Judea and samaria

US will offer passport services in West Bank for first time

The service, which is set to begin in Efrat on February 27, comes in addition to the current US consular services offered at its Embassy in Jerusalem and at a Tel Aviv branch office.

US passport, illustrative
Arizona State Highway welcome sign

Arizona House affirms Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, to use terms in all state comms

An Israeli flag is raised on the peak of Mount Sartaba in the Jordan Valley, February 23, 2026.

Israeli flag raised on historic Jordan Valley peak in the biblical heartland

An Israeli flag flutters, with Ma'aleh Adumim is visible in the background, in the West Bank, August 14, 2025.

Myth that won’t die: The false link between settlements and Palestinian violence - opinion


'A clear violation of int’l law': Hamas decries Israeli bill proposing West Bank annexation

The statement calls the bill "to annex the West Bank and impose sovereignty over the so-called Ma'ale Adumim settlement" a "flagrant violation of all relevant international laws and resolutions."

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

Alternative plans exist other than the two-state solution - opinion

There are many former Israeli prime ministers, Palestinian advocates, and American presidents and officials who lack the imagination necessary to consider alternative plans to the two-state solution.

THEN-US ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks during a visit to Efrat, in Gush Etzion, in 2020. He has proposed Israeli annexation of Judea and Samaria as the biblical and practical path to peace, the writer states.

Now is 'not the right time' for West Bank annexation says Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu met with prominent leadership from the West Bank prior to his meeting with Donald Trump.

IDF soldiers operate in the West Bank, September 8, 2025.

Serious car accident on Highway 436 in the West Bank

A police spokeswoman reported that several passengers were severely injured and traffic officials are investigating the circumstances of the accident.

 A Magen David Adom ambulance drives through the streets of Israel.

St.-Sgt. Inbar Avraham Kav killed in IDF operation at Jit junction laid to rest

Kav, a soldier in the 890th Paratroopers Battalion, fell during an operation at Jit Junction in the northern West Bank.

IDF responds to terror attack in West Bank, September 28, 2025.

Efrat Council head: We're creating sovereignty 'on the ground' without waiting for declarations

Efrat Council head Dovi Shefler says construction is already expanding the settlement, pushing for sovereignty ahead of Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump.

Efrat Council head Dovi Shefler.

Mike Johnson says West Bank belongs to Israel after Trump's opposition to annexation

Johnson told Tony Perkins that while there’s “a lot to resolve,” he views Judea and Samaria as belonging to Israel.

 US HOUSE of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson holds a news conference on Capitol Hill, last month.

Netanyahu must take 'decisive stand' on Judea and Samaria, says Director General of Yesha Council

"We need him to speak clearly for over half a million Israelis living in Judea and Samaria," said Omer Rahamim, Director General of the council.

CEO of Yesha Council, Omer Rahamim attends a press conference with Israeli minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich and mayors of settlements in the West Bank, at the Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem on September 3, 2025.

IDF uncovers rocket as Iran-backed West Bank terror threat grows

This is the second discovery in the past few weeks; both incidents were reportedly “under Iranian direction,” according to security assessments.

A rocket recovered in Tulkarm by the IDF on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

Hamas deploys terror forces, resources to West Bank, Israeli security sources claim

Hamas ramps up operations in the West Bank, expanding terror infrastructure and planning attacks against Israelis, while IDF operations intensify.

Defense Minister Israel Katz with IDF soldiers in the West Bank; illustrative.