Israel said Thursday it was moving forward with controversial plans to build thousands of new housing units in the occupied ...

This comes after Smotrich announced his approval for settlements in the E1 area. Germany on Friday called on the Israeli ...

The E1 plan is expected to receive final approval on Aug. 20, capping off 20 years of bureaucratic wrangling. The planning ...

Smotrich’s settlement plans come as the international spotlight on Israel intensifies, with growing calls for a cease-fire in ...

TEL AVIV, (Reuters) -Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich approved plans overnight for a settlement that would ...

Leaders warn expansion would split territory, violate international law and undermine two-state solution - Anadolu Ajansı ...

JERUSALEM – Israel’s finance minister backed plans on Thursday to build 3,400 homes in a particularly contentious area of the ...

The development would severely restrict Palestinians' ability to travel between the West Bank and Eastern Jerusalem and eat up large tracts of land in the tiny region.

Israel plans to expand settlements into an area of the West Bank that would effectively bisect the enclave — a move its ...