The Latest Breaking News from the West Bank

First came the Israeli military bulldozers

Biden administration announces visa restrictions on Elor Azaria for human rights violations in the West Bank, emphasizing accountability and human rights s...

Foreign secretary will also push for release of hostages and increase in aid during visit to Israel and West Bank

New sanctions hit Lehava, umbrella group for settlers, and members of Tsasv9, which blocked aid from reaching starving Palestinians in Gaza

Targeting ‘outposts’ suggests Biden administration prepared to take some action to confront blatant land grab

Israel’s ultranationalist finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, announced in May that he would be witholding tax revenues earmarked for Palestine. The decision was made in response to Spain, Ireland and Norway’s recognition of a Palestinian state.

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.

Recent Israeli land seizure in West Bank highlights settlement expansion challenges in Israeli-Palestinian conflict.