Smotrich called it part of a "national mission ... Palestinian state. A map showing the area of Gush Etzion Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, in relation to Jerusalem.

Israelis have built more than 100 settlements in the West Bank since Israel captured the ... of an independent Palestinian state. This map shows the expansion of settlements and outposts ...

As Israel wages war in Gaza, it’s also working to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Several moves are being described as the biggest seizure of land for the settlers in more than 30 ...

A UN report last September stated that, since Hamas' 7 October terror attacks, there had been "a record surge in settlement activities" in the West Bank, "including ...

The West Bank, occupied by Israel since 1967, is home to about three million Palestinians as well as nearly 500,000 Israelis living in settlements that are illegal under international law.