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Israel says no plan for new settlements in West Bank area evacuated in 2005

Israel tried on Wednesday to calm international concern over its amending of a law that had ordered the 2005 evacuation of settlers from an area of the occupied West Bank, saying it had no intention of building new settlements there.

Reuters

U.S. 'extremely troubled' by Israeli move to lift ban on return to West Bank settlements

Washington is "extremely troubled" by a move by the Israeli parliament that paves the way for Jewish settlers to return to four West Bank settlements, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Tuesday.

Reuters

West Bank settlers win Israel parliament vote

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's settler movement celebrated Tuesday after parliament annulled part of a law banning them from living in areas of the occupied West Bank the government evacuated in 2005.

AFP

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Israeli government lifts ban on return to West Bank settlements

The Israeli parliament on Tuesday paved the way for Jewish settlers' return to four settlements in the occupied West Bank by amending a 2005 law that ordered their evacuation, a move condemned by the Palestinian Authority and the European Union.

Reuters

Knesset votes to allow Israelis to resettle evacuated outposts

The amendment could see Israelis resettle four outposts in the northern occupied West Bank evacuated in 2005.

Al Jazeera

Israel Repeals Law that Banned Four West Bank Settlements

Israeli parliament on Tuesday repealed legislation that ordered the evacuation of four settlements in the occupied West Bank, one of the first major moves by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right coalition. The original law, passed in 2005, mandated the evacuation of four Jewish settlements in the northern West Bank along…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel repeals 2005 act on West Bank settlement pullout

Israeli lawmakers have repealed a 2005 act that saw four Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank dismantled at the same time as Israeli forces withdraw from the Gaza Strip

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Israeli minister says 'no such thing' as Palestinian people

An Israeli minister with responsibility for administrating the occupied West Bank drew condemnation on Monday after he said there was no Palestinian history or culture and no such thing as a Palestinian people.

Reuters

Israeli injured in West Bank shooting as talks seek 'calm'

Huwara (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - A shooting in the northern West Bank town of Huwara on Sunday seriously wounded an Israeli, the army and rescuers said, as Israeli and Palestinian officials in Egypt agreed to "restore calm".

AFP

Israeli wounded in occupied West Bank shooting

Wounded Israeli and soldiers returned fire, wounding Palestinian gunman, who was arrested, Israeli army says.

Al Jazeera

West Bank Attack Casts Shadow over Israel-Palestinian Talks

A Palestinian gunman opened fire at an Israeli vehicle in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, wounding two people, Israeli officials said. The attack cast a shadow over Egyptian-mediated efforts to lower tensions ahead of a sensitive holiday period beginning this week. The shooting came as Israeli and Palestinian officials…

Asharq Al-Awsat

West Bank attack casts shadow over Israel-Palestinian talks

Israeli officials say a Palestinian gunman opened fire at an Israeli vehicle in the occupied West Bank, wounding two people

The Independent UK

Gunman captured after attack on Israeli couple in West Bank town

A Palestinian gunman opened fire on Sunday on an Israeli couple in their car, wounding the man, in a West Bank town where a similar shooting last month prompted Israeli settlers to go on a violent rampage.

Reuters

100 Killed In Israeli-Palestinian Conflict This Year

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian Friday in what the army described as an attempted "stabbing attack", bringing the number of people killed in the conflict this year to 100. The Palestinian health ministry announced the death of Yazan Omar Jamil Khasib, 23, who died "after the occupation (Israel) opened…

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Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian man in latest bloodshed

At least 84 Palestinians have been killed so far in 2023, putting this year on track be one of the bloodiest.

AFP

Israel raid on West Bank militants kills four Palestinians

Jenin (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Israeli forces on Thursday killed four Palestinians including a teenager in the occupied West Bank, the latest deadly raid on Jenin which Israel said targeted "armed suspects".

Reuters

Palestinian shot dead after trying to stab Israeli soldiers - army

Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian who tried to stab them in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the army said, and Palestinian officials said the man had died.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Elite Officers in Israel’s Military Plan Sunday Walkout

Hundreds of elite officers in Israel’s military reserves say they will not show up for duty starting on Sunday in protest over the government's plans to overhaul the judicial system. The firm date is the first time set for an unprecedented political protest within the security services. Prime Minister Benjamin…

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Israel Raid on West Bank Kills Four Palestinians

Israeli forces on Thursday killed four Palestinians including a teenager in the occupied West Bank, the latest deadly raid on Jenin which Israel said targeted "armed suspects". Dozens of masked, heavily armed men fired into the air as they paraded through the streets for the funerals of the four dead,…

France 24

Several Palestinians killed in Israeli army raid in West Bank

An Israeli army raid killed four Palestinians, including a teenage boy, near the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday, Palestinian officials said.

Reuters

Israeli troops kill three Palestinians in West Bank raid, medics say

Israeli troops killed three Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian medics said, and the army confirmed an operation in the city of Jenin was under way.

Al Jazeera

Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in latest Jenin raid

Israel has now killed 83 Palestinians so far this year as it steps up raids in the occupied West Bank.

Reuters

Israel says suspect killed wearing a suicide vest following roadside bomb

Israeli security forces killed a man suspected of planting a roadside bomb that injured a man near the occupied West Bank this week, the military said on Wednesday, adding that the suspect appeared to have been planning other attacks.

Al Jazeera

Controversial judicial law passes first vote in Israeli Knesset

Bill that weakens Supreme Court passes first reading, alongside a bill that would protect PM from removal.

AFP

Dead or alive? The Palestinians wrongly declared 'martyrs'

Aqabat Jabr (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - For two weeks after Palestinian mother Basma Aweidat received the devastating news her son had been shot dead by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, she was in mourning.

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