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Israel approves settlement project that could divide West Bank

Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project that could cut the occupied West Bank effectively in two

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025

France condemns israel’s west bank settlement plan as serious breach of international law

France has condemned Israel’s plan to build 3,400 new homes in the occupied West Bank, calling the project a “serious violation of international law” that risks destroying any chance of a contiguous Palestinian state.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 16, 2025

How the world is reacting to Israel’s settlement plan in occupied West Bank

Plans to develop the illegal E1 settlement, which would jeopardise a future Palestinian state, widely condemned.

Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2025

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Israeli minister posts video online confronting Palestinian detainee in his prison cell – as it happened

Far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir posts video showing him confronting Marwan Barghouti, who has spent more than 20 years in Israeli custody

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2025

Israeli Far-right Minister Backs Contentious West Bank Settlement Plan

Israel's finance minister backed plans on Thursday to build 3,400 homes in a particularly contentious area of the occupied West Bank, calling for the territory's annexation in response to several countries' plans to recognise a Palestinian state.

International Business Times · Aug 15, 2025

Israel appears set to approve illegal 3,400-home West Bank settlement

Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has said he believes E1 plan will ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2025

Middle East crisis: Bezalel Smotrich outlines plan for 3,000 new housing units in controversial West Bank settlement, reports say – as it happened

Israel’s far-right finance minister claims Netanyahu and Trump have agreed to the plan although there has been no confirmation from either leader

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2025

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Aid groups call on Israel to end 'weaponization' of aid in Gaza

Over 100 nonprofit groups have warned that Israel's rules for aid organizations in Gaza and the West Bank will block crucial relief efforts

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

Israel announces West Bank settlement that rights groups say could imperil Palestinian state

Israel’s far-right finance minister has announced a contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which Palestinians and rights groups worry will scuttle plans for a future Palestinian state by effectively cutting the West Bank into two separate parts

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

New Israeli settlement to split East Jerusalem from occupied West Bank

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The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

'More important than our hostages': Israeli settlers back new Gaza plan

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new military plan for Gaza faces growing criticism abroad, opposition is also building in Israel, with hostage families calling for a nationwide shutdown on Sunday. But in the Israeli settlement of Itamar, in the occupied West Bank, support for the war remains firm.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 14, 2025

Smotrich says illegal West Bank settlement ‘buries’ Palestinian state

The far-right minister says he will approve more than 3,000 new homes in the E1 area project.

Al Jazeera · Aug 14, 2025

US and Russia suggest ‘West Bank-style occupation of Ukraine’

Russia would have both economic and military control of the occupied parts of Ukraine under the proposal

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

Palestinian man killed in West Bank by Israeli soldier backing up settlers

The occupied West Bank town’s mayor says Thamin Khalil Reda Dawabsheh killed as Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians.

Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2025

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Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2025

Assaults by Israeli soldiers become a daily reality in West Bank’s Sebastia

A Sebastia resident’s ordeal highlights Israel’s escalating campaign of humiliation, violence, and land appropriation.

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025

Video appears to show the moment a Palestinian activist is killed as an Israeli settler opens fire

New video footage appears to show the moment a Palestinian activist was killed by an Israeli settler in the West Bank last month

Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2025

Israel pushes for more illegal settlements in occupied West Bank amid raids

Plans to expand in the E1 area east of occupied East Jerusalem would bisect area and isolate Palestinian communities.

The Guardian - US · Aug 6, 2025

Family of Palestinian American who died after Israeli settler attack calls for US intervention

Khamis al-Ayyad, 40, of Chicago died of smoke inhalation after Israeli settlers in West Bank set homes and cars on fire

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Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2025

Russia protests Israeli settler attack on diplomatic vehicle in West Bank

Moscow says Israeli troops did not intervene as settlers attacked a Russian diplomatic vehicle and threatened diplomats.

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025

Hunger-striking women demand Israel return the body of Palestinian activist killed in settler clash

Dozens of Bedouin women are on a hunger strike to call for Israeli authorities to release the body of a beloved community leader killed during a clash with a Jewish settler in the Israeli-occupied West Bank last week

The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2025

Speaker Mike Johnson visits occupied West Bank to support Israeli settlers

Palestinian foreign ministry condemns Johnson visit for ‘undermining efforts to stop the war and cycle of violence’

Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2025

US House Speaker Mike Johnson visits Israeli West Bank settlement

Johnson becomes the highest-ranking US official to visit an illegal settlement in the occupied Palestinian territory.

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025

Crocodiles euthanised after turning to cannibalism at abandoned farm

The crocodiles were initially brought to the West Bank settlement as a tourist attraction

Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2025

Palestinian women on hunger strike to demand body of slain activist

Palestinians in West Bank are unable to mourn 31-year-old Awdah, while the Israeli settler who shot him walks free.

Al Jazeera · Aug 3, 2025

Experts say Israel’s West Bank demolitions aim to drive Palestinians away

Israel is carrying out more demolitions this year than in any other year of the occupation, which began in 1967.

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