, US Pres. Donald Trump warns in Time interview

When asked about the possibility of Marwan Barghouti being a top candidate to lead a Palestinian state, Trump said that it is his "question of the day," and that he'll "be making a decision."

US President Donald Trump's TIME Magazine cover on the background of Israeli soldiers operating in the West Bank

JPost Headlines: Sovereignty poses threat, Druze case against army official - October 23, 2025

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

Smoke billows from an evacuated UNRWA school following Israeli airstrikes, at al-Shati (Beach) refugee camp, in Gaza City, September 13, 2025.

Netanyahu: West Bank annexation bill a ‘provocation’ to sow discord between Israel, US

US Vice President JD Vance says Trump’s policy opposes West Bank annexation and expresses cautious optimism about the Gaza ceasefire holding.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, October 20, 2025

Smotrich tells Saudis to 'keep riding camels' over Palestinian state, later apologizes

“If Saudi Arabia says normalization in exchange for a Palestinian state, friends, no thank you. Keep riding camels in the sands of the desert in Saudi Arabia," Smotrich said.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the Makor Rishon conference in Jerusalem, October 23, 2025

IDF troops find 'Mein Kampf' during West Bank raid on Hamas-affiliated Hebron charity

During operations at the offices of the Islamic Charity Association in Hebron, troops found a copy of Hitler's autobiography translated into Arabic. 

An Arabic-language copy of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf, located by IDF troops in a Hebron-based charity affiliated with Hamas. October 23, 2025.

Netanyahu urged Smotrich to hold off on West Bank annexation during Vance’s visit - KAN

"When the vice president, Vance, is visiting here, you don’t stick a finger in his eye,” Netanyahu's office reportedly said in a message to Smotrich.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich attend vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 13, 2024.

Wave of West Bank settler violence during olive harvest risks wider flare up, officials warn

Officials warned that the growing violence between settlers and Palestinians could lead to a broader escalation.

Palestinians stand near a burning car reportedly set alight by Israeli settlers attempting to disrupt them harvesting olives near the West Bank village of Turmos Ayya on October 19, 2025.