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Israeli Police at the scene of the terror attack in Ma'ale Adumim. Credit: Israel Police.
August 1, 2023, 3:14 pm
West Bank terror attack leaves 6 wounded; Hamas welcomes ‘heroic shooting’
A 20-year-old Palestinian "opened fire in all directions" at a mall in the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at the United Nations in New York City on March 27, 2018.
July 31, 2023, 11:20 am
Report: Saudi Arabia wants ‘significant’ concessions to Palestinians in deal with Israel
A New York Times report said that Saudi Arabia wouldn't be satisfied with a promise from Prime Minister Netanyahu for Israel not to annex the West Bank. 
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Al Laban Al Sharkiyeh, Palestine. 21st June, 2023. View of a destroyed shop by Jewish settlers during an attack on the town of Al-Laban al-Sharkiyeh, in the northern West Bank. Jewish settlers launched an attack on the Palestinian town Al-Laban al-Sharkiyeh, burning farms, throwing stones at houses, and setting fire to dozens of cars and Palestinian property. Credit: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy Live News
June 26, 2023, 3:44 pm
‘Settler terrorism’: IDF, Shin Bet condemn revenge rampages in West Bank
Far-right ministers lashed out at the army and intelligence agency for calling the settler attacks terror, with one minister comparing them to the notorious Russian Wagner Group.
By Jotam Confino
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich arrive to a cabinet meeting on the state budget, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem.
June 19, 2023, 4:03 pm
Far-right minister Smotrich handed yet more powers to expand West Bank settlements
The U.S. said it was 'deeply troubled' by the government's decision to advance planning for over 4,000 settlement units in the West Bank.
By Jotam Confino
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
June 6, 2023, 3:36 pm
Blinken in the Gulf to promote Saudi-Israel deal
"Integration and normalisation efforts are not a substitute for progress between Israelis and Palestinians, nor should they come at its expense," the U.S. Secretary of State said.
By Jotam Confino
Leader of the Samaria Regional Council, Yossi Dagan, at the newly built yeshiva near the illegal settlement outpost of Homesh, West Bank. Courtesy: Twitter.
May 30, 2023, 11:24 am
UK opposes relocation of ‘illegal’ outpost evacuated as part of Gaza disengagement plan
Construction continues on a new yeshiva near the evacuated settlement outpost of Homesh.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Finance Minister Smotrich, February 2023. Photo: Kobi Gideon (GPO)
February 27, 2023, 11:26 am
Netanyahu denies settlement halt after Jordan summit: ‘There won’t be any freeze’
A joint statement signed by Israel, U.S., Palestinan Authority, Jordan and Egypt said Israel had agreed to 'stop discussion of any new settlement units for four months'
By Jotam Confino in Israel
JERUSALEM, Jan. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend a press conference in Jerusalem, on Jan. 30, 2023. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel on Monday, urging Israelis and Palestinians to calm tensions and reiterating Washington's "ironclad" commitment to Israel's security. (Yoav Ari Dudkevitch/JINI via Xinhua) Credit: Xinhua/Alamy Live News
February 21, 2023, 12:00 pm
Israel: US should never have joined UN statement criticising settlements
UN Security Council expressed "deep concern and dismay" over Israel's plans to legalise nine settlement outposts and further build 10,000 units in existing settlements. 
By Jotam Confino in Israel
A Jewish settler walks past Israeli settlement construction sites around Givat Zeev and Ramat Givat Zeev in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, near Jerusalem June 30, 2020. REUTERS/Ammar Awad TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
February 14, 2023, 3:16 pm
UK, US and Germany condemns Israel for moving to legalise settlement outposts
The move to legalise nine settlement outposts and build an additional 10,000 homes in existing settlements was condemned by UK, France, Germany among others.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Israeli soldiers take position during clashes with at Palestinians in the West Bank City of Nablus. (File image).
October 26, 2022, 12:59 pm
Israel ramps up pressure on Palestinian terror group ‘Lion’s Den’
The IDF killed the group's leader in an extensive raid on Tuesday in the West Bank city of Nablus
By Jotam Confino in Israel
A sign points to Israeli tourists sites and activities in the Jewish settlement Shilo, West Bank. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI
November 12, 2019, 3:22 pm
EU’s top court rules that settlement foods must be labelled
European Court of Justice says products produced in the West Bank and Golan 'must bear the indication of their territory of origin'
By Jewish News Reporter
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