Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, and ...

Israel on Wednesday gave approval for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank’s E1 area, a move ...

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

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

It comes as human rights groups warn that a humanitarian crisis could worsen in Gaza, where most residents have been ...

An Israeli planning committee approved a highly contested settlement project in the occupied West Bank on Wedneday, according to the Israeli organization Peace Now, which had a representative at the ...

E1 project aims to split West Bank into 2 parts, cutting off northern cities of Ramallah and Nablus from Bethlehem and Hebron in south ...