West Bank

Germany tells Israeli government to stop West Bank settlement construction

This comes after Smotrich announced his approval for settlements in the E1 area.

An Israeli flag flutters, as part of the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim is visible in the background, in the West Bank, August 14, 2025.
 View of Ma'aleh Adumim and the area known as E1, in the West Bank. January 2, 2017.

UN human rights office says Israeli plan for settlement near Jerusalem breaks international law

Israeli forces raid Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the West Bank, August 11, 2025.

WATCH: Border police rescue Israeli who mistakenly entered Area A of West Bank

Protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, demonstrate in solidarity with Palestinians, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 8, 2025.

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Mossad Chief conducts hostage talks in Doha visit, hostages urge Trump to halt Gaza invasion

Four year old dies after being left in locked car in Negev • Smotrich approves E1 West Bank settlement plans • EU rejects Gaza territorial change

 PALESTINIANS ATTEND the funeral of senior Hamas deputy military commander Marwan Issa. (illustration)

Russia, US discuss plan similar to West Bank for post-war Ukraine - report

The plan means that Ukraine’s borders would not change, but Russia would cede control over undisclosed areas.

Ukrainian police officers seen in the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk, Ukraine, April 12, 2025

Norway’s ethical funds: The double standard of global capital - opinion

The same Norwegian funds invest billions in countries whose human rights records make Israel’s look like a Scandinavian summer picnic.

CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages the Norwegian oil fund, Nicolai Tangen holds a press conference on the Government Pension Fund Global's results for the first quarter in Oslo, Norway, April 24, 2025

Smotrich approves West Bank settlement plan to 'bury idea of Palestinian state'

"The plan is the 'final nail in the coffin' for the concept of a Palestinian state," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich remarked.

Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, August 6, 2025

Israel needs to take full control of Gaza - there is no partial control, MK Halevi says

“We can’t leave a single book in schools unchecked. They teach there in textbooks how to rape Jewish women and behead people,” he said.

MK Amit Halevi attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on October 15, 2024.

Police arrest terror suspect at Ra'anana construction site after hour-long manhunt

In late July, officers arrested a ramming attack suspect in the area of Pardes Hanna, also at a construction site.

Smoke rises during a military raid in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, in the West Bank on October 19, 2023.

IDF claims dozens of Palestinians attacked Jewish farm in West Bank

One of the wounded is an IDF soldier on leave, who fired his gun into the air and then at one of the terrorists, who was wounded from the gunfire.

 Israeli security members stand next to a settlement outpost established in the area, near Duma in Nablus, in the West Bank, March 14, 2025.

Israeli mistakenly enters Palestinian village in Area B, pelted with stones - report

After accidentally entering Kafr Mukhmas, the Israeli’s vehicle was pelted with stones. They managed to quickly extricate themselves from the situation and locate security personnel.

Israeli soldiers at the scene a Palestinian was shot for throwing stones, in the West Bank city of Hebron, July 28, 2025

Norway wealth fund terminates Israel asset management contracts

The fund, an arm of Norway's central bank, which held stakes in 61 Israeli companies as of June 30, in recent days divested stakes in 11 of these, it said in a statement.

A Norwegian flag flutters over building in Oslo, Norway May 31, 2017.

Threat of West Bank terror down 80%, Katz credits IDF's 'powerful offensive' policy

Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams refugee camps were "hotbeds of terrorism built with Iranian financing, arms, and guidance, Katz claimed.

Defense Minister Israel Katz with IDF soldiers in the West Bank; illustrative.

Mahmoud Abbas considers unilaterally declaring Palestinian statehood at UNGA - report

The move, symbolic in nature, is predicated on a forthcoming constitutional declaration that would define a Palestinian state's borders and foundations.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, April 23, 2025