Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe05:45 PM • July 07 2026 IDTThe Israeli government has accelerated the de facto annexation of the West Bank through "a systematic transformation of the control regime," including settlement expansion, the displacement of Palestinian communities, the retroactive legalization of outposts and increased control over areas previously under Palestinian Authority responsibility, according to a report published by the Peace Now and Kerem Navot nonprofits.In the NewsIsraeli Settler Outposts Now Control Nearly Fifth of West Bank, Report SaysThe Tel Aviv Chef Who Also Consults for a Ramallah Wine BarExplosions Rock Damascus, Wounding 18, as French President Macron Visits SyriaUntil Trump Pushes Israel to Ease on Gaza, Hamas' Resignation Remains SymbolicFrench Court Clears Way for Le Pen to Run in 2027, Under a Condition She RejectsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What Happened103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic PrimaryAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff Doubles