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At remote desert outpost, Israeli settlers triumphant despite Western anger

Between Jericho and the Dead Sea, Israeli settlers rejoice after the government granted their outpost retroactive approval. An hour's drive north, others are beaten by officers evicting an unsanctioned settler vineyard.

Reuters

What are Israeli settlements and outposts?

Jerusalem (AFP) - Five Western governments said this week they were "deeply troubled" by the Israeli government's decision to give retroactive permission to nine settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank and build new homes.

AFP

Israel enters a dangerous period – public protests swell over Netanyahu's plan to limit the power of the Israeli Supreme Court

Proposals by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government to radically diminish the power and independence of Israel’s judiciary sparked demonstrations across the country starting in January 2023. An estimated 200,000 Israelis took part in protests on Feb. 11 and another 100,000 in front of the Parliament on Feb. 13, the…

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European allies condemn Israel's plan to build more housing units in the West Bank

France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom joined the U.S. in condemning Israel's plans to build 10,000 more housing units in existing settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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Palestinian teen killed in Israeli army raid in West Bank

Palestinians say Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during an army raid in a refugee camp in the northern West Bank

The Independent UK

‘Strongly opposed’: European powers denounce Israel settlements

Ministers from France, Germany, Italy and UK oppose the plan, saying it will increase tensions with the Palestinians.

Al Jazeera

Israeli Cabinet minister rejects US criticism on settlements

Israel's finance minister says that his ultranationalist party would push to legalize all wildcat settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, a move likely to draw international outcry and condemnation

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Two Palestinians killed in latest Israeli raids in West Bank

Israel has killed 50 Palestinians, including 11 children, in the 45 days since 2023 began.

Al Jazeera

Israel Jails Soldier Who Assaulted Palestinian during US Media Interview

Israel's military on Monday jailed for 10 days a soldier who assaulted a Palestinian activist as he was speaking to a US journalist, but gave an account of the incident that was disputed by the interviewer. The incident in Hebron also set off an internal Israeli flap, with National Security…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian, 17, in West Bank Clash, Medics Say

Israeli troops killed a 17-year-old Palestinian during a clash with gunmen in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, medical officials and witnesses said, and the army said it had shot a person holding an explosive device. Among areas where Palestinians seek statehood, the West Bank has seen a surge in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli troops kill Palestinian, 17, in West Bank clash, medics say

Reuters

Israeli Jews Are Increasingly Shunnning Buses In The West Bank Over Harrassment Issues

Many Jews in Samaria are afraid to take the bus where harassment has been reported on buses from Arab men against Israeli girls.

Zenger

Israeli Government Legalizes 9 Outposts

The Israeli security cabinet has approved nine outposts in the West Bank as settlements and planned to build 4,500 settlement units. The cabinet's decision was taken in a five-hour session attended by ministers.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt: ‘Legalizing’ Settlement Outposts is a ‘Provocative Act’

Egypt has condemned the Israeli government’s decision to “legalize” settlement outposts in the Palestinian territories and to build new settlement units. A statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs follows the Israeli Cabinet’s announcement on Sunday to legalize nine settlements in the West Bank. Egypt sees the move…

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Israeli soldier who assaulted Palestinian in West Bank sent to prison

Israel's military on Monday sentenced a soldier who was filmed assaulting a Palestinian near an army post in the occupied West Bank to 10 days in prison and suspended him from combat duty.

Reuters

U.S. 'deeply troubled' by Israeli settlement move after Blinken visit

The United States opposes Israel's retroactive authorization of Jewish settler outposts in the occupied West Bank, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, adding that he was "deeply troubled" by the move that came less than two weeks after he raised U.S. opposition to such moves on a trip…

The Independent UK

US criticizes Israeli settlement plans but offers no action

The United States has criticized new Israeli plans to build thousands of new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank

AFP

Israeli officer killed in Jerusalem after Gaza and West Bank violence

Jerusalem (AFP) - An Israeli policeman was killed Monday in a stabbing attack carried out by a Palestinian boy in annexed east Jerusalem, police said, triggering a raid on a refugee camp amid a spike in violence.

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Two wounded in Jerusalem after Gaza and West Bank violence

Jerusalem (AFP) - An Israeli policeman and a Jewish teenager were wounded Monday in two separate stabbing attacks carried out by Palestinian boys in annexed east Jerusalem, police said, amid a spike in violence.

AFP

Israel strikes Gaza, one killed in West Bank arrest raid

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Israel struck a Hamas base in Gaza Monday after rocket fire from the enclave, while a Palestinian was killed as the army detained alleged attackers in the occupied West Bank.

The Independent UK

Palestinian medics: Israeli army kills man in West Bank raid

Palestinian medics say a Palestinian man has been killed and seven others have been injured in a shootout with Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus

Al Jazeera

Israel legalises nine settler outposts in occupied West Bank

Settlements in the Palestinian territories are illegal under international law and have been condemned by the UN.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Air Strike Hits Hamas Complex in Gaza

Israel hit Gaza with air strikes on Monday in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave at the weekend, the army said, as unrest persisted in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Red Crescent said one person was killed in a pre-dawn Israeli army raid in Nablus in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Authorizes Nine West Bank Outposts, Despite US Opposition

Israel granted retroactive authorization on Sunday to nine Jewish settler outposts in the occupied West Bank and announced mass-construction of new homes within established settlements, moves likely to draw US admonition. The first to publish the decisions by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet were two pro-settler politicians whose inclusion…

AFP

Israeli air strike hits Hamas complex in Gaza: military

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Israel hit Gaza with air strikes on Monday in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave at the weekend, the army said, as unrest persisted in the occupied West Bank.

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