The Latest Breaking News from Bezalel Smotrich

Israel has reportedly approved its largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, according to a report released on July 3 by Israeli anti-settlement watchdog, Peace Now. The seizure involves more than 12 sq km of land in a key corridor bordering Jordan.

Israel has illegally seized more land this year than over the past 20 years combined.

Israel's recent land seizure in the West Bank sparks criticism and complicates peace efforts, with plans for new housing units in Israeli settlements.

Peace Now says approval of more than 12 sq km is biggest since peace process began in 1993

U.N. spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric called the most recent land grab “a step in the wrong direction"

Israel has illegally claimed 23.7sq km (9.15sq miles) of West Bank land as its own so far this year, Peace Now says.

An anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades

Senior field commander killed in Israeli strike outside southern Lebanese city of Tyre, Reuters reports

Reports of eight dead in IDF strikes in southern Gaza city on Tuesday after order to evacuate Gaza’s second-largest city