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Israel confirms creation of 19 new West Bank settlements

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the project, which includes the recognition of previously illegal outposts, is designed to prevent a potential Palestinian state in future

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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen after a press conference at the Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem on December 4, 2025 (Flash90)

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Three IDF soldiers wounded in West Bank knife and ramming attacks

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Two Palestinian men in Jenin, accused of being linked to a West Bank terror network, emerge from a building with their hands up, shortly before they are shot by IDF soldiers (X/AlGhadTV)

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Three IDF soldiers questioned over West Bank shooting of ‘terror suspects’

By Jacob Jaffa

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Two states ‘only solution’ to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, says Pope

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Israeli soldiers during an army raid in the West Bank town of Tubas, November 26, 2025 (Flash90)

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IDF launches ‘broad’ counter-terror operation in West Bank

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Palestinian Authority continues to ‘incite antisemitism’ in UK-funded schools despite reform pledge, claims education watchdog

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The father of the killer gives an interview on Palestinian TV (Image: X)

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Parent of West Bank killer says he always looked forward to being the ‘father of a martyr’

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Israel must stop its own extremists to preserve the moral high ground

When radical Jews rampage unrestrained through Palestinian towns, Jerusalem hands its critics a weapon stronger than any propaganda campaign Hamas could ever manufacture. It undermines our claims to the land

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Palestinian men inspect a vehicle that was damaged following an attack by Israeli settlers in Jabaa village near Bethlehem, in the West Bank on November 18, 2025. (Image: Getty)

Netanyahu condemns wave of West Bank settler violence

The prime minister promised ‘forceful action’ against extremists amid accusations of lax IDF enforcement

By Jacob Jaffa

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November 18, 2025 14:20

A house and two vehicles belonging to Palestinians burn after being set on fire during an attack by extremist settlers in the town of Wadi Sa’ir, north of Hebron, November 17, 2025 (Flash90)

Israel arrests 40 members of Hamas cells planning ‘immediate’ attack in the West Bank

The group is alleged to have planned bombings and shootings against Israelis and was apparently supplied by the Gaza-based terror organisation

By Jacob Jaffa

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November 13, 2025 14:05

Israeli border police man a checkpoint in the West Bank on June 16, 2025 (Getty Images)

‘It undermines security’: IDF’s West Bank chief condemns settler violence after riot arrests

Settler attacks have increased notably over the past year, but prosecutions remain relatively rare

By Jacob Jaffa

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Major General Avi Bluth (C), commander of the IDF's West Bank Division, attends the funeral of Yehuda Dimentman, in Homesh, West Bank (Flash90)

More than half of Palestinians still back October 7 massacre, survey finds

Gazans' support for the attacks, which claimed over 1,200 lives, rose to 44%, up by seven percentage points since May.

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Palestinian Hamas militants, along with members of the International Red Cross (ICRC), watch as heavy equipment supplied by Egypt resumes the search for the bodies of killed Israeli hostages, in Gaza City on November 2, 2025 (Getty Images)

World Zionist Congress rejects Smotrich settlement plan

Resolutions passed at the assembly of world Jewry show success for the left

By Simon Rocker

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October 31, 2025 14:13

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Trump say Israel will ‘lose all of its support’ from US if it annexes the West Bank

Netanyahu and JD Vance have also condemned the Knesset vote which took place yesterday

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October 23, 2025 15:45

Trump is the latest leader to criticise the Knesset vote on West Bank settlements (Picture: Getty)

Knesset pushes through two bills on West Bank settlement annexation despite government opposition

The motions, sponsored by the far-right Noam party, passed an initial reading with the help of a Likud rebel

By Jacob Jaffa

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October 23, 2025 10:10

A plenum session of the Knesset in Jerusalem on October 22, 2025 (Image: Flash90)

West Bank settlers set cars ablaze in olive harvest season violence

This comes amid increased tensions between Jewish settlers and Palestinians during the October and November harvest

By Jamie Shapiro

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October 19, 2025 11:41

One of the cars set ablaze in the West Bank

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Israel confirms creation of 19 new West Bank settlements

Three IDF soldiers wounded in West Bank knife and ramming attacks

Three IDF soldiers questioned over West Bank shooting of ‘terror suspects’

Two states ‘only solution’ to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, says Pope

IDF launches ‘broad’ counter-terror operation in West Bank

Palestinian Authority continues to ‘incite antisemitism’ in UK-funded schools despite reform pledge, claims education watchdog

Parent of West Bank killer says he always looked forward to being the ‘father of a martyr’

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