A series of cabinet ministers and coalition MKs vow to annex the West Bank and Gaza at a conference of the ultranationalist Sovereignty Movement’s youth chapter, Noar Ribonut, in the city of Sderot. “The time has come for sovereignty,

President Michael D Higgins has said the increase in the number of Israeli settlements in the West Bank is “so blatantly in breach of international law that it requires refutation" ahead of the UN General Assembly debate on Gaza.

Israel approved a massive expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank this week in a move described as a continuation of de facto annexation of the territory.

Bezalel Smotrich announced the establishment of 22 settlements in the West Bank. Some are existing outposts that the Israeli government considered illegal but will now authorize. Others will be

Defense Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who have previously pushed for the total annexation of the West Bank, said in a statement that the expansion is aimed at furthering Israel’s goal of quashing any possibility of a Palestinian state.

As part of its campaign to support and protect Palestinian journalists facing constant attacks and threats in Gaza and the West Bank, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is supporting local actors. Through a partnership with the independent Wattan Media Network,

At least two Palestinians were killed Tuesday as Israel launched a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry and the Israeli army said.The military said troops opened fire and "eliminated" two Palestinians who had attempted to steal a soldier's weapon as the "counterterrorism operation" was underway in the old city of Nablus.