Settlements
Knesset advances bill to grant tax benefits for West Bank settlements
The bill passed with 37 lawmakers in favor and 33 against. It will return to the Knesset Finance Committee for further debate and still must pass two additional readings in the plenum to become law.
'Stealing like thieves': Opposition condemns gov't NIS 5b allocation to haredim, settlements
Beyond the Golan: The Israeli case for reclaiming southern Syria's Bashan - opinion
MK Son Har-Melech, dozens of activists cross border fence into Gaza Strip
UN Security Council calls urgent meeting to discuss recent Israeli West Bank policies
The session, initiated by the British Foreign Secretary, comes less than a week after the Israeli government reopened land registration in Area C for the first time since 1967.
Right-wing activists cross into Lebanon to call to renew settlement; IDF detains suspects
The IDF’s account of the incident stated that forces intervened promptly, detained the suspects who crossed the fence, and transferred them to the police. No injuries were reported.
Security Cabinet approves measures expanding Israeli control in West Bank
Newly approved measures will remove land-sale restrictions, expand enforcement in Areas A and B, and renew state-led land acquisition in the West Bank.
'People will live in the streets': Israel steps up evictions of Palestinians from east Jerusalem
Palestinians seek east Jerusalem, which Israel captured in the 1967 Six-Day War, for a future state and say that leaving their homes there could put an end to their hopes forever.
IDF carries out anti-terrorism operation in Hebron, seizes illegal weapons, arrests wanted suspects
The operation "is part of a series of proactive operations to thwart terrorism in Judea and Samaria and to strengthen the defense of the settlements," IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said.
Canadian Jews support war in Gaza, condemn settlement expansion, Diaspora survey finds
The 2025 Survey of Canadian Jews found that a majority of Canadian Jews (53%) oppose settlement expansion in the West Bank and Gaza.
Israel's ‘palace’ of art and architecture in Ma’aleh Adumim marks 15 years
The Moshe Castel Museum of Art marks 15 years of presenting the works of underappreciated Israeli artists to the public.
Israel 'will never withdraw from Gaza,' Katz stresses despite US anger on settlement rhetoric
"A large area of Gaza will be surrounded to protect settlements," Defense Minister Israel Katz said. "In my vision and in due time, Nahal nucleus groups will be established in the northern part."
Foreign criticism of West Bank settlements 'discriminatory against Jews,' Sa'ar says
"Foreign governments will not restrict the right of Jews to live in the land of Israel, and any such call is morally wrong and discriminatory against Jews," Sa'ar said.
UK, Canada, Germany, others condemn Israel's West Bank settlement plan
Britain, Canada, Germany, and other nations condemn Israel's approval of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, calling it a violation of international law and a threat to stability.
