West Bank (The Inside Palestine)- The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) have approved ten settlement plans in Jerusalem and the West Bank. Jerusalem Local Planning and Building Committee advanced a plan to build a military base south of Jerusalem in addition to approving the expansion of Nof Zion settlement. The IOA […]
Colonial Israeli settlers assault Palestinian shepherds in Jordan Valley
West Bank (The Inside Palestine)- Israeli colonial settlers attacked Wednesday evening Palestinian shepherds in the occupied northern Jordan Valley, injuring two of them. Mahdi Daraghmeh, head of the Bedouin Communities Council in Malih, said that Mohammad Daraghmeh and Muhib Daraghmeh sustained bruises after being violently attacked by Israeli colonial settlers, […]
Colonial Israel settlers uproot nearly 70 olive trees in West Bank
NABLUS (The Inside Palestine)- Israeli settlers Tuesday uprooted 70 olive trees in the village of Qaryout, south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. Bashar M’ammar, an activist, that the village residents were shocked to learn that settlers uprooted 70 of olive trees from their lands. He noted that […]
In mass rally, Israeli ministers and settlers march to evacuated outpost in West Bank
West Bank (The Inside Palestine)- Prominent far-right Israeli government ministers and lawmakers led a massive pro-settlement march in the occupied West Bank on Monday, in what Palestinians described as a provocative endorsement of settlement expansion. The march, secured by hundreds of Israeli soldiers, advanced towards the evacuated settlement outpost of Evyatar, near Huwwara in Nablus, the town […]
Israel approves more than 1,000 new settler homes in West Bank, Jerusalem
West Bank (The Inside Palestine)- Israeli authorities have published tenders for more than 1,000 new settler units in the West Bank and East al-Quds, irrespective of the international outcry against the Tel Aviv regime’s illegal settlement expansion activities and land grab policies across the occupied Palestinian territories. The anti-settlement group […]
Israeli regime blocks EU foreign policy chief visit in response to EU criticism
Occupied Palestine (The Inside Palestine)- Israel has reacted to European criticism by blocking the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, from making an official visit to the occupation state and the Palestinian Authority. “There’s no reason to reward him [Borrell] for his conduct,” said Israel […]
Israel’s parliament introduces bill enabling return to settlements evacuated in 2015
Occupied Palestine (The Inside Palestine)- Israel’s far-right occupation government advanced a bill yesterday that will enable settlers to return to areas of the West Bank evacuated in 2005 as part of the Disengagement Law, enacted by then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. According to Haaretz, the bill, headed by Likud Knesset member Yuli Edelstein, passed […]
US opposes UN bid to condemn illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank
USA (The Inside Palestine)- The Biden administration is scrambling to avert a diplomatic crisis over Israeli settlement activity this week at the United Nations that threatens to overshadow and perhaps derail what the US hopes will be a solid five days of focus on condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken […]
Latin American governments condemn Israel’s settlement plans in West Bank
West Bank (The Inside Palestine)- A group of Latin American countries has decried the far-right Israeli cabinet’s decision to authorize nine illegal settlements in the West Bank, despite international outcry over the Tel Aviv regime’s land expropriation and settlement expansion policies in the occupied territories. A statement issued by Brazil’s […]
Israeli authorities approve construction of 7,000 illegal settler units in West Bank
West Bank (The Inside Palestine)- The Israeli regime’s cabinet has reportedly lent its blessing to the construction of more than 7,000 illegal settler units in the Tel Aviv-occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Information Center carried the report on Wednesday, citing Hebrew-language media outlets. The report put the exact number of […]
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