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Israeli ministers hint at annexation of parts of Gaza and West Bank if hostages are not released

Several MKs have suggested that if Hamas refuses to release October 7 hostages, the IDF could expand territorial control

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Several members of the Israeli cabinet have hinted that annexation of parts of Gaza and the West Bank could be on the table (Image: Getty)

Settler leaders announced they have visited Abu Dhabi in a landmark trip (Photo: Flash90)

West Bank settler leaders visit UAE, marking first Yesha Council trip to Muslim country

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A group of British rabbis on a tour of a village in the West Bank have claimed they were "rammed" at by an Israeli settler in a white pickup van

British rabbis on Yachad trip say they were attacked by settlers on tour of West Bank

By Jane Prinsley

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Far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich has claimed that Israel will expand its kibbutzim into Gaza if the hostages are not returned by Saturday (Image: Getty)

Bezalel Smotrich

Israel will expand kibbutzim into Gaza unless all hostages are returned this week, claims Smotrich

By Canaan Lidor

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A police officer has been questioned after two Israelis were shot during riots in the West Bank (Image: Alamy)

Police officer questioned after two Israeli settlers shot during West Bank riot in Arab village

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A security checkpoint in the West Bank (Getty)

Israel orders release of settlers under administrative detention in the West Bank

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After visiting the Gaza border, United Torah Judaism leader Yitzhak Goldknopf wrote this week that "Jewish settlement here is the answer" (Photo: X)

Israeli government ministers back movement to resettle Gaza and ‘thin’ its population

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MPs pressure government to sanction Israeli ministers

Lammy refused to commit to action against far-right members of Israel’s governing coalition but voiced concern about settler violence

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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November 27, 2024 11:58

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate on June 5 during the Jerusalem Day flag march (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Simon Rocker

By Simon Rocker

Messianism and the second coming of the Donald

Trump is likely to embolden religious hardliners in Israel, who will feel destiny is unfolding

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November 21, 2024 11:10

A congratulatory billboard on November 7 in Tel Aviv (Getty Images)

UK’s Middle East Minister condemns far-right Israeli Minister’s annexation comments

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he was considering sanctioning Bezalal Smotrich

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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November 14, 2024 15:49

Close allies: Netanyahu and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich (Getty Images)

Settlers burn cars and attack IDF soldiers as Israeli West Bank violence rises

Israeli extremists have launched over 1,000 attacks since October 7

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November 5, 2024 16:03

A man stands by burnt vehicles at the site of a reported attack by Israeli settlers in Ramallah city in the occupied West Bank (Photo: Getty Images)

Israel should settle Gaza ‘forever’ after the war, insist ministers at settler conference

Likud MKs say there are ‘no innocent people in Gaza’

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October 21, 2024 16:36

Right wing activists pray during a Succot gathering near the border with the Gaza Strip calling for resettling Gaza with Jewish communities (Photo: Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Jewish terrorism is endangering Israel, Shin Bet chief warns Netanyahu

Israel’s defence minister and internal security minister row on social media after comments

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August 23, 2024 16:18

Ronen Bar (Photo: Flash 90)

Israelis responsible for mob attacks in West Bank will be brought to justice says Netanyahu

A Palestinian man was killed in the Arab town of Jit by a settler mob

By Hannah Gillott

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August 16, 2024 10:13

People assess the damage a day after an attack by Jewish settlers on the village of Jit near Nablus in the occupied West Bank that left a 23-year-old man dead and others with critical gunshot wounds, on August 16, 2024. Negotiators trying to hash out a Gaza ceasefire deal were due to meet for a second day in Qatar on August 16, after the deadly Jewish settler attack on the Palestinian village drew widespread rebuke, including from Israeli officials. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)

Australia sanctions West Bank settlers and Jewish youth movement

Australia accused the Israelis of "beatings, sexual assault and torture of Palestinians resulting in serious injury and in some cases, death."

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July 26, 2024 10:23

Elisha Yered (left), who was detained on charges of involvement in the death of a Palestinian and his family outside the Ofer military court, Oct. 5, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Palestinian charged in killing of 14 year old West Bank shepherd

Ahmed Duabsha had intended to murder more Jews but got scared by a dog and returned home, according to the charges filed at Ofer Military Court

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June 20, 2024 16:14

Palestinian charged in killing of 14 year old West Bank shepherd

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