Judea and samaria

Samaria Film Festival goes global

The festival begins on November 5, with screenings at 20 locations.

A SCENE from ‘Malachi.’
Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

'A clear violation of int’l law': Hamas decries Israeli bill proposing West Bank annexation

THEN-US ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks during a visit to Efrat, in Gush Etzion, in 2020. He has proposed Israeli annexation of Judea and Samaria as the biblical and practical path to peace, the writer states.

Alternative plans exist other than the two-state solution - opinion

IDF soldiers operate in the West Bank, September 8, 2025.

Now is 'not the right time' for West Bank annexation says Netanyahu


Serious car accident on Highway 436 in the West Bank

A police spokeswoman reported that several passengers were severely injured and traffic officials are investigating the circumstances of the accident.

 A Magen David Adom ambulance drives through the streets of Israel.

St.-Sgt. Inbar Avraham Kav killed in IDF operation at Jit junction laid to rest

Kav, a soldier in the 890th Paratroopers Battalion, fell during an operation at Jit Junction in the northern West Bank.

IDF responds to terror attack in West Bank, September 28, 2025.

Efrat Council head: We're creating sovereignty 'on the ground' without waiting for declarations

Efrat Council head Dovi Shefler says construction is already expanding the settlement, pushing for sovereignty ahead of Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump.

Efrat Council head Dovi Shefler.

Mike Johnson says West Bank belongs to Israel after Trump's opposition to annexation

Johnson told Tony Perkins that while there’s “a lot to resolve,” he views Judea and Samaria as belonging to Israel.

 US HOUSE of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson holds a news conference on Capitol Hill, last month.

Netanyahu must take 'decisive stand' on Judea and Samaria, says Director General of Yesha Council

"We need him to speak clearly for over half a million Israelis living in Judea and Samaria," said Omer Rahamim, Director General of the council.

CEO of Yesha Council, Omer Rahamim attends a press conference with Israeli minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich and mayors of settlements in the West Bank, at the Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem on September 3, 2025.

IDF uncovers rocket as Iran-backed West Bank terror threat grows

This is the second discovery in the past few weeks; both incidents were reportedly “under Iranian direction,” according to security assessments.

A rocket recovered in Tulkarm by the IDF on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

Hamas deploys terror forces, resources to West Bank, Israeli security sources claim

Hamas ramps up operations in the West Bank, expanding terror infrastructure and planning attacks against Israelis, while IDF operations intensify.

Defense Minister Israel Katz with IDF soldiers in the West Bank; illustrative.

Huckabee hints: US would respect Israeli sovereignty move in West Bank

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee affirms Washington’s respect for Israeli sovereignty, rejects Palestinian state recognition, and champions Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital.

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee speaks at The Jerusalem Post at the Diplomatic Conference held at the Friends of Zion Museum media center in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025.

Recognizing a Palestinian state: The consequences of doing it before peace - opinion

The key to a better future for Palestinians, where they can govern themselves and build thriving communities alongside Israel, is ending Hamas’ reign of terror.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, US, September 26, 2024

Samaria Regional Council to create official Charlie Kirk commemoration

The memorial is being organized in cooperation with Kirk’s associates and the Friends of Judea and Samaria in the United States.

Charlie Kirk holds an Israeli flag outside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank

The wrong vote at the wrong time - opinion

Why recognizing another Palestinian state would reward terror.

 Yisrael Ganz, Governor, Binyamin Region, Chairman, Yesha Council