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Netanyahu orders illegal West Bank outposts cleared following US pressure, officials say

PM's order targets roughly 100 unauthorized outposts, including 15–20 in Areas A and B, as security officials warn rising terror threats are stretching forces and prompting additional battalions ahead of the High Holidays

Elisha Ben Kimon | 09.06.26

How Jewish extremists use siege tactics, violence to push Palestinians from homes

The siege of a home in Qusra that drew international attention is far from an isolated case: youths from farms and outposts move to village edges, block access and pressure Palestinians to flee, a practice now spreading from Area C into Areas B and A

Oded Shalom | 08.24.26

Israel is being pushed toward another intifada

Opinion: Smotrich’s E1 construction drive is less about expanding settlements than provoking an international clash and inflaming the West Bank ahead of Israel’s election

Ben-Dror Yemini | 08.23.26

Europe threatens action against Israel over E1 settlement plan

Britain, France, Germany and Italy demand Israel withdraw the 1,234-home tender; Smotrich rejects ‘dictates’ and sanctions threats

Itamar Eichner | 08.20.26

Kadim settlement reestablished as Israel rolls back 2005 northern West Bank disengagement

The move completes settlers’ return to Kadim, Ganim, Sa-Nur and Homesh as Smotrich warns a future government could reverse the expansion

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.20.26

After Qusra, Jewish extremists establish outpost at military airfield used to evacuate casualties

As part of a wave of settlement outpost establishment, they placed trailers at an airstrip used by the IDF to evacuate the wounded, and put it out of commission for several hours, as well about 15 other outposts across the West Bank

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.20.26

Anger and condemnation over E1: 'Retract the tender and stop all settlement expansion'

The new tender for construction in the E1 area has already led to discussions in Europe about measures against Israel, and now the British foreign secretary calls for an 'immediate reversal'; 'Britain will not accept the destruction of the two-state solution'

Itamar Eichner | 08.20.26

European countries weigh sanctions against Israel after E1 housing tender ignites diplomatic storm

European officials warn that building in E1 poses 'an existential threat to the two-state solution', but some fear punitive steps before Israel's October 27 election could strengthen Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies

Itamar Eichner | 08.19.26

Families return to the evacuated West Bank settlement of Ganim 21 years later

Families from the original community moved into the northern Samaria settlement evacuated during the disengagement; Smotrich, who led efforts to legalize the return, hailed the move as 'erasing the disgrace of expulsion'

Idan Bloemhof | 08.13.26

כוחות צה"ל לצד מתנחלים מול בתי פלסטינים בכפר קוסרה

Jewish rioters in Qusra aim to deter future evacuations, no matter who runs next government

Opinion: As in the 2017 Amona evacuation, extremists are seeking to make enforcement so politically and operationally costly that future governments hesitate to reverse West Bank policy; the IDF’s delayed response appears to have convinced them the authorities would look the other way

Ron Ben-Yishai | 08.12.26

22 משםחות חלוצות שהקימו את היישוב " עמק דותן" בצפון השומרון

New settlement established in the West Bank: 'Correcting a historic injustice'

Twenty-two families moved to the site of the planned Emek Dotan settlement in northern Samaria; Samaria Regional Council head : 'They tried to uproot us; now we are back'

Idan Bloemhof | 08.09.26

High Court freezes millions in coalition funds for ultra-Orthodox institutions, settlements

Justice Alex Stein cited apparent procedural flaws in the Finance Committee vote; civilian emergency spending was exempted, and a three-justice panel will hear the petition soon

Netael Bandel | 08.05.26

IDF struggles with Israeli activists sneaking into Syria to establish settlements

IDF officials warn that Israeli activists crossing into Syria to establish Jewish settlements are diverting military resources from confronting enemies and creating security risks

Yair Kraus | 07.30.26

כ-20 מתנחלים נכנסים לכפר הפלסטיני תל, יום אחרי הפיגוע

‘The barrier of fear is gone’: Israelis, Palestinians brace for more West Bank violence

After Maj. Yuval Ezra and Benayahu Melet were killed, the Palestinian gunman and three others were shot dead; 'Prolonged abandonment,' a Havat Gilad resident says; a Palestinian official argues: 'The army does not protect us'

Einav Halabi, Idan Bloemhof | 07.25.26

Belgium bans West Bank settlement imports, increasing pressure on EU to follow suit

Government in Brussels approved decision over the weekend, joining a number of European countries that are already advancing such laws; EU distributed document to members outlining steps to boycott settlements in West Bank, Golan Heights and eastern Jerusalem

Itamar Eichner | 07.19.26

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