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France, Germany, UK and Italy slam Israel's 'E1' West Bank settler project

Paris, Berlin, London and Rome on Thursday condemned Israel's decision to open bidding for a planned settlement project in the occupied West Bank. The sprawling "E1" development, which like all Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory is illegal under international law, would further cut Palestinian-majority east Jerusalem off from…

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European leaders demand Israel halt controversial E1 settlement project in West Bank

The E1 plan was green-lit by Israel last year and would further separate east Jerusalem, occupied and annexed by Israel and predominantly inhabited by Palestinians, from the West Bank.

Euronews

UK summons Israeli envoy over West Bank settlements

LONDON - Britain said on Wednesday it had summoned Israel's charge d'affaires and demanded a halt to a major West Bank settlement project after Israeli authorities opened bidding for more than 1,200 homes in the area.

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Israel far-right finance minister says ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant against him

Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday the International Criminal Court prosecutor had sought an arrest warrant against him, blaming the Palestinian Authority for the move. Smotrich said Israel would respond by ordering the evacuation of the Palestinian Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank.

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Israeli minister orders West Bank hamlet evicted after hearing he may face arrest warrant overseas

Israel’s finance minister has ordered the eviction of a Palestinian village in the West Bank

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Israel clears final hurdle to start settlement construction that would cut the West Bank in two

A government tender says Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a controversial settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank in two

The Independent UK

Israel pushes ahead with vast illegal settlement in heart of West Bank

Exclusive: Tender posted for construction of 3,401 homes in settlement designed to ‘bury idea of a Palestinian state’

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Israel condemned after approving 19 new settlements in West Bank in latest blow to Palestinian state hopes

The U.S.-brokered peace plan calls for a possible ‘pathway’ to a Palestinian state — something the settlements are aimed at preventing

The Independent UK

Settler outposts spread among West Bank villages and fuel fear of more attacks

Palestinians in the West Bank are living in fear of more attacks by armed Israeli settlers

The Independent UK

Israel plans to seize major archaeological site in the West Bank

The move coincided with the establishment of a new illegal outpost by Israeli settlers near Bethlehem and comes as the Israeli government faces growing pressure to crackdown on settler violence.

Euronews

Israeli Far-right Minister Backs Contentious West Bank Settlement Plan

Israel's finance minister backed plans on Thursday to build 3,400 homes in a particularly contentious area of the occupied West Bank, calling for the territory's annexation in response to several countries' plans to recognise a Palestinian state.

International Business Times

Israel approves construction of 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank

The expansion will include the legalisation of outposts already established by Israeli settlers without official Israeli government approval.

Euronews

Israel confirms plans to create 22 new settlements in occupied West Bank

Defence minister says move ‘prevents establishment of a Palestinian state that would endanger Israel’

The Guardian - UK

The many ways Israeli settlers steal Palestinian homes

Israeli settlers are coordinating with the Israeli state to annex Palestinian land.

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In the shadow of Gaza, Israel’s new offensive in the West Bank threatens to break out into all-out war

The latest offensive threatens a new, bloody chapter for the region

The Independent UK

Watchdog says Israel is to expand West Bank settlement as the region marks 500 days of war

An anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has issued tenders for the construction of nearly 1,000 additional settler homes in the occupied West Bank

Al Jazeera

Israel plans 1,000-unit expansion for occupied West Bank settlement: NGO

Settlements in the territory, pushed by Israeli hardliners, are viewed as a major obstacle to peace.

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Israel Issues Tender For 974 New West Bank Settlement Homes

Israel's plan to build 974 settler homes in the West Bank raises concerns about peace prospects and Palestinian statehood.

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Palestinian Authority’s raid on Jenin appeals to Israeli, Western interests

The Palestinian Authority is fighting armed groups in Jenin in hopes of winning favour with Israel and the US.

The Independent UK

US sanctions group that builds illegal West Bank settlements, with close ties to Israeli government

The U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions on organizations and firms involved in illegal settlement development in the occupied West Bank, including a well-established decades-old group that has close ties with Israeli leadership

The Guardian - UK

‘The demolitions are equal to death’: the Palestinian families whose West Bank homes have been bulldozed

The Nawajas saved for 15 years to build their house. Now it is razed, along with over 2,000 more since 7 October, under a huge expansion of illegal Israeli settlements

The Guardian - US

The Biden-Harris administration needs to stop illegal Israeli settlements

Under Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, there has been an open spigot for the settlements. This needs to end

France 24

Israeli government allocates millions to unauthorised West Bank settler outposts

The Israeli government has allocated $20.5 million to protect small, unauthorised Jewish farms in the occupied West Bank, aiming to develop them into settlements. Documents uncovered by Peace Now reveal that Israel's pro-settler government has discreetly funneled money into unauthorised outposts, separate from its over 100 officially recognised settlements.

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Top UN court says Israel’s occupation of Palestinian Territories is ‘unlawful’

The International Court of Justice ruled Friday that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian Territories is illegal and called on it to stop building settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas hailed the decision while Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said it cannot alter…

The Independent UK

Top UN court set to deliver a view on Israel’s policies in occupied territories

Friday’s hearing comes against the backdrop of Israel’s devastating 10-month military assault on Gaza, which was triggered by the Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel

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