Illegal israeli settlements

British lawmakers press government for immediate ban on Israeli West Bank settlement imports

“If settlements are illegal, why have we not made an outright ban on trade? What exactly is it that we’re waiting for?” said Abtisam Mohamed, a Labour politician.

JULY 14, 2026|ByKELLY HARTOG/JTA

Member of Parliament Abtisam Mohamed looks on on the day Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a ministerial statement on Hamas' October 7 attack anniversary and the Middle East at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, October 7, 2024.

JEWISH SETTLERS are seen at the unauthorized Beit Anot outpost in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank after being informed of an expected evacuation, June 1, 2026.

Three female soldiers wounded by settlers while clearing illegal West Bank outpost

Security forces arrived at the outpost adjacent to Ma’aleh Amos during the night, where they announced that the area was a closed military zone and demanded that all civilians disperse.

JUNE 10, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

An IDF soldier stands guard during an evacuation of illegal West Bank outposts, December 7, 2025.

Border Police, IDF evacuate four illegal outposts across West Bank

Border Police and IDF units evacuated four illegal outposts in Gush Etzion, Samaria, and Binyamin, following PM Netanyahu’s directive to clear 14 such sites across the West Bank.

DECEMBER 9, 2025|ByEFRAT FORSHER

Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of Illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025

WATCH: Hilltop Youth, security forces clash during demolition of illegal settlement extension

Gush Etzion Regional Council reached out to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to request his assistance in dealing with the "anarchy" developing in the area in a letter sent in September.

NOVEMBER 17, 2025|BySHIR PERETS

Terror victim’s widow calls for rally to save Homesh

The date of the Jerusalem protest marks the 30th day since Palestinian gunmen killed Yehuda, 25, as he left the Homesh hilltop.

JANUARY 11, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan and Ethia Dimentman with her son David at the Jerusalem protest tent outside Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's Office.

IDF renews standing eviction orders against number of West Bank outposts

There are some 100 outposts in Judea and Samaria, most of which are similar to established settlements, but lack authorization.

JANUARY 4, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

A family in the hilltop settlement of Homesh after the modular structures were taken down by police, December 24, 2021.

West Bank outpost evacuated, three arrested in protests

Some 50 right-wing protesters, mostly settlers, attempted to impede the evacuation of Geulat Zion.

NOVEMBER 17, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Evacuation of Beit Dror outpost, July 27, 2021

Israeli settlers push Palestinians out of West Bank playground

On the day that Israelis from a nearby settlement pushed Palestinians out of a playground in Susiya, for the second time in a month, others stoned houses in the Palestinian village of Burin.

NOVEMBER 8, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Israeli settlers clash with Palestinians after throwing stones at houses on the edge of the Palestinian village of Burin, November 6, 2021

Meretz won’t let Bennett authorize Evyatar outpost, Minister Frej warns

The Meretz Party will block attempts to legalize the settler outpost of Evyatar in the West Bank, Regional Cooperation Minister Issawi Frej said on Monday.

OCTOBER 18, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF