Tag: West Bank and Israel

Israel Military Says Failed To Stop West Bank Attack That Killed 1 Palestinian

August 28, 2024 admin

Israeli military’s investigation found the troops “needed to act more decisively”. (Representational) Jerusalem: The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had “failed” in its response to a settler attack in the occupied West Bank earlier this month that Palestinian officials said killed one man. The August 15 raid on the northern West Bank village of…

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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Sees US Sanctions On West Bank Settlers With Utmost Severity

August 28, 2024 admin

US has imposed new sanctions on Israeli settlers in West Bank over violence against Palestinians. (File) Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he views “with utmost severity” new sanctions imposed by Washington on Israeli setters in the West Bank over violence against Palestinians. “Israel views with utmost severity the imposition of sanctions…

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Israel To Build New Jewish Settlement Between Jerusalem, West Bank: Report

August 15, 2024 admin

The construction is likely years away: Report (Representational) Jerusalem: Israel is to build the first West Bank settlement since 2017, announced the Israeli Civil Administration, the country’s governing body that operates in the West Bank, local media reported. Nahal Heletz, the new settlement, will cover approximately 148 acres (about 600,000 square metres) southwest of Jerusalem,…

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Israelis Allowed To Return To 3 Evacuated West Bank Settlements By Nation’s Army

May 22, 2024 admin

More than 500,000 Jewish settlers are now estimated to be living in the West Bank. (File) Jerusalem: The Israeli military has approved permission for Israelis to return to three former West Bank settlements they had been banned from entering since an evacuation ordered in 2005, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. The three settlements, Sa-nur,…

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