Settlements

Security alert in Beit Aryeh settlement after finding wall breach

Tuesday-4-September-2018

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) were put on high alert on Monday evening at the illegal settlement of Beit Aryeh in the occupied West Bank after a breach in its wall was reported.

Israel approves construction of two settlements in Negev

Wednesday-25-July-2018

Israeli government on Monday gave the green light for the establishment of two settlements in the Negev south of the 1948 occupied Palestine.

IOF starts evicting settlement near Bethlehem

Wednesday-13-June-2018

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday evicted Jewish settlers from 15 homes in the Netiv HaAvot unauthorized outpost which was built illegally on private Palestinian land near Bethlehem in the West Bank.

Ariel settlement sewage continues to destroy environment in Salfit

Monday-21-May-2018

The illegal settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank continues to dump its wastewater into Palestinian lands west of Salfit causing large-scale air water and soil pollution according to local sources.

Youths attack settlers’ cars near Azzun town

Sunday-1-April-2018

Palestinian young men on Saturday night attacked Israeli vehicles boarded by Jewish settlers on the main road near Azzun town east of Qalqilya city.

Israeli Government funds settlement society by millions of shekels

Thursday-18-January-2018

An investigation by Haaretz Hebrew newspaper on Thursday showed that Regavim organization which was founded in 2006 and has been fighting alleged "illegal" Arab construction receives millions of shekels from several West Bank settlement councils funded by taxpayers.

Yitzhar settlement “ongoing nightmare” for Palestinian towns

Sunday-3-December-2017

Since the foundation stone was laid in 1983 for the illegal settlement of Yitzhar on Mount Salman al-Farisi in south of Nablus Israel has embarked on expanding it over lands annexed from nearby towns including Asira al-Qibliya.

FIFA refuses to act against Israeli settlement clubs

Saturday-28-October-2017

International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) on Friday announced that it will not take any action against the Israeli football clubs based in illegal settlements and that it will remain "neutral" on political issues.

In violation of int’l law Israeli gov’t to okay 4000 settler homes

Monday-9-October-2017

The Israeli Civil Administration is reportedly set to approve almost 4000 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank.

Foreign Ministry describes world reaction towards settlement “shy”

Saturday-7-October-2017

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry described the international reaction towards Israeli settlement activity as shy especially by the states that claim supporting the two-state solution and keenness on human rights as well as adherence to settling the conflict through peaceful means.