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The Israeli security cabinet has approved nine outposts in the West Bank as settlements and planned to build 4,500 settlement units. The cabinet's decision was taken in a five-hour session attended by ministers.

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Egypt: ‘Legalizing’ Settlement Outposts is a ‘Provocative Act’

Egypt has condemned the Israeli government’s decision to “legalize” settlement outposts in the Palestinian territories and to build new settlement units. A statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs follows the Israeli Cabinet’s announcement on Sunday to legalize nine settlements in the West Bank. Egypt sees the move…

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Israeli soldier who assaulted Palestinian in West Bank sent to prison

Israel's military on Monday sentenced a soldier who was filmed assaulting a Palestinian near an army post in the occupied West Bank to 10 days in prison and suspended him from combat duty.

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U.S. 'deeply troubled' by Israeli settlement move after Blinken visit

The United States opposes Israel's retroactive authorization of Jewish settler outposts in the occupied West Bank, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, adding that he was "deeply troubled" by the move that came less than two weeks after he raised U.S. opposition to such moves on a trip…

Reuters

US criticizes Israeli settlement plans but offers no action

The United States has criticized new Israeli plans to build thousands of new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank

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Palestinian medics: Israeli army kills man in West Bank raid

Palestinian medics say a Palestinian man has been killed and seven others have been injured in a shootout with Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus

The Independent UK

Israel legalises nine settler outposts in occupied West Bank

Settlements in the Palestinian territories are illegal under international law and have been condemned by the UN.

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Israeli Air Strike Hits Hamas Complex in Gaza

Israel hit Gaza with air strikes on Monday in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave at the weekend, the army said, as unrest persisted in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Red Crescent said one person was killed in a pre-dawn Israeli army raid in Nablus in…

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Israel Authorizes Nine West Bank Outposts, Despite US Opposition

Israel granted retroactive authorization on Sunday to nine Jewish settler outposts in the occupied West Bank and announced mass-construction of new homes within established settlements, moves likely to draw US admonition. The first to publish the decisions by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet were two pro-settler politicians whose inclusion…

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Israel authorises West Bank outposts, despite U.S. admonition

Israel granted retroactive authorisation on Sunday to nine Jewish settler outposts in the occupied West Bank and announced the construction of new homes within established settlements, moves likely to draw U.S. opposition.

Reuters

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Boy in West Bank

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager Sunday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, with the army reporting they came under fire during a raid. The ministry reported 14-year-old Qusai Radwan Waked died "as a result of being seriously wounded in the abdomen by live fire from…

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Israeli troops kill Palestinian boy, 14, in West Bank clash, medics say

Israeli troops killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy during a raid on a flashpoint town in the occupied West Bank on Sunday that led to clashes with gunmen, medical officials and witnesses said.

Reuters

Arab leaders condemn Israeli actions in Jerusalem, West Bank

Dozens of leaders and senior officials from Arab and Islamic countries have condemned recent Israeli measures in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, where violence has surged between Israel and the Palestinians

The Independent UK

Israel's Netanyahu pledges more action against Palestinian attackers

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday promised a stronger Israeli response in dealing with a spate of Palestinian attacks in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, as pressure swelled within his right-wing government to employ more severe tactics.

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The Independent UK

Palestinian man, Israeli child die as bloodshed rises

Palestinian health officials say an Israeli settler fatally shot a Palestinian in the northern West Bank, while a child wounded in a car-ramming in Jerusalem has died a day after the attack

Reuters

Palestinian killed by Jewish settler in West Bank, Palestinians say

A Jewish settler fatally shot a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Palestinian officials said.

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US Defense Secretary to Head to Tel Aviv, Ramallah to Help Ease Tensions

The Pentagon announced that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to visit Tel Aviv and Ramallah in February to continue efforts to ease tensions between the Palestinians and Israelis. He will meet with Palestinian and Israeli officials to discuss joint security challenges and tensions, sources said. Sources in Tel Aviv…

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Egypt hold talks seeking to prevent Israeli-Palestinian escalation in Ramadan

Egypt has stepped up mediation between Israel and the Palestinians in a bid to tamp down violence in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank and to prevent its spread to the Gaza Strip ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, officials said.

Axios

U.S. to Israel: Giving far-right minister authority in West Bank is step toward annexation

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is a radical right-wing settler who supports annexation.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Opens 4,000-year-old Tomb on Luxor's West Bank

Egypt has restored, documented and opened to tourists the Middle Kingdom tomb of Meru, the oldest site accessible to the public on Luxor's West Bank, home to some of its most spectacular Pharaonic monuments including the Valley of the Kings, Reuters reported. Meru was a high-ranking official at the court…

Reuters

Palestinian tries to stab Israeli soldiers in West Bank, is shot dead - army

Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian who tried to stab them in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the army said, and Palestinian officials confirmed the man's death.

The Independent UK

Barcelona mayor brands Israel apartheid state, cuts ties

The mayor of Barcelona has severed her city’s official ties with Israel, accusing the country of “the crime of apartheid against the Palestinian people.”

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hamas Begins Consultations in Cairo, Egypt Seeks to Stop Escalation

The Hamas delegation kicked off intensive consultations with Egyptian security officials after Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the movement's politburo, arrived in Cairo. An informed Egyptian source said that Cairo is determined to move forward with its plan to achieve calm, adding that the consultations with Hamas, and the Jihad…

Al Jazeera

Grief-stricken Palestinians recount deadly Israeli raids

Residents of Aqabet Jaber refugee camp accuse Israeli soldiers of excessive force during ‘barbaric’ incursions.

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