Israel West Bank settlement expansion
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US ambassador to Israel meets Palestinian-Americans in West Bank
Ruwan Alqam, a US-Palestinian, relocated to Turmus Aya from Texas with her family four months prior.
Settler pogroms in the West Bank have risen sharply since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government took office in late 2022.
Huckabee labelled some settlers committing violence as terrorists.
Jerusalem Daily: raids, settlers, and sieges roundup
Mike Huckabee visited Jerusalem.
Settlers attacked Palestinians.
Gaza's humanitarian crisis deepened.
Israel's West Bank destruction campaign moves to region's food basket
About a quarter of the greenhouses in the Arraba area have been damaged, destroyed, or rendered inaccessible.
About 70 percent of Arraba's 13,000 population depends on farming the fertile land.
Israeli authorities issued notices ordering the removal of trees and vegetation along a roughly seven-kilometre stretch near Arraba.
Al Jazeera reporter confronts Huckabee over Israeli settler violence
Villagers vow to rebuild after devastating mass demolition in West Bank
Suad Mohammed Obeid is 48 years old.
Suad Mohammed Obeid has lived in Khirbet al-Tabban for 32 years.
Nasser Mahmoud Obeid, a villager, said Israeli forces ordered residents to "get out by force" when they arrived on Wednesday morning.
Israeli police kill Palestinian in Jerusalem as army blocks aid for Qusra
According to Palestinian figures, around 750,000 Israeli settlers live in 156 illegal settlements and 360 settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Ten other Palestinians were arrested during a 48-hour Israeli army operation in Nablus in the West Bank.
The Palestinian Wafa news agency identified the killed man as Ibrahim al-Hendi from the Beit Hanina neighbourhood of East Jerusalem.
UN raises ethnic cleansing concerns over Israel's West Bank operation
As of July, about 33,362 displaced Palestinian refugees from the camps remained forcibly displaced, according to UNRWA.
The UN report stressed that Israel must end its unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territory and halt efforts to forcibly displace Palestinians.
A UN OHCHR report stated that the systematic displacement of the Palestinian population could amount to a crime against humanity of forcible transfer.
Father of teen shot dead in West Bank speaks to BBC
The United Nations says more than 80 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers in the West Bank since the beginning of the year.
The village of al-Mughayyir is south of Nablus.
Israel's military says the incident is under review.
Palestinian teens killed during settler attack on West Bank village
The Israeli military said its forces fired on and struck people it called key instigators of a violent disturbance in which Palestinians threw stones at its troops.
The settlements are illegal under international law.
At least 23 of the 81 Palestinian deaths in the West Bank this year occurred in the context of settler attacks, according to the UN.
Israeli forces raid Nablus, two Palestinians reported dead
Israeli media reported that two Palestinians were killed and one detained.
Footage shows Israeli military vehicles and personnel deployed across Nablus city in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli Settler Rabbi Publicly Calls for Palestinian Expulsion from West Bank
Menachem Ben Shahar called for Arabs to be removed.
A video shows Israeli settler rabbi Menachem Ben Shahar telling peace activists that non-Jews in Israel have no national rights.
Menachem Ben Shahar stated that even a five-year-old loses their right to exist if their parents are enemies.
Israeli settlers surround Palestinian home in Qusra, West Bank; six Palestinians arrested after settler violence
More than 50 Israeli settlers stormed Qusra, attacking Palestinian residents, damaging homes, and setting fire to agricultural land.
Israeli settlers surrounded a Palestinian home in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
Since August 9, settlers have besieged three Palestinian homes in the Ras al-Ain area of Qusra.
Israeli settlers attack international news team in West Bank
The news crew was interviewing the Palestinian woman who had been driven from her home by settlers.
A Palestinian woman was injured in an attack by masked Israeli settlers near the occupied West Bank village of Jalud.
A news team working for the US network NBC was injured in an attack by masked Israeli settlers near the occupied West Bank village of Jalud.
Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Village of Qusra in Occupied West Bank
A Palestinian family and an American NBC news crew were assaulted in the village of Jalud.
Dozens of settlers attacked a Palestinian home in Qusra with tear gas and stones, injuring seven people.
The Israeli police's West Bank district made zero arrests following the incidents in Qusra and Jalud.
“Dozens of settlers create an open front that requires the mobilisation of thousands of soldiers. Netanyahu did not say this is unacceptable because it targets Palestinians, but rather said it obstructs the army.”
New Israeli roadblocks in West Bank Qusra
Israeli authorities set up three new roadblocks at the Ras al-Ain hill in the village of Qusra on Wednesday.
The roadblocks consist of large yellow and orange metal bars placed on two large concrete blocks.
Abdel Hakim Wadi said Israel's ultimate goal is to grab more land in the West Bank, piece by piece.
BBC tracks one week of Israeli settler violence in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlements are illegal under international law.
Attacks on Palestinians have risen under Israel's current government.
There has been a rapid increase in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Analysis of the two types of Israeli settlers
Al Jazeera's Leila Warah explains the two main types of Israeli settlers and their role in the expansion of settlements.
Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank is driven by both ideology and economic incentives.
Besieged Qusra residents fear permanent Israeli presence
Al Jazeera's Nida Ibrahim reported that Palestinians fear the gates could signal a permanent Israeli presence and further restrict access to their houses and land.
Israeli forces have installed three new metal gates near Palestinian homes that are under siege in Qusra, in the occupied West Bank.
UK ban on Israeli settlement goods draws broad support
The UK government has long declared E1 to be a red line.
More than 140 Labour MPs have called for the trade ban.
Miliband summoned the Israeli charge d'affaires to express opposition to the settlements.
Israeli forces install new gate isolating Palestinian village
Lou Ridi said soldiers have prevented him from accessing his own land.
Israeli forces installed gates around the home of Palestinian American Lou Ridi in Qusra, in the occupied West Bank.
Lou Ridi said Israeli settlers remain positioned outside his home.
Israel extends campaign against UNRWA to advance West Bank annexation
Israeli forces raided the Qalandiya Training Centre operated by UNRWA in occupied East Jerusalem.
The raid on the UNRWA facility was led by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Adnan Abu Hasna said an agreement signed between UNRWA and Israel on June 14, 1967 provided for facilitating UNRWA's operations and protecting its facilities.
“There is an agreement signed between UNRWA and Israel on June 14, 1967, providing for facilitating UNRWA’s operations and protecting its facilities and its employees and headquarters enjoying immunity and privileges, but unfortunately, all of this has ended now under the weight of escalating Israeli measures,”
Christian group sues Dutch government over West Bank trade ban
A recent study found that Christians for Israel has donated about $300,000 to illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.
In 2021, the Dutch food safety authority NVWA fined the IPC 2,100 euros for mislabelling goods.
Ireland's parliament approved the text of its Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill in May and the bill was signed into law in July.
“The argument for a UK ban on trade with settlements is clear. The UK government itself accepts it should take stronger action in response to settlement expansion and annexation. The International Court of Justice has directed states not to trade with Israel in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory; and there is precedent in UK law and policy to not trade with illegally occupied lands, ie Crimea and other illegally occupied parts of Ukraine.”
Israeli soldiers block Knesset member from Palestinian home
Settlers maintained a 17-day siege at a Palestinian family home in Qusra.
Israeli soldiers blocked Knesset member Ofer Cassif from reaching a Palestinian family home in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra.
Ofer Cassif eventually reached the Palestinian families and expressed his support.
Israeli forces block Palestinian American Lou Ridi from accessing his land
Lou Ridi came to Qusra to protect his family home.
Israeli settlers besieged the village of Qusra.
Israeli forces told Ridi he cannot walk on his own land.
E1 settlement and Israel's right wing
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar criticised the “patronising tone” of Ed Miliband's statement.
15 European and North American leaders, including those from the United Kingdom, France and Germany, condemned the settlement.
