Israeli settlers return to Kadim in West Bank two decades after it was evacuated

Thirty "pioneer families" have arrived on a wave of nationalism driven by Israel's government, but the rapid change has left nearby Palestinian residents fearful.

Europeans pressure Israel over West Bank settlements, citing 'unprecedented levels of violence'

France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Norway and the Netherlands have issued a joint statement calling Israel's decision to publish tenders for construction in the so-called E1 area of the Palestinian West Bank 'unacceptable,' warning it would effectively split the occupied territory in two.

Why Israeli tenders for illegal E1 West Bank settlement prompted outrage

Experts say the project would partition the occupied West Bank, making the prospect of Palestinian statehood impossible.

Key European leaders demand Israel halt West Bank settlement project

France, Italy, Britain and Germany on Thursday piled on mounting international condemnation of a major settlement project in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli authorities opened bidding for more than 1,200 homes in the area. The E1 plan was green-lit by Israel last year and would further separate east Jerusalem, occupied and annexed by Israel and predominantly inhabited by Palestinians, from the West Bank. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.

By FRANCE24

Government condemns Israeli West Bank settlement plan

The Netherlands has joined six other governments in condemning Israel’s decision to open bidding on a major settlement project in...

By Louis Gore-Langton

Oman condemns Israeli settlement expansion in West Bank

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has condemned Israel’s settlement activities on Palestinian territories in the occupied West Bank, describing the measures...

By Times of Oman