The sudden expansion of Israeli security operations in the West Bank has killed at least 10 people and follows the start of the delicate ceasefire process in Gaza, by which Israeli hostages are released in stages and will also see the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces.

Weekly meetings established by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are expected to significantly raise the amount of land seizures in 2025

The military attack on Jenin began on Tuesday. At least 12 Palestinians have been killed across the governorate.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatens to dismantle the government if it proceeds with the second phase of the ceasefire deal.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called the decision "just," adding the sanctions "a severe act of blatant foreign interference in Israel's internal affairs."

Bezalel Smotrich is seeking to normalise land seizures through weekly settlement building permits, which normally take months for approval.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's reversal of sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of being involved in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

President Donald Trump's nominee for US ambassador to the UN backs the idea that Israel has a “biblical right” to the West Bank.

Days after Israel agreed a ceasefire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military ramped up operations in the West Bank city of Jenin and beyond. Violence has also flared in the territory as

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called the decision "just ... the Biden administration on Israeli settler groups in the West Bank following his inauguration on Monday. Finance Minister Bezalel ...

Trump’s presidency is expected to be more tolerant of Israel’s expansion of settlements and of violence toward Palestinians.