Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project that would effectively cut the occupied West Bank in ...

The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments lands envisioned as a Palestinian state, advancing a ...

But a crucial roadblock — discouragement from the United States — was lifted last week when Ambassador Mike Huckabee said the ...

Troops have reached the city’s outskirts, an Israeli official said, adding that more reservists are being asked to report for ...

Location of E1 is significant because it is one of the last geographical links between Bethlehem and Ramallah.

Israel’s far-right finance minister says a contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is going ...

Israel has approved the E1 settlement plan, which has been strongly criticised by the United Nations, Western allies and ...

Eleni Giokos speaks to Michael Sfard, an Israeli human rights lawyer who is involved in challenging the Israeli government’s ...

Construction in E1 is expected to begin immediately, while Ashahel’s plan reaches the deposit stage, a key step toward final ...

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the settlement, planned to be built east of Jerusalem, "would divide a Palestinian state in two".

The Palestinian Authority says the decision is illegal and will "destroy" the prospects for a two-state solution.

The project, located in a tract of land known as E1 just east of Jerusalem, has been under discussion for more than two ...