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US reaffirms opposition to annexation after Israeli cabinet approves expansion of West Bank powers

Ministers made it easier for Israelis to purchase property in the territory and expanded their administrative authority in areas run by the Palestinian Authority

By Jacob Jaffa

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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Flash90)

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a vote on the state budget in the Knesset on January 28, 2026 (Flash90)

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Israeli security cabinet approves repeal of West Bank land laws to ‘enable accelerated development of settlement’

By Jacob Jaffa

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Settlers

Settler violence increased by nearly a third in 2025, IDF confirms

By Jacob Jaffa

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Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Chief Rabbi condemns settler violence against ‘innocent Palestinians in the territories’

By Alma Green

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Israeli Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi (Flash90)

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West Bank to receive first 4G mobile network after Israel-backed telecom deal

By Jacob Jaffa

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Gaza

Israel bars 37 humanitarian groups from Gaza and West Bank over alleged breaches of anti-terror rules

By Jacob Jaffa

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Police inspect the car believed to be used in the terror attack (Image: Getty Images)

Terrorism

IDF orders more troops to Central Command Region after terror attack left two dead

By Jamie Shapiro

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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

By Jacob Jaffa

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December 22, 2025 14:50

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

Three IDF soldiers wounded in West Bank knife and ramming attacks

Both attackers were fatally shot while attempting further violence

By Jacob Jaffa

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December 2, 2025 14:22

Israeli security forces near the site of a car ramming attack, near the West Bank city of Hebron, December 1, 2025 (Flash90)

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

The IDF claimed that the two men killed had terror links and made ‘suspicious movements’ after emerging from a building with their hands up

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

December 1, 2025 11:34

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)

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

The pontiff made the comment en route to Lebanon

By JC Reporter

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December 1, 2025 10:58

Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd in Harissa, north east of Beirut, on December 1, 2025 (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP via Getty Images)

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

Troops are working to prevent terrorist infrastructure from taking root as focus shifts to the territory following the Gaza ceasefire

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

November 27, 2025 10:16

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

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

New report claims West Bank curriculum ‘systematically violates Unesco-derived standards’

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

November 19, 2025 14:00

A Palestinian student stands at the blackboard on the first day of classes in the West Bank city of Ramallah (Getty Images)

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

The attack at the Gush Etzion junction on Tuesday left one man dead and three injured

By JC Reporter

2 min read

November 19, 2025 09:32

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

By Yaakov Katz

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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November 18, 2025 15:06

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

1 min read

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)

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West Bank

US reaffirms opposition to annexation after Israeli cabinet approves expansion of West Bank powers

Israeli security cabinet approves repeal of West Bank land laws to ‘enable accelerated development of settlement’

Settler violence increased by nearly a third in 2025, IDF confirms

Chief Rabbi condemns settler violence against ‘innocent Palestinians in the territories’

West Bank to receive first 4G mobile network after Israel-backed telecom deal

Israel bars 37 humanitarian groups from Gaza and West Bank over alleged breaches of anti-terror rules

IDF orders more troops to Central Command Region after terror attack left two dead

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