The Latest Breaking News from West Bank

US measures target three Israeli individuals and five entities over violence in the occupied West Bank.

Israel has reportedly approved its largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, according to a report released on July 3 by Israeli anti-settlement watchdog, Peace Now. The seizure involves more than 12 sq km of land in a key corridor bordering Jordan.

The country already has support from a number of its opponents

Watchdog Peace Now says Israeli gov’t approves settlement outposts of Givat Hanan, Kedem Arava, and Machane Gadi.

The Israeli anti-settlement monitoring group Peace Now says plans have been approved or advanced for 5,295 homes in dozens of settlements

Israel's recent land seizure in the West Bank sparks criticism and complicates peace efforts, with plans for new housing units in Israeli settlements.

Peace Now says approval of more than 12 sq km is biggest since peace process began in 1993

U.N. spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric called the most recent land grab “a step in the wrong direction"

Israel has illegally claimed 23.7sq km (9.15sq miles) of West Bank land as its own so far this year, Peace Now says.