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and the United Arab Emirates rejected the E1 settlement.
Israeli restrictions cause fuel shortage in occupied West Bank
Palestinians have been facing weeks of fuel shortages in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli restrictions are disrupting fuel supplies across the occupied West Bank.
Nida Ibrahim is a correspondent for Al Jazeera who reported on the impact of Israel's measures.
Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in West Bank described as pogroms
B'Tselem spokesperson Yair Dvir said the Israeli government funds and arms settlers while the Israeli military stands by and in many cases actively participates in attacks.
A UN-appointed commission of inquiry found that Israeli authorities have repeatedly failed to prevent foreseeable settler attacks and in some cases directly enabled them.
The Israeli-Palestinian human rights group B'Tselem has described Israeli actions in the West Bank as pogroms.
Analysis: potential Israeli split of occupied West Bank
Israel is moving forward with its 'E1' plan.
Sanctioned Israeli Settler Steals and Kills Palestinian Donkey in West Bank
According to local reports, Israeli settlers, including EU-sanctioned settler Avichai Suissa, stole a Palestinian farmer's donkey and dragged it to death behind a vehicle.
Al Jazeera Publishes Analysis of Israeli Settlement Expansion in West Bank
Alon Pinkas is a former Israeli ambassador and consul general in New York.
The Israeli government opened bids for the construction of 1,200 housing units months ahead of elections.
Israel has opened construction bids for new housing units in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Homes in West Bank Area B
Palestinians in Qaryut stated that Israeli settlers, backed by the military, are forcing families from their homes and land in Area B of the Occupied West Bank.
Israeli forces and settlers injure Palestinians across the West Bank
An elderly man in Masafer Yatta was beaten by armed settlers, after which Israeli forces raided his home, damaged its contents, and confiscated his family's phones.
Two young men were hospitalised after being beaten by Israeli settlers in Arrabeh, south of Jenin.
The United Nations humanitarian affairs office recorded more than 1,330 settler-related attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank between January and late July.
Israeli Settlers Set Fire to Palestinian Home in Occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers set fire to a Palestinian home while a mother and her children were sleeping inside.
Rights groups stated that settler violence in the occupied West Bank is putting dozens of Palestinian communities at risk of erasure.
Two Palestinians Killed in Separate Incidents Involving Israeli Forces and Settlers in West Bank
A report by Human Rights Watch stated that state-backed Israeli settler violence fully or partially displaced 107 Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank since January 2023.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health stated that 17-year-old Karim Sanad Shalaldeh was fatally shot during an Israeli settler attack in Khirbet Hamroush.
The Palestinian General Authority for Civil Affairs reported to the Health Ministry that 58-year-old Fathi Khazem was fatally shot by Israeli forces in Jenin.
“In Gaza the pulverization continues and so the massacres. Since the ceasefire Israel has killed 1,200+ people, including 300 children.”
Analysis on Expansion of Israeli Settlements Across the West Bank
Tenders were opened for the construction of approximately 1,200 settlement homes in the E1 area east of Jerusalem.
The Israeli government has retrospectively legalized dozens of settlement outposts.
Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza, and the Golan Heights during the 1967 war.
“The government is trying to sign contracts with contractors before the (upcoming October) elections so that it will be much harder for the next government to cancel the construction.”
International Condemnation Follows Israeli Plan to Advance E1 West Bank Settlement
The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada, and Norway jointly condemned the publication of construction tenders for the E1 settlement project.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced that the UK summoned Israel's chargé d’affaires over the E1 settlement tenders.
Bidding for the E1 construction tender is scheduled to close on October 19, ahead of Israeli elections on October 27.
“The Israeli colonial regime has wiped out Gaza, destroyed its schools, universities, hospitals and agricultural land, and rendered two million people displaced and homeless, while continuing its decades-long annexation of the West Bank virtually without interruption. How has that not already killed the two-state solution?”
