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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, June 25, 2023.(Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
Contradicting Ben Gvir, Netanyahu says illegal West Bank land grabs ‘unacceptable’
By ToI Staff
PM declares government will take ‘strong action’ against those who carry out unauthorized settlement activity; lauds ‘changed equation’ of rare drone strike in West Bank
Public Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (second left) with settlement leaders at the Evyatar outpost in the West Bank, June 24, 2023 (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Visiting Evyatar, Ben Gvir tells settlers to ‘head for the hilltops,’ expand outposts
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, June 25, 2023.(Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
June 25, 2023, 4:26 pm
Contradicting Ben Gvir, Netanyahu says illegal West Bank land grabs ‘unacceptable’
PM declares government will take ‘strong action’ against those who carry out unauthorized settlement activity; lauds ‘changed equation’ of rare drone strike in West Bank
By ToI Staff
People at the Evyatar outpost in the West Bank, June 22, 2023. (Flash90)
June 24, 2023, 1:52 am
Settlers set up several unauthorized outposts in West Bank overnight — report
Activists plan to establish at least 4 more outposts, in addition to Evyatar, and have erected structures near Eli settlement, outside which 4 Israelis were killed in terror attack
By ToI Staff
Public Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (second left) with settlement leaders at the Evyatar outpost in the West Bank, June 24, 2023 (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 23, 2023, 8:04 pm
Visiting Evyatar, Ben Gvir tells settlers to ‘head for the hilltops,’ expand outposts
Hardline minister calls for punishing military offensive to kill thousands of ‘terrorists’ alongside wide campaign to settle West Bank; US opposes new settlement activity
By ToI Staff
View of the West Bank settlement of Eli, January 17, 2021. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
June 23, 2023, 12:56 am
Legalization of 3 West Bank outposts among plans slated for approval next week
Netanyahu, Smotrich, Gallant clear plans for advancement after deadly terror attack on Tuesday near Eli; illegal communities lie adjacent to settlement
By Jeremy Sharon
Construction equipment and caravan houses are seen at an illegal outpost built near the West Bank settlement of Maale Levona on June 22, 2023, following a deadly terror attack at a nearby gas station two days before. (Courtesy)
June 22, 2023, 5:05 pm
Illegal outpost set up near Eli settlement, while no orders come to evacuate Evyatar
Five new buildings and an access road are built overnight in the West Bank without army or Defense Ministry intervention, near where Palestinian terrorists killed 4 Israelis
By Jeremy Sharon
Secretary general of the Executive Committee of the PLO Hussein al-Sheikh gives an interview to The Associated Press at his office Ramallah, June 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
June 18, 2023, 5:19 pm
Palestinians to boycott economic summit with Israel following settlement move
After far-right minister Smotrich is given full control over West Bank settlement planning, Jordan condemns ‘flagrant violation of international law,’ as settlers hail step
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich during the cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 18, 2023. (Amit Shabi/POOL)
June 18, 2023, 4:18 pm
Netanyahu hands Smotrich full authority to expand existing settlements
Cabinet decision with immediate effect also dramatically expedites approval process for construction at settlements, scraps requirement for okay from defense minister or cabinet
By Jeremy Sharon
Construction is carried out at the illegal West Bank outpost of Homesh, May 29, 2023. (Flash90)
June 4, 2023, 7:35 pm
Rights group demands criminal probe of Gallant and Smotrich over Homesh yeshiva
Construction of new building in outpost was ‘deliberate dismantlement of rule of law,’ caused ‘constitutional crisis’ as ministers allegedly approved structure, says Yesh Din
By Jeremy Sharon
People work on a new yeshiva building in the outpost of Homesh, in the West Bank, on May 29, 2023. (Flash90)
May 29, 2023, 11:13 pm
US, EU slam construction of new yeshiva building in illegal Homesh outpost
State Department reiterates statement that it is ‘deeply troubled’ by move, while European Union calls on Israel ‘to reverse this action’
By Jacob Magid, Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Head of the Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan (right) afixes a mezuzah to the new yeshiva in Homesh, May 29, 2023. (Roi Hadi)
May 29, 2023, 10:39 am
Yeshiva gets new home in north West Bank outpost as legalization efforts gather steam
Homesh yeshiva moves from its old site on private Palestinian land to state land, with government planning to legalize the outpost despite opposition from the US
By Jeremy Sharon
A view of the settlement of Elon Moreh, near the West Bank city of Nablus, November 14, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
May 25, 2023, 4:54 am
Budget dedicates billions for West Bank roads, settlements and illegal outposts
NIS 3.5 billion to be invested in upgrading or paving new roads, including routes for settlers to bypass Palestinian towns; hundreds of millions more to go into settlement projects
By Jeremy Sharon
Youths sits on a water tank painted orange, the color symbolizing the movement opposing the disengagement, at the West Bank settlement of Homesh, 12 June 2007 (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
March 14, 2023, 8:46 am
Disengagement repeal law for northern West Bank approved in first reading
Reversing sections of the 2005 disengagement law is critical for the government’s goal of legalizing the illegal settlement outpost of Homesh
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of security forces evacuating the illegal Evyatar outpost, February 27, 2023. (Twitter. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law.)
February 27, 2023, 11:07 am
Security forces begin emptying Evyatar outpost, reoccupied by settlers after attack
Hundreds spend night at hilltop location; National Security Minister Ben Gvir asks Netanyahu to allow them to stay as a response to deadly shooting of two brothers by Palestinian
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Settlers in a building in the outpost of Evyatar, February 26, 2023. (Courtesy: Nachala)
February 27, 2023, 3:37 am
Settlers return to evacuated Evyatar outpost in response to deadly West Bank attack
Hundreds gather on vacated hilltop after Huwara shooting that left Israeli brothers dead, claiming government dragging feet on promise to allow them back after 2021 removal
By ToI Staff
A makeshift 'Carlo' submachine gun seized in the West Bank town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, suspected to have been used in a shooting attack earlier on February 25, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
February 25, 2023, 11:55 pm
IDF: Palestinian man detained for allegedly firing at settlement
Military says suspect fired six times at Havat Yair with makeshift submachine gun, fled scene but was caught a few hours later
By Emanuel Fabian
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