Settlements

'People will live in the streets': Israel steps up evictions of Palestinians from east Jerusalem

Palestinians seek east Jerusalem, which Israel captured in the 1967 Six-Day War, for a future state and say that leaving their homes there could put an end to their hopes forever.

A Palestinian woman walks past a mural in the Silwan neighborhood of east Jerusalem on January 21, 2026.
Chief of Staff, Lt. Col. Eyal Zamir conducts a situation assessment as part of an operation in the Hebron region

IDF carries out anti-terrorism operation in Hebron, seizes illegal weapons, arrests wanted suspects

An employee adjusts the Canadian flag next to the Israeli one, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, October 31, 2018

Canadian Jews support war in Gaza, condemn settlement expansion, Diaspora survey finds

 SELF-PORTRAIT of Pinchas Shaar (1923-1996).

Israel's ‘palace’ of art and architecture in Ma’aleh Adumim marks 15 years


Knesset approves bill to apply Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank

According to the proposal, “the laws, judicial system, administration, and sovereignty of the State of Israel shall apply to all areas of settlement in Judea and Samaria.”

 Muslim women walk, as Israeli settlers carry Israeli flags next to a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi mosque, also known as the Cave of Patriarchs, on the day of the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, in Hebron's Old City, in the West Bank March 15, 2024.

As the world backs a Palestinian state, a Jewish future is being cemented in the West Bank

While diplomacy takes place abroad, a very different reality is emerging on the ground in the West Bank, with an increasing number of small settlement farms scattered across the contested territory.

This settlement farm on Route 458, east of Ramallah, is just one of at least 40 to 50 new communities that have sprung up in the area.

Why the world believes Israeli settlements are illegal - explainer

The ICJ adopted the view that the Israeli presence in the West Bank – and east Jerusalem – is unlawful and that Israel is obligated to bring the occupation of the territory to an end. 

A truck carries a mobile home to a new settlement being established near Karnei Shomron in the West Bank on September 25, 2025.

False alarm in Elei Zahav, authorities confirm no terrorist infiltration

The incident follows an infiltration yesterday.

New buildings stand around the Israeli settlement Eli near Ramallah.

Suspected terrorist infiltration in West Bank settlement Kohav HaShahar

Home Front Command instructed residents to remain in their homes and lock all doors until further notice as the investigation took place, though the event has since ended.

A drone view of Al-Arroub refugee camp alongside a new road, part of the expansion of Israeli bypass roads connecting Israeli settlers in the West Bank with Jerusalem, in the West Bank, September 29, 2025.

Historic Day: Hashomer Hachadash Launches New Initiative in the Arava

Yoel Zilberman, CEO and Founder of Hashomer Hachadash, “This is an emotional and historic day - a day when we plant a Nahal nucleus in the Arava"

Yoel Zilberman, CEO and Co-founder Hashomer Hachadash

Controversial E1 project gets the green light

The area consists of a few barren hilltops directly east of Jerusalem’s urban sprawl, marking the start of the Judean Desert – the last available stretch of land that can be developed.

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a news conference, announcing plans to approve more than 3,000 housing units in the E1 area between Jerusalem and Ma’aleh Adumim, last week.

UN report lists 150 companies with ties to Israeli settlements in West Bank

US firms Airbnb, Expedia and TripAdvisor and Netherlands-based Booking.com remain on the rights office's list.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and a woman hold a map that shows the long-frozen E1 settlement plan, that would split east Jerusalem from the West Bank, on the day of a press conference near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, in the West Bank, August 14, 2025.

Ben-Gvir promises Police seafront housing after 'complete Gaza victory'

He said “settlement brings security” and that “it is time for Jewish settlement in Gaza,” calling the plan “a symbol of our faith and vision.”

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks during a ceremony at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, September 15, 2025

Israel to sign NIS 3 billion housing agreement in Ma’aleh Adumim, doubling population

The agreement is set to be signed this Thursday with the Prime Minister’s Office, the Construction and Housing Ministry, the Finance Ministry, and the Ma’aleh Adumim Municipality.

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich walks to attend a press conference last month, announcing the approval of the long-frozen E1 building plans near Ma’aleh Adumim.