Israeli Settlers Arson Heavy Equipment at West Bank Quarry
Israeli settlers entered a stone quarry in Wadi Al-Rakheem near Hebron overnight and set fire to heavy machinery.
The Israeli military reported that soldiers discovered evidence of arson and graffiti, which police are investigating.
Report Highlights Challenges for Palestinian Victims of Settler Violence
A study by rights group Yesh Din found that only about 3 percent of Israeli settlers investigated for crimes against Palestinians in the West Bank between 2005 and 2024 were convicted, while 93.8 percent of investigations were closed without indictment.
Yosef Haim Ben-David received a life sentence for his role in the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, while two minors received sentences of a life term and 21 years.
August 21 is designated as the United Nations' International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to Victims of Terrorism.
“[Israel] had everybody brainwashed to think that Palestinians were terrorists. But the Palestinians that are being threatened and killed are the ones being terrorised. So for me, I call the ones holding the guns the terrorists.”
Al Jazeera Analyzes the Legal System in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank
The article was published on August 21, 2026.
Report examines Israeli settlement expansion across the West Bank
In May, the Israeli government announced more than one billion shekels in funding for new road construction in the West Bank.
Benjamin Netanyahu signed an agreement to proceed with expanding a settlement in the E1 area east of Jerusalem.
Israel has constructed approximately 160 settlements housing 700,000 Jews since 1967.
“The government is trying to sign contracts with contractors before the (upcoming October) elections so that it will be much harder for the next government to cancel the construction.”
Human Rights Watch reports state-backed Israeli settler violence forcing West Bank displacement
“The Israeli government and the settlers share the same goal of maximum land and minimum Palestinians, with the authorities not only failing to stop settler violence, but actively enabling it,”
UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada condemn Israel's West Bank settlement project
“At a time of grave instability in the West Bank with unprecedented levels of violence by settlers against civilians, and serious restrictions on the Palestinian economy, this decision is even more concerning”
Israeli minister Ben-Gvir celebrates demolition of Palestinian homes in Israel
Jewish-American barred by Israel calls settler violence 'state terror'
Sam Sherman is a Jewish-American activist.
Sam Sherman says Israel barred him from re-entry because of his work with Palestinians facing settler violence in the occupied West Bank.
Sam Sherman says his barring from Israel will not stop his activism.
Israel opens bids for West Bank settlement project
Israel has built about 160 settlements housing 700,000 Jews since it occupied the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war.
The deadline for bids is 19 October, days before Israel's general election on 27 October.
Palestinian activist Jamal Juma of the Stop the Wall campaign said more than 40 Bedouin communities would be affected and would have to be evicted.
“The government is trying to sign contracts with contractors before the (upcoming October) elections so that it will be much harder for the next government to cancel the construction.”
Palestinians condemn advance of Israeli E1 settlement plan
Israel's E1 plan, approved by the government last year, aims to build more than 3,400 housing units on roughly 12 square km of Palestinian land in the West Bank.
Bezalel Smotrich is Israel's finance minister and a settler in the West Bank.
The CRRC said the tender for the 1,200 units should be viewed as a step in implementing a broader geopolitical project aimed at reshaping the area between Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley.
“In the midst of an election campaign, the government is trying to turn the annexation vision of the pro-settlement right into reality and to tie the hands of the next government.The move is also being carried out in violation of an explicit commitment by the state.”
Israeli settlers besiege Palestinian families in Qusra, West Bank; US ambassador condemns
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee referred to the settlers as "terrorists."
The Israeli military said troops dismantled two illegal outposts in Qusra and a nearby village, and detained one Israeli.
Members of Netanyahu's Cabinet joined in celebrating the rebuilding of a settlement in the West Bank that had been dismantled in 2005.
Israeli settlers attack mosques, cars and farmland in West Bank
Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law.
Israel's prime minister said he would speed up the establishment and legalisation of farm outposts in the West Bank in response to the killing of Israelis in Tal.
The IDF has carried out raids and arrested more than 130 individuals over the weekend in what it called a "counter-terrorism" operation.