May 29 (Reuters) - Israel's government has approved 22 new Jewish settlements in the occupied-West Bank, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Thursday, a move that could deepen divisions with ...

“The Israeli government’s approval of 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank ... sovereignty – victory,” tweeted Simcha Rothman, a far-right lawmaker, above a map of the new settlements.

Two of the settlements, Homesh and Sa-Nur, are particularly symbolic. Located in the north of the West Bank, they are actually resettlements, having been evacuated in 2005 as part of Israel's ...

Israel says it will authorize 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 34 people overnight, with one strike on a home in central Gaza ...

Israeli Army personnel on duty in Hebron, West Bank, guarding Israeli settlers on May 24, 2025. Credit - Mosab Shawer - Getty Images Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that "22 ...

Israel has already built more than 100 illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank that are home to some 500,000 settlers. The settlements range from small outposts to larger communities ...

Israel approved a massive expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank this week in a move described as a continuation of de facto annexation of the territory. CNN values your feedback 1.

JERUSALEM — Israel said Thursday it would establish 22 more Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, including the legalization of outposts already built without government authorization ...

JERUSALEM — Israel said Thursday it would establish 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, including the legalization of outposts already built without government authorization.

Most of the world considers the West Bank to be occupied by Israel and considers Israeli settlements there illegal according to international law. Israel, which disputes that stance, conquered the ...

Israel said Thursday it would establish 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, including the legalization of outposts already built without government authorization. Neighboring Jordan ...

Israel is embarking on the largest expansion of West Bank settlements in decades, its finance minister announced on May 29, a step meant to reinforce Israeli control of the territory.