Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the move is aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state. It comes days after the UN said the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank had reached its highest level since at least 2017.

JERUSALEM: Israel’s security cabinet approved the establishment of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, bringing the total number approved over the past three years to…

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the move is aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state. It comes days after the UN said the expansion of Israeli…

Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the move was about blocking the establishment of a Palestinian state.

Decision takes the total number of new settlements to 69 in past few years as construction binge continues

The U.S.-brokered peace plan calls for a possible ‘pathway’ to a Palestinian state — something the settlements are aimed at preventing

Israel's approval of 19 new settlements stands to redraw occupied West Bank, undermining prospect of two-state solution.

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinian Authority condemned on Tuesday Israel’s recent approval of 19 settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing it of tightening…