Israel, West Bank and annexation
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Following the Gaza ceasefire, Israel has turned its military and political focus toward the occupied West Bank, escalating actions that analysts say amount to ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and the dismantling of future Palestinian statehood.
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Israeli lawmakers advance West Bank annexation bills despite Trump's past objection as Vance visits
Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday voted to advance two proposed bills that call for the formal annexation of the already Israeli-occupied West Bank, an ambition openly promoted by far-right ministers in recent months but opposed by President Trump.
Video verified by ABC News shows an alleged Israeli settler clubbing an elderly Palestinian woman in the West Bank on Sunday. She remains hospitalized, a mayor said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the Israeli Knesset's move towards the annexation of the West Bank would threaten President Donald Trump's plan to end the conflict in Gaza, which has produced a shaky ceasefire so far.
A drawdown in Gaza should not become an opportunity to tighten the grip of occupation elsewhere,’ says UNRWA’s West Bank director - Anadolu Ajansı
The International Court of Justice will issue an advisory opinion on Israel's obligations to U.N. aid organizations in Gaza and the West Bank. This opinion, requested by the U.N. General Assembly, could impact beyond the Gaza conflict and concerns states' protections for U.
We’re so moved to see you here in Samaria, a free Jew with your head held high. We’re here to win together! Am Yisrael Chai!” Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, told him.
Palestinian agriculture minister said Israel’s actions devastated Gaza’s farming infrastructure, harmed thousands of farmers in occupied West Bank - Anadolu Ajansı