Israeli tanks have pushed back into some areas of the northern Gaza Strip which they had left weeks ago while warplanes conducted air strikes on Rafah, the Palestinians’ last refuge in the south of the territory, killing and wounding several people, medics and residents say. Residents reported an internet outage in the areas of Beit […]
Read MoreThe UN and the UK have voiced grave concern over escalating violence in the West Bank, demanding that Israeli security forces “immediately” stop supporting settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied territory.
The comments came hours after two Palestinian men were killed by Israeli settlers in a northern village south of Nablus in the latest violent attack involving settlers in the increasingly tense West Bank. Palestinians said the incident followed a clash when settlers entered Palestinian-owned land and assaulted residents, while settlers said it began with an […]
Read MoreIsraeli Court Orders Eviction of Bedouin Village for New Predominantly Jewish Neighborhood
An Israeli court has ordered the evacuation of some 550 residents of an unrecognized Bedouin village in southern Israel, to build a new neighborhood for the city of Dimona. The Be’er Sheva Magistrate’s Court accepted the Israel Land Authority’s claims earlier this week, requiring the residents of the unrecognized Bedouin village of Ras Jrabah to […]
Read MoreIsrael is rapidly expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank. This Australian man is among them
Jewish Australian Michael Lourie spent years building his dream home set amongst sprawling mountains, with views stretching all the way to the sparkling Dead Sea. He describes it as an eco-villa constructed using raw materials like hemp. His home and his community are a source of pride and joy. But Mr Lourie’s paradise has been […]
Read MoreAustralia, Canada, UK ‘deeply concerned’ over Israeli settlements
The governments of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom have said they are “deeply concerned” about recent events in the occupied West Bank, including Israel’s decision to expand its illegal settlements there amid rising violence, saying they “further reduce the prospects for peace”. “The continued expansion of settlements is an obstacle to peace and negatively […]
Read MoreIsrael approves thousands of West Bank building permits
Israel’s nationalist-religious government has approved the construction of about 5700 additional housing units for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank despite overseas pressure to halt settlement expansion that the United States views as an obstacle to peace with Palestinians. The plans for approval of the housing units in various areas of the West Bank […]
Read MoreUS ‘deeply troubled’ as Israel plans to approve thousands of homes in West Bank
The United States says it is “deeply troubled” by the Israeli government’s tabling of plans to approve thousands of building permits in the occupied West Bank and has called on Israel to return to dialogue aimed at de-escalation. The plans for approval of 4,560 housing units in various areas of the West Bank were included […]
Read MoreIsraeli Cabinet Advances Plans to ‘Judaize’ Galilee, Expand West Bank Settlements
The government is advancing a number of steps to encourage Jewish families to move to communities in northern Israel, a region with a large Arab population. As part of the plan, which cabinet members describe as an attempt “to save Jewish settlement in the Galilee,” the government will expand a controversial law that allows small […]
Read MoreUS warns Israel against Jewish settlements expansion
Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged continued US commitment to both Israel’s security and a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, but warned the expansion of Jewish settlements would be an obstacle to peace. In a speech to the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC, Blinken also cautioned that moves toward annexation of the Israeli-occupied West Bank […]
Read MoreNetanyahu Gov’t Pledges to Advance Transfer of Swaths of West Bank Lands to Pre-1948 Jewish Owners
A clause in the coalition agreement between Likud and Religious Zionism says the government will instruct the head of the army’s Central Command to enable assets currently held by the Civil Administration to be transferred to their pre-1948 Jewish owners. This move is expected to facilitate settlement expansion and allow Israel to gain control over […]